The GIF graphics file format was invented by CompuServe in 1987. CompuServe distributed a graphics display program called CompuShow. In the documentation for version 8.33 in the FAQ section, it states: The GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), pronounced "JIF", was designed by CompuServe and the official specification released in June of 1987. If your curious how to pronounce GIF after all these years its pronounced "JIF". GIF was the first graphics interchange format created and is still widely used today. CompuServe was one of the first online Bulletin Boards Systems to a full scale, the internet didn't exist back then... not on a public basis anyways... |
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