An Update on The Graphic Exchange
By John MacLean
Copyright (c) 1991 Apple Users' Group, Sydney
Republished from Applecations, a publication of the Apple Users' Group, Sydney, Australia.
As many of you are probably aware, I have been developing The Graphic Exchange (TGE) almost since the initial release of the Apple IIGS. This article gives a quick update on its status:
The Graphic Exchange, in its currently released version of 4.2.X, is now an extremely powerful and flexible graphics conversion utility. It has been selling quite well in the United States, with the enthusiastic backing of the team at Roger Wagner Publishing.
If you are still running the ProDOS 8 version (version 3.6), you can upgrade through:
ROGER WAGNER PUBLISHING, INC.
1050 Pioneer Way, Suite P
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 442-0522
This upgrade includes a completely new manual, and enhanced version of the original ProDOS 8 version (which has some minor bug fixes), the completely new GS/OS release, and a Macintosh disk containing utilities for GS <-> Mac graphics conversions. It is aimed at the educational market, where schools typically have one Macintosh, and a larger number of Apple //es and IIGSs, and need to be able to transfer graphics between machines and software packages.
In addition to the main program, there is also a published library disk of toolsets, known as "The Graphic Exchange Library Disk#1". This package greatly enhances The Graphic Exchange, adding support for GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) files, 3200 mode graphics, Superprint, PC Paintbrush (for IBM PC graphics), and Springboard Publisher, and adding further support for Print Shop, Print Shop GS, Hi-res graphics, and MacPaint graphics. This library disk is also available through Roger Wagner Publishing.
Even with this library disk, there are still quite a few graphic formats that The Graphic Exchange does not support, ... yet. A second library disk is under development which will contain support for all those "missing" graphics formats that users have asked for and much more. This will include extensive support for Print Shop 3.0, and Macintosh PICT graphics.
Hopefully, through The Graphic Exchange, I have made the life of the Apple IIGS user a bit easier.

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