pbmfilters(1)

🎀 pbmfilters 🎀

okay so bestie, welcome to the biggest roster page in the whole manual — this is pbmfilters from section 1 (General Commands Manual), and it is literally just a giant list of every single program that lives in the netpbm package. no plot, just vibes, just names, one per line. think of it as the group chat member directory. 💖

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✨ NAME ✨

pbmfilters — the complete list of all the programs in the netpbm package

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

here's the whole squad, alphabetically, no one gets left out. every entry is a program name followed by what it does. scroll responsibly. 🌸

• 411toppm — converts a Sony Mavica .411 image into a ppm 🦋
• anytopnm — attempts to convert an image file of unknown type into a portable anymap (it's giving "idk what this is but I'll try")
• asciitopgm — converts ASCII graphics into a portable graymap
• atktopbm — converts an Andrew Toolkit raster object into a portable bitmap
• bioradtopgm — converts a Biorad confocal file into a portable graymap
• bmptopnm — converts a BMP file into a portable anymap
• bmptoppm (deprecated) — has been replaced by bmptopnm(1)
• brushtopbm — converts a doodle brush file into a portable bitmap
• cmuwmtopbm — converts a CMU window manager bitmap into a portable bitmap
• eyuvtoppm — converts a Berkeley YUV file into a portable pixmap file
• fiascotopnm — converts a compressed FIASCO image into PGM, or PPM
• fitstopnm — converts a FITS file into a portable anymap
• fstopgm — converts a Usenix FaceSaver(tm) file into a portable graymap
• g3topbm — converts a Group 3 fax file into a portable bitmap
• gemtopbm (deprecated) — has been replaced by gemtopnm(1)
• gemtopnm — converts a GEM .img file into a portable anymap
• giftopnm — converts a GIF file into a portable anymap
• gouldtoppm — converts a Gould scanner file into a portable pixmap
• hipstopgm — converts a HIPS file into a portable graymap
• icontopbm — converts a Sun icon into a portable bitmap
• ilbmtoppm — converts an ILBM file into a portable pixmap
• imgtoppm — converts an Img-whatnot file into a portable pixmap (yes, "whatnot", iconic)
• jpegtopnm — converts a JPEG/JFIF file into a portable pixmap or graymap
• leaftoppm — converts Interleaf image format into a portable anymap
• lispmtopgm — converts a Lisp Machine bitmap file into pgm format
• macptopbm — converts a MacPaint file into a portable bitmap
• mdatopbm — converts a Microdesign .mda or .mdp file into a portable bitmap
• mgrtopbm — converts a MGR bitmap into a portable bitmap
• mtvtoppm — converts output from the MTV or PRT ray tracers into a portable pixmap
• neotoppm — converts an Atari Neochrome .neo into a portable pixmap
• palmtopnm — converts a Palm pixmap into a portable anymap

