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conversion of Mac pictures to RAD format

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Have you got some Mac pictures you want to use in your game?
Yes:
  Have I got a tool for you.
  mac_to_rad will convert 3 different kinds of Mac pictures to RAD format:
    > color pictures produced by PixelPaint, one of the greatest paint
      tools on this planet.  It can convert a file with up to 256 colors down 
      to 16 colors.
    > grey scale scanned pictures
    > MacPaint (1 bit deep) format black/white pictures.
  It's easy to use.  Practically all you need to know is the name of the file 
  you want to convert.
  To learn more about mac_to_rad,
  print charm$userdisk:[theurer.mac]mac_to_rad.doc
No:
  Why would anybody want to use Mac pictures?  A few reasons:
  > better looking text: there's hundreds of fonts in MacPaint format
  > need pictures scanned in & don't want to trace them: the scan conversion
    process (on the Dest scanner in Pubs) takes about 10 minutes.  It works 
    PERFECTLY with line drawings.  It does 16 level grey scales also.
  > a number of superior paint tools are available on the Mac: color PixelPaint
    will blow your socks off.    
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May 02, 1988