I'm old enough to remember these.

edited to ask unrelated question: why hasnt the animated jpg been invented? eh?
( cr4, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 21:34, archived)

Oh God
I remember that. It pretty much destroyed the company, didn't it?
( Artamnesia, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 21:36, archived)

Yes. I think the classic strapline was:
Ayds helped me lose 72 pounds in a week!
( cr4, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 21:40, archived)

ouch
thats harsh
( Bud Muhnquai No, YOU shut up, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 21:42, archived)

it worked
for Freddie Mercury ...
( coco, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 22:07, archived)

i have the advert on video
the girl says "now i can wear fashionable clothes and i don't want to eat between meals... thank goodness for ayds"
( mattl has moved to boston, Thu 16 Jan 2003, 19:52, archived)

Technically....
That's what an MPEG was....
( Glis, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 21:40, archived)

Ah
thank you. Shame.
( cr4, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 21:41, archived)

In fact...
Animated gifs only exist due to a flaw in the GIF format.
(Bonedwarf is the size of a lemon, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 21:55, archived)

I'm about to get out of my depth but...
do elaborate...
( cr4, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 21:58, archived)

they flash
the animated gif is scripted sequentially, so you can load multiple gif reiteration in the same space.

but i'm sure someone has a better answer
(Rainman, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 22:04, archived)

no
that'll do nicely
as will your marvellous name
hail!
( cr4, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 22:07, archived)

as to you
goes a similar "hail"
(Rainman, Fri 10 Jan 2003, 22:30, archived)