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From: jewell@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Larry Jewell)
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures
Subject: Updated gif sites list July 4, 1991
Keywords: GIF GL snoopy
Message-ID: <7957@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 4 Jul 91 11:17:01 GMT
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Here are the major ftp sites for .gifs as listed in the "topic-ftp" list,
and from some SERIUOS hunting by your faithful (and underpaid) compiler.
Show some class and use these sites during their "off-peak" hours.  I've
done a little notation work on these, but any other clues or tips will be
included in the next posting if they're sent to me.  I'd like to hear of
NEW sites that aren't on this list.

UPDATED July 4, 1991

Anymore "specialized" sites out there?  I've heard of a couple who have
good collections of Nagel and Escher, but haven't pinpointed them.

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I get most (90%+) of my information from you folks, so keep it coming in!
I need sources for mac, sun, (anything but MSDOS actually) .gif and .gl viewers
so if you know where they are, give me site, path and file name, please, or
post and we can "discuss" their relative merits :-).
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GIF FILES:

a.cs.uiuc.edu          (128.174.252.1)
dsl.cis.upenn.edu      (130.91.6.12)
faui43.informatik.uni-erlangen.de
                       (131.188.1.43)   (Germany 1800-0600 GMT ONLY!)
ftp.brl.mil            (128.63.16.158)  (a few Desert Storm shots)
grind.isca.uiowa.edu   (128.255.19.233)  Try logging on as "iscabbs"  via
                                              telnet :-)
isca01.isca.uiowa.edu  (128.255.16.175)
mibsrv.mib.eng.ua.edu  (130.160.20.80)
schizo.samsung.com     (134.228.1.2)    (good site, evenings only! Calif.)
shasta.scl.cwru.edu    (129.22.32.7)
ticsys.tamu.edu        (128.194.43.66)  (Restricted to evening use. 6 pm-8 am)
uxc.cso.uiuc.edu       (128.174.5.50)
vmtecmex.cem.itesm.mx  (132.254.1.4)    (Mexico! GIF site master list.)
wuarchive.wustl.edu    (128.252.135.4)  (Big site, easy access, gif viewers
                                         and gl viewers here.)
zurich.ai.mit.edu      (18.26.0.176
                        18.43.0.176)     (5 pm-3 am)

anime gifs
network.ucsd.edu       (128.54.16.3)
sol.sura.net           (128.167.1.10)

astronomy gifs
c.scs.uiuc.edu         (128.174.90.3)

hubble gif images
quiche.cs.mcgill.ca    (132.206.2.3
                        132.206.51.1)
csula-ps.calstatela.edu (130.182.171.1)

nature gifs
csula-ps.calstatela.edu (130.182.171.1)

space gifs
Iris1.ucis.dal.ca      (129.173.18.107)
ames.arc.nasa.gov      (128.102.18.3)

star gifs
iear.arts.rpi.edu      (128.113.6.10)

(If someone could tell me the difference among "astronomy, space and star
.gifs, I would be most happy! :-).

startrek gifs
isy.liu.se              (130.236.1.3)

weather satellite gifs
vmd.cso.uiuc.edu       (128.174.5.98)     Daily weather satellite photos in
                                          directory phil.515. (cd PHIL.515)

For some information about the structure and format of gifs, try giflib11.zip.

GL FILES:

pittslug.sug.org        (192.58.107.15)  some gl files plus xviewgl.tar.Z
                                         and xgrasp (plus misc. files).

Don't bother asking me to list hardcore sites, I'm not stoned OR stupid!
(Yes, I know some sites have been the unwilling host to a load of X-rated
stuff, but it's stupid and could get your account killed, so go "hunting"
with caution and more than a little trepidation.)

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Todd V Jonker
Subject: GIFs on the Mac
Date: 28 Jun 91 21:40:27 GMT
Reply-To: tjonker@rice.edu

GIF files are machine-independent, and should need no translation.  To view
them on a Macintosh, you need to transfer in binary mode, because GIF is not a
textual encoding like BinHex or uuencode.  Once you have them on your Mac, use
a GIF viewer to look at the picture or convert it into a different format like
PICT or EPS.  There are many GIF viewer programs available; my favorite is
GIFconverter, which I think is available for anonymous ftp from the info-mac
archive at sumex-aim.stanford.edu (IP 36.44.0.6)  I also advise staying away
from the ever-present GIFfer program, which is rather poorly designed and has
caused me no end of trouble.

Good luck!

--Todd
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From: daniels@bigred.enet.dec.com
Subject: Re: NEED : How to convert .gif files to get pic's
Date: 29 Jun 91 15:34:19 GMT

>    I want to know how .gif files are converted or  run to get pictures .

In my next release of xviewgl, coming out this week, I have
included the program ppmtopic.c, which will convert ppm files
to .pic files.  Used in conjunction with giftoppm, it should
do what you want.  In order to build ppmtopic.c, you will need
the PBMPLUS libraries.  Don't ask me how to get them.  There
is a regular post to alt.graphics.pixutils which will tell you
how to acquire PBMPLUS.

- Brad

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