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From: sknkwrks@buddy.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)
Subject: Re: GIF89? (was Re: NASA photos online?)
In-Reply-To: 's message of Wednesday, 27 Jan 1993 19:57:55 MST
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Date: 28 Jan 93 19:52:55 GMT
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In article <93027.195756AUJGH@ASUACAD.BITNET> <AUJGH@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
>i've run across several gif files that neither seem to be able to decode
>("image descriptor not in specified location" (?)).  They all have "GIF89A"
>in the header (instead of 87).  Are there any gif viewers for the GS that
>can handle these files?

I think GIFview and Lord High GIFfer can handle GIF89a files, but
don't hold me to it.

One alternative is to use pbmplus to convert the files to GIF87a
(obviously you'd do this before downloading your pix):

giftoppm foo89a.gif | ppmtogif foo87a.gif

You'll get an error message; ignore it.

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