mlm@nl.cs.cmu.edu (Michael L. Mauldin) (03/06/89)
Alpha test version 0.86 of the Fuzzy Pixmap Package (FBM) is now
available. This version can now write Amiga IFF Interleaved Bitmaps
(ILBM) as well as read them. That means that the following image
formats are now readable and writable:
Sun rasterfiles
GIF images
IFF Amiga interleaved bitmaps (ILBM)
PBM bitmaps (ala Jef Poskanzer)
Face files (CMU bitmap format)
FBM format (used within the FBM package)
With additional read support for
PCX (PC Paintbrush)
Raw images (like Digi-view RGB output files)
And write support for
Postscript (8bit grayscale and 1bit bitmaps)
Diablo graphics (8bit greyscale)
Availability by anonymous FTP or Email
Host: nl.cs.cmu.edu (128.2.222.56)
User: anonymous
Password: name@site
Directory: /usr/mlm/ftp/
Filename: fbm08.tar.Z
Transfer: 'image'
Note: you must 'cd' to /usr/mlm/ftp directly, you cannot access
either /usr, or /usr/mlm alone. Don't forget to specify 'image'
format transfer. Here's what you must type:
% ftp nl.cs.cmu.edu
Connected to NL.CS.CMU.EDU.
Name: anonymous
Password: <id@site>
ftp> cd /usr/mlm/ftp
ftp> image
ftp> get fbm08.tar.Z
120621 bytes received in 2.9 seconds (40 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quit
Or I can mail you a copy of the software (6 54k mail messages) if
you send me a valid path from the Internet.
Michael L. Mauldin (Fuzzy) School of Computer Science
ARPA: Michael.Mauldin@NL.CS.CMU.EDU Carnegie Mellon University
Phone: (412) 268-3065 Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
[ Note to Wes Plouff: the mailer ate your message, I'll be glad to
mail you a copy if you'll send me your address again. -- Fuzzy ]
-- peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (03/06/89)
In article <4416@pt.cs.cmu.edu>, mlm@nl.cs.cmu.edu (Michael L. Mauldin) writes: > IFF Amiga interleaved bitmaps (ILBM) Actually, this is an Electronic Arts standard adopted by Commodore for the Amiga. According to the docs it's used by Electronic Arts products on other computers as well. Other IFF (interchange file format) standards include musical scores, sampled sounds, and formatted text. -- Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation. Work: uunet.uu.net!ficc!peter, peter@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5180. `-_-' Home: ...!texbell!sugar!peter, peter@sugar.hackercorp.com. 'U` People have opinions. Companies have policy. And typos are my own business.