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GIF (Wikipedia)
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The English Wikipedia article on the GIF image format, consulted for its history section describing the 1987 release by CompuServe and the Unisys LZW patent licensing dispute.
Facts
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF
Source TypeReference Work
Reliability Tier2
Sources
GIF (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory section, as consulted
CompuServe introduced GIF on 15 June 1987 to provide a color image format for their file downloading areas.
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Wikipedia
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reference
Self-assessed per family convention (1=primary/legal document, 2=general reference)
2
Page address
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF
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