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- From: phudl@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr S J Liddicott)
- Newsgroups: alt.galactic-guide
- Subject: Re: Getting AmiGuide to work?
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 11:35:25 -0000
- Organization: Computing Services, University of Warwick, UK
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- References: <11440@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk> <1993Jan25.165552.3741@cs.nott.ac.uk> <75n3jx@rpi.edu>
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- In article <75n3jx@rpi.edu> cleggp@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Paul Jason Clegg) writes:
- > Perhaps we should consider keeping graphics separate from the
- >text info? That way, if a hitchhiker is short on disk space (as most should
- >be, particularly after the guide gets big), they can just not download the
- >pictures, and get the text data separately. Plus, it would be a lot easier
- >to deal with, I think. Any comments? (Not that your comments would amount
- >to much; I don't forsee adding graphics capabilities anytime soon, but you
- >never know...)
- >
- >...Paul
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- I suggest using JPEG compression. It's supposed to give massive saivings
- (but it is NOT an altogther lossless method)
-
- There is a shareware PC Jpeg program available from THE SOFTWARE LABS
- Overland Drive (somewhere Clifornia) etc.... well what I'm saying is
- is the concept ok? they reckon 1 MEG pictures can go down to 69K
- Seems good to me...
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