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• pamcut — cuts a rectangle out of a PAM, PBM, PGM, or PPM image ✂️
• pamdeinterlace — removes every other row from a PAM/PNM image
• pamdice — slices a Netpbm image into many horizontally and/or vertically
• pamfile — describes a Netpbm (PAM or PNM) file
• pamoil — turns a PAM image into an oil painting 🎨
• pamstack — stacks the planes of multiple PAM images into one PAM image
• pamstretch-gen — uses pamstretch and pnmscale to scale by non-integer values
• pamstretch — scales up a PNM or PAM image by interpolating between pixels
• pbmclean — flips isolated pixels in a portable bitmap
• pbmlife — applies Conway's rules of Life to a portable bitmap 🧬
• pbmmake — creates a blank bitmap of a specified size
• pbmmask — creates a mask bitmap from a regular bitmap
• pbmpage — creates a one page test pattern for printing
• pbmpscale — enlarges a portable bitmap with edge smoothing
• pbmreduce — reads a portable bitmap and reduces it N times
• pbmtext — renders text into a bitmap
• pbmtextps — renders text into a bitmap via postscript
• pbmto10x — converts a portable bitmap into Gemini 10X printer graphics
• pbmtoascii — converts a portable bitmap into ASCII graphics
• pbmtoatk — converts a portable bitmap into an Andrew Toolkit raster object
• pbmtobbnbg — converts a portable bitmap into BitGraph graphics
• pbmtocmuwm — converts a portable bitmap into a CMU window manager bitmap
• pbmtoepsi — converts a portable bitmap into an encapsulated PostScript
• pbmtoepson — converts a portable bitmap into Epson printer graphics
• pbmtog3 — converts a portable bitmap into a Group 3 fax file
• pbmtogem — converts a portable bitmap into a GEM .img file
• pbmtogo — converts a portable bitmap into compressed GraphOn graphics
• pbmtoicon — converts a portable bitmap into a Sun icon
• pbmtolj — converts a portable bitmap into HP LaserJet format
• pbmtomacp — converts a portable bitmap into a MacPaint file
• pbmtomda — converts a portable bitmap into a Microdesign .mda
• pbmtomgr — converts a portable bitmap into a MGR bitmap
• pbmtonokia — converts a portable bitmap into Nokia Smart Messaging Formats 📱
• pbmtopgm — converts a portable bitmap into a portable graymap by averaging areas
• pbmtopi3 — converts a portable bitmap into an Atari Degas .pi3 file
• pbmtoplot — converts a portable bitmap into a Unix plot(5) file
• pbmtoppa — converts a PBM image into HP Printer Performance Architecture (PPA)
• pbmtopsg3 — converts PBM images into Postscript with G3 fax compression
• pbmtoptx — converts a portable bitmap into Printronix printer graphics
• pbmtowbmp — converts a portable bitmap into a wireless bitmap (wbmp) file
• pbmtox10bm — converts a portable bitmap into an X10 bitmap
• pbmtoxbm — converts a portable bitmap into an X11 bitmap
• pbmtoybm — converts a portable bitmap into a Bennet Yee "face" file
• pbmtozinc — converts a portable bitmap into a Zinc bitmap
• pbmupc — creates a Universal Product Code bitmap 🛒
• pcxtoppm — converts a PCX file into a portable pixmap

