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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 01:28:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: -Vince- <vince@kbrown.oldcampus.yale.edu>
To: Satoshi Asami/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?= <asami@cs.berkeley.edu>
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On Wed, 5 Apr 1995, Satoshi Asami/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?= wrote:

>  * 	Hmmm, well apsfilter seems to be coming with so many versions that
>  * until the actual release version, we should wait but since apsfilter 
>  * really is just a script, it should be quite easy to modify it.
> 
> Well, I think it's still easy even if it's written in C, 'cause it's
> just a matter of "grep"-ing the source and finding where it calls
> giftoppm.... ;)
>

	I think it's just some sh script since it's basically a text file 
is what bin/apsfilter is.  so I can just grep it I guess...
 
>  * 	Yes, it works perfectly... the way it works is it converts the file
>  * to pnm/ppm then ppmtops/pnmtops will change it to ps and ghostscript takes
>  * care of the rest.
> 
> Oh, then OF COURSE it should work, it makes no difference whatsoever
> to pnmtops whether the input is ppm or pgm or pbm!  So I guess we now
> know what the apsfilter's authors were thinking! :)
>

	Yep :-) 
>  * > BTW, congrats for the national championship. :)
>  * >
>  * 
>  * 	Thanks! :-)
> 
> Don't forget, South Branch didn't win the first championship until 5
> years later than Cal.... :p
> 

	I know, Cal rulez!  Go Bears! :-)

> Satoshi
> 

Cheers,
Vince 
vince@kbrown.oldcampus.yale.edu - UCLA Physics/Electrical Engineering