Ron Parker wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 27 Aug 2000 16:00:38 -0400, matt giwer wrote:
> >       It was suggested I use a height field so I had to hack an image file
> >format.
> >
> >       Why should I or anyone have to hack an image file format? Not having
> >stared at the source files I assume all it is doing is extracting the
> >above data in the first place. Why not simply a format to read it
> >directly?
> 
> There is a format to read it more-or-less directly: PPM format.  On a Unix
> box, try `man 5 ppm'

	I've looked at that. Thanks by not an issue. I have no problem now.
Using an image is a compact data format. 

	I am suggesting a format alternative to an image file. This would be a
very simple data storage format, length, width, data. Single byte is
good enough for visualization. Lo hi byte data would be icing. 

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