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• pgmbentley — Bentleyizes a portable graymap
• pgmcrater — creates cratered terrain by fractal forgery 🌋
• pgmedge — edge-detects a portable graymap
• pgmenhance — edge-enhances a portable graymap
• pgmhist — prints a histogram of the values in a portable graymap
• pgmkernel — generates a convolution kernel
• pgmnoise — creates a graymap made up of white noise
• pgmnorm (deprecated) — has been replaced by pnmnorm(1)
• pgmoil (deprecated) — has been replaced by pamoil(1)
• pgmramp — generates a grayscale ramp
• pgmslice — extracts one line of pixel values out of a portable graymap
• pgmtexture — calculates textural features on a portable graymap
• pgmtofs — converts a portable graymap into Usenix FaceSaver(tm) format
• pgmtolispm — converts a portable graymap into Lisp Machine format
• pgmtopbm — converts a portable graymap into a portable bitmap
• pgmtoppm — colorizes a portable graymap into a portable pixmap
• pi1toppm — converts an Atari Degas .pi1 into a portable pixmap
• pi3topbm — converts an Atari Degas .pi3 file into a portable bitmap
• pjtoppm — converts an HP PaintJet file into a portable pixmap
• pngtopnm — converts a Portable Network Graphics file into a portable anymap
• pnmalias — antialiases a portable anyumap.
• pnmarith — performs arithmetic on two portable anymaps
• pnmcat — concatenates portable anymaps
• pnmcolormap — creates a quantization color map for a portable anymap
• pnmcomp — composites (overlays) two portable anymap files together
• pnmconvol — general MxN convolution on a portable anymap
• pnmcrop — crops a portable anymap
• pnmcut — cuts a rectangle out of a portable anymap
• pnmdepth — changes the maxval in a portable anymap
• pnmenlarge — reads a portable anymap and enlarges it N times
• pnmfile — describes a portable anymap
• pnmflip — performs one or more flip operations on a portable anymap
• pnmgamma — performs gamma correction on a portable anymap
• pnmhisteq — histogram equalises a portable anymap
• pnmhistmap — draws a histogram for a PGM or PPM file
• pnmindex — builds a visual index of a bunch of anymaps
• pnminterp-gen (deprecated) — has been replaced by pamstretch-gen(1)
• pnminterp (deprecated) — has been replaced by pamstretch(1)
• pnminvert — inverts a portable anymap
• pnmmargin — adds a border to a portable anymap
• pnmmontage — creates a montage of portable anymaps
• pnmnlfilt — non-linear filters: smooth, alpha trim mean, optimal
• pnmnoraw (deprecated) — has been replaced by pnmtoplainpnm(1)
• pnmnorm — normalizes the contrast in a Netbpm image
• pnmpad — adds borders to a portable anymap
• pnmpaste — pastes a rectangle into a portable anymap
• pnmpsnr — computes the difference between two portable anymaps
• pnmquant — quantizes the colors in a Netpbm image to a smaller set
• pnmremap — replaces colors in a PPM image with colors from another set
• pnmrotate — rotates a portable anymap by some angle
• pnmscale — scales a portable anymap
• pnmscalefixed — scales a portable anymap quickly, but less accurately
• pnmshear — shears a portable anymap by some angle
• pnmsmooth — smooths out an image
• pnmsplit — splits a multi-image portable anymap into multiple single-image files
• pnmtile — replicates a portable anymap into a specified size
• pnmtoddif — converts a portable anymap into DDIF format
• pnmtofiasco — converts a portable anymap into a FIASCO compressed file
• pnmtofits — converts a portable anymap into FITS format
• pnmtojpeg — converts a PNM image into a JFIF ("JPEG") image
• pnmtopalm — converts a portable anymap into a Palm pixmap
• pnmtoplainpnm — converts a portable any map into plain (ASCII) anymap format
• pnmtopng — converts a portable anymap into a Portable Network Graphics file
• pnmtops — converts a portable anymap into PostScript
• pnmtorast — converts a portable pixmap into a Sun rasterfile
• pnmtorle — converts a Netpbm image file into an RLE image file.
• pnmtosgi — converts a portable anymap into a SGI image file
• pnmtosir — converts a portable anymap into a Solitaire format
• pnmtotiff — converts a portable anymap into a TIFF file
• pnmtotiffcmyk — converts a portable anymap into a CMYK encoded TIFF file
• pnmtoxwd — converts a portable anymap into an X11 window dump
• ppm3d — converts two portable pixmap into a red/blue 3d glasses pixmap 🕶️
• ppmbrighten — changes an images Saturation and Value from an HSV map
• ppmchange — swaps every pixel of one color for another in a portable pixmap. it's giving palette glow-up 💅
• ppmcie — draws a CIE color chart as a PPM image. color theory but make it a file 🌈
• ppmcolormask — makes a mask of the areas of a certain color in a PPM file. slay, isolate that hue 🎀
• ppmcolors — generates a color map of all colors of a certain maxval. all the colors, bestie 🦋
• ppmdim — dims a portable pixmap down to total blackness. fade to black, main character exit 💀
• ppmdist — simplistic grayscale assignment for machine generated, color images. not fancy, just grayscale fr fr
• ppmdither — ordered dither for color images. dithering but make it ordered ✨
• ppmfade — generates a transition between two image files using special effects. the way it transitions? obsessed 🎬
