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From: jeffsh@coho.halcyon.com (Jeffrey Shneidman)
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Subject: QUESTION - Where is RIP graphics format?
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Hello. Does anyone have any information about the TeleGrafix RIP format? 

For those who don't know, RIP is kinda like ANSI Graphics, except it can
do 16color pictures of the like found on AOL and Prodigy. This format is
used (usually by BBSs) to send menus & pictures over the modem quickly.
RIPs are kinda like Windows Metafiles in the way that they store commands
rather than raw data.

I am interested in writing a program (in Pascal, C, or VB) that will convert
Windows BMP bitmaps or WMFs to the RIP format, but I need the RIP guide, or
whatever there is in terms of RIP format specs. Any information would be 
appreciated.

You might want to email it to me rather than followup as this msg is
crossposted to several groups. Thanks!

--
   Jeffrey Shneidman    "Technology... the knack of arranging the world that 
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