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#Convert SGI .RGB to .TGA

    18-Oct-94 19:42:41
Fm: parris ward 73767,3526
To: CSA/CA 76077,2774
Kevin, >> I see you already got some suggestions for PC conversion software. Is there some reason you can't use SGI's supplied RGB2TGA utility and convert on the SGI first?<< Well actually I did not know that there was a RGB2TGA utility. I have converted to tiff on the SGI and then copied it over to a PC, however the problem is that the tiff file is soooooo much larger than the RGB file. It won't fit on a floppy, and I haven't networked the SGI to the PCs. Which brings up the point–what does it cost to do that? I guess I have to get NFS for the SGI and then use Artisoft TC/IP to network to the PCs (which are running Lantastic 5.0). Also, are processor upgrades still outrageously expensive? We have a 50mhz r4000 Indigo. I know they have cpu's that are a lot faster….but at what price? –Parris