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From Max Romanoff To All 8 March 1997

Hello Dmitry,
In a message dated 07 Mar 97 you wrote to me :

MR>> Can alchemy select contrast?

DG> No, although there are several other effects.

This is a minus. It is impossible to select the optimal ratio.

MR>> Should it work automatically? A

DG> How is this? Script, or what? No. Yes, and it’s not necessary - it’s not an editor.

What if there are a lot of pictures?

MR>> Can anyone do animations on 286?

DG> Someone for sure... But in general, it looks like an off-topic :)

Why? Discussion of graphics conversion methods.

Good Luck...

... Never eat more than you can lift.

From Dmitry Grigoryev To All 11 March 1997

MR> Why? Discussion of graphics conversion methods.

Yes? Then you need to ask those who use 286... Somehow they
get out of it.

MR> Good Luck...

Regards, Dmitry (OLDMAN).

From Roman Kontsevoy To All 13 March 1997

In my opinion, this is also a completely normal topic for discussion, not abstract editors and png->tiff conversion methods are discussed,
namely conversion from other platforms to your favorite Specky.

DG> Yes? Then you need to ask those who use 286... Somehow they
DG> get out.

That's exactly what somehow :-) And then we look at the crookedly-obliquely processed pictures.

DG> Sincerely, Dmitry (OLDMAN).

Sincerely Yours RKS

From Vladimir Kacev To All 16 March 1997

Hello Roman!

Mar 13 97 18:51, Roman Kontsevoy wrote to Dmitry Grigoryev:

RK> Hello Dmitry.
...it’s a bit of a mess here...
DG>> Yes? Then you need to ask those who use 286... Somehow
DG>> they get out.

RK> That’s exactly what somehow :-) And then we look at the crookedly-obliquely processed
RK> pictures.
That’s rightly said! A similar situation has now developed in Taganrog. The guys wrote a game like "Heavy Metal Mover", everything is ready except the pictures themselves. Or rather, there are scanned pictures, of excellent quality, but in IBM format :( We tried to convert in different ways, but the quality is not the same. Maybe something can you tell me if it's not a hack?

P.S. Hardware support is a bummer, but what software should I use?

Bye, Vladimir :)

From Dmitry Grigoryev To All 20 March 1997

RK> That's exactly what it is somehow :-) And then we look at the crookedly-obliquely processed
RK> pictures.

It's all simple - use alchemy :) It is specially created for converting
graphic formats, and conversion to b/w is traditionally given
increased attention there - the best algorithm, in my opinion. There is nothing more I can help you with in order to guarantee promotion of other programs for 286, you need to
have the last one...

RK> Sincerely Yours RKS

Sincerely, Dmitry (OLDMAN).