
you could reduce the number of colours and the file size would be titchy
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Sat 22 Nov 2003, 21:10,
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gifs use a colour map for optimisation of up to 256 colours, but if you limit it to say 8 colours when you're working with black and white the map is smaller, so the image is smaller. that probably doesn't make any sense, but it is true
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Sat 22 Nov 2003, 21:15,
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16 colours. 88k
www.mutantwalrus.co.uk/hosted2/lurchegg4.gif
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Sat 22 Nov 2003, 21:16,
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www.mutantwalrus.co.uk/hosted2/lurchegg4.gif