pff@thumper.bellcore.com (Peter Ferris) (09/14/89)
Folks,
I recently FTP'd several files (pictures from a satellite of hurricane
Gabrille {sp.}). All these files had a ".GIF" suffix. I have a Mac IIX.
Using GIFFER (version unknown - for some reason 1.4 or 1.04 comes to mind -
is that possible?). When I run GIFFER and try to open any of these files, the
application laughs at me and says "Sorry Buddy, This ain't a GIF file".
Meanwhile, I faintly recall someone else mentioning somewhere on the net the
all "GIF" files are created equal, except for certain editable header info.
Is this true?
Bottom line:
1) What do I need to do to display these files on my Mac?
2) If I need to edit them, what's a good editor - or is any word processor
acceptable;eg; MS Word 4.0?
3) What is the latest / greatest version of GIFFER and where can I get it?
FTP is preferable over Compu$erve or GEnie :-).
Please e-mail your help to:
pff@thumper.bellcore.com
Best Regards,
Pete Ferris