X-Message-Number: 2919 Subject: CRYONICS Re: Case Report From: (Edgar W. Swank) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 10:53:56 PDT In Cryomsg 2872, Thomas Donaldson laments, Reading [Mike Darwin's] account of the suspension, we notice the lack of diagrams. IF these diagrams were first created on a computer, Compuserve has devised a special standard for sending images (called GIF) which was designed to make these images visible on any computer with the right software. This includes Macs and PCs both. ... This means, of course, that Mike could send pictures which anyone could look at regardless of their computer (the purpose of GIF in the first place). Yes. And GIF is a compressed format and is very good for line drawings. However, it is a binary format and cannot be sent over the net as a message. For that, an additional utility is required. The standard I'm most familiar with is called UUENCODE, which I know covers both Unix & PC systems. I don't know about Macs. The function of UUENCODE is to convert a binary file into a larger file made up of neat lines of "printable" characters which are carried in messages without being altered. The receiver reconstructs the binary file with the complementary utility UUDECODE. If the images were not created in a computer, the only alternative I see is to use a scanner to put them in. Yes, that costs money. It's Mike's and BPs choice whether or not to spend that money. Later, Mike Darwin says the diagrams are in machine format, but that Mike (and presumably others who work around the lab) do not have the time or computer expertise to convert the images to GIF format or to send them over the net. ACS may have a solution. Thanks to Jerry White's generosity, we have an excellent color full-page scanner connected to a Mac at the ACS office in Sunnyvale. If Mike will mail us printed-out paper copies of any diagrams at, The American Cryonics Society P.O. Box 1509 Cupertino, CA 95015 I will volunteer to scan them, convert them to UUENCODED GIF's and put them on the net. Depending on size they can either go to the entire list or only to those who request them via CryoMsg. I am not terribly familiar with the Mac, so I would appreciate assistance from Thomas or anyone else in the local area more familiar with the Mac. -- (Edgar W. Swank) SPECTROX SYSTEMS +1.408.252.1005 Cupertino, Ca Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=2919