Re: The New Zork Times


14 Jul 1995 05:55:51 GMT

On 13 Jul 1995 15:54:30 -0500, Betty Lee (pegasus@leland.Stanford.EDU) said:
> In rec.arts.int-fiction,rec.games.int-fiction,
> you (gt5048a@prism.gatech.edu (Jon A. Preston)) write...
> + Keep in mind that GIF will not be a free tansfer/compression format in a
> + little while. CompuServe (or whoever owns GIF) is revoking the freebie
> + and people will have to start paying soon.
>
> [Corrections to vague misconceptions about GIFs]

Thank you for posting the correct information.

> I'm sure that, for a while, it seemed like both Compuserve and Unisys
> wanted money for every last gif on the net. But that's not even remotely
> practical and no longer true. It's just that with all the net and web
> hype, some companies were getting greedy. Besides, all this hype about
> the Internet is sure convenient for keeping American minds off of all the
> problems with our basic society and political structure. While everyone
> is watching breathlessly the trial of OJ and the porn-in-your-house
> problems, we're not worried if our kids are getting beaten up by gangs
> or becoming pregnant or getting high on drugs or if the lawyers and
> politicians are slowly getting rich and powerful beyond all reason...

STOP!!! STOP RIGHT THERE! Please, please don't turn this thread into an
argument about American politics. Send it to a more appropriate
newsgroup.

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Don Blaheta
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