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From: keith.pepin@enest.com (KEITH PEPIN)
Subject: Talk: Gifscii
Date: 1995/09/07
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3DK> : If it's unix, is there any way you could either mail me the source [s3
3DK> : port it to OpenVMS/VAX] or uuencode the IBM version for me? I can't F3
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3DK> : Thanks.                                                              3
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3DK> : Keith Pepin                                                          3
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3DK> Hi all,                                                                3
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3DK> Found DOSGifscii.exe and DOSGifscii21.exe at ftp host above but could a3
3DK> one post the correct filename for either one. I'd be most appreciative.3
3DK> (Should be no more than 8 Alphanumerics and "." followed by 3 more     3
3DK> alpha/#'s.)                                                            3
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3DK> Peace -                                                                3
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3DK> Jon Kavanagh                                                           3
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Well, I managed to FTP to that site. Apparently, since DOS filenames are 8.3,
VMS filenames are something like 64.32, and Unix names don't really have a
format, just a 20-40 char limit [forgot the #], DOSGifscii.EXE transfers to an
MSDOS machine as 'DOSGIFSC.EXE'. I downloaded both the DOS and VAX versions. I
would assume that the VAX version is for VMS, from the .EXE extension, but I
just hope it was compiled under 5.x, or it won't run... [It's VERY, VERY
stupid to distribute VAX/VMS .EXE files, they ARE version dependant. I can
only run V5.0-5.5 linked images. If that was compiled under, say, 4.6, it
wouldn't matter, but if it was LINKed under anything BUT 5.x, I can't run
it... I hope a 5.x machine linked it...]

I feel compelled to mention that the DOS vers. locked up 6 machines, with both
GIF-87a and GIF-89a files.

"1.651 6511231 4984 9844564 1 9 8 79 5 11231 595 495645954621156698515679..."

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