• ppmflash — brightens a picture up to complete white-out. so bright it's blinding 😭
• ppmforge — fractal forgeries of clouds, planets, and starry skies. fake space but make it art 🪐
• ppmhist — prints a histogram of a portable pixmap. data girlie behavior 📊
• ppmlabel — adds text to a portable pixmap. label it, periodt 💖
• ppmmake — creates a pixmap of a specified size and color. diy pixmap energy 🎨
• ppmmix — blends together two portable pixmaps. mixing like a dj 🎧
• ppmnorm (deprecated) — is replaced by pnmnorm(1). she's deprecated, use the new one 💀
• ppmntsc — makes a portable pixmap look like it was taken from an American TV. ntsc vibes, retro tv static 📺
• ppmpat — makes a pretty pixmap. pretty pixmap? yes please 🎀
• ppmquant — quantizes the colors in a portable pixmap down to a specified number. color count? reduced, slay 💅
• ppmquantall — runs ppmquant on a bunch of files all at once, so they share a common colormap. batch quantize, iconic 👑
• ppmqvga — 8 plane quantization. qvga quantization, lowkey specific ✨
• ppmrainbow — generates a rainbow. rainbow time 🌈
• ppmrelief — runs a Laplacian relief filter on a portable pixmap. relief filter? fancy 🦋
• ppmshadow — adds simulated shadows to a portable pixmap image. shadow work but for pixels 💅
• ppmshift — shifts lines of a portable pixmap left or right by a random amount. random shift, chaotic energy 🌀
• ppmspread — displaces a portable pixmap's pixels by a random amount. spread those pixels out 🍓
• ppmtoacad — converts portable pixmap to AutoCAD database or slide. cad conversion, architectural slay 📐
• ppmtobmp — converts a portable pixmap into a BMP file. bmp era, classic 💾
• ppmtoeyuv — converts a portable pixmap into a Berkeley YUV file. yuv file, okay bestie ✨
• ppmtogif — converts a portable pixmap into a GIF file. gif girlie, moving? maybe not but still 💖
• ppmtoicr — converts a portable pixmap into NCSA ICR format. icr format, niche but valid 👑
• ppmtoilbm — converts a portable pixmap into an ILBM file. ilbm, amiga vibes 🎀
• ppmtojpeg (deprecated) — is replaced by pnmtojpeg(1). deprecated, use pnmtojpeg(1) instead 💀
• ppmtoleaf — converts portable pixmap to Interleaf image format. leaf format, very demure 🌿
• ppmtolj — converts a portable pixmap to an HP LaserJet PCL 5 Color file. printer file, slay 🖨️
• ppmtomap — extracts all colors from a portable pixmap. color extraction, detective work 🔍
• ppmtomitsu — converts a portable pixmap to a Mitsubishi S340-10 file. mitsubishi specific, fancy 💅
• ppmtompeg — encodes MPEG-1 bitstreams. mpeg-1 encoding, video star 🎥
• ppmtoneo — converts a portable pixmap into an Atari Neochrome .neo file. atari neo file, retro 🕹️
• ppmtopcx — converts a portable pixmap into a PCX file. pcx file, vintage 💾
• ppmtopgm — converts a portable pixmap into a portable graymap. grayscale conversion, moody 🖤
• ppmtopi1 — converts a portable pixmap into an Atari Degas .pi1 file. degas pi1, atari art 🎨
• ppmtopict — converts a portable pixmap into a Macintosh PICT file. mac pict, classic mac vibes 🍎
• ppmtopj — converts a portable pixmap to an HP PaintJet file. paintjet file, printer energy 🖨️
• ppmtopuzz — converts a portable pixmap into an X11 "puzzle" file. puzzle file, cute 🧩
• ppmtorgb3 — separates a portable pixmap into three portable graymaps. split into rgb, three graymaps 🎀
• ppmtosixel — converts a portable pixmap into DEC sixel format. sixel format, terminal art 🖥️
• ppmtotga — converts portable pixmap into a TrueVision Targa file. targa file, iconic 💅
• ppmtouil — converts a portable pixmap into a Motif UIL icon file. uil icon, motif era ✨
• ppmtowinicon — converts 1 or more portable pixmaps into a Windows .ico. windows icon, slay 🪟
• ppmtoxpm — converts a portable pixmap into an X11 pixmap. xpm, x11 pixmap 💖
• ppmtoyuv — converts a portable pixmap into an Abekas YUV file. abekas yuv, niche format 👑
• ppmtoyuvsplit — converts a portable pixmap into 3 subsampled raw YUV files. split yuv, three files 🎀
• ppmtv — makes a portable pixmap look like it was taken from an American TV. tv filter, ntsc vibes 📺
• psidtopgm — converts PostScript "image" data into a portable graymap. postscript image to graymap, fancy 🖨️
• pstopnm — converts a PostScript file into a portable anymap. postscript to anymap, iconic 🎨
• qrttoppm — converts output from the QRT ray tracer into a portable pixmap. qrt ray tracer output, raytracing slay ✨
• rasttopnm — converts a Sun rasterfile into a portable anymap. sun rasterfile, retro ☀️
• rawtopgm — converts raw grayscale bytes into a portable graymap. raw grayscale, bytes to graymap 💅
• rawtoppm — converts raw RGB bytes into a portable pixmap. raw rgb, bytes to pixmap 🌈
• rgb3toppm — combines three portable graymaps into one portable pixmap. three graymaps become one, slay 💖
• rletopnm — converts a Utah Raster Tools RLE image file into a PNM image file. rle to pnm, utah raster tools 🎀
• sbigtopgm — converts an SBIG CCDOPS file into a portable graymap. sbig ccdops, astronomy vibes 🔭
• sgitopnm — converts a SGI image file to a portable anymap. sgi image, vintage graphics 🦋
• sirtopnm — converts a Solitaire file into a portable anymap. solitaire file, card game? no, image format 🃏
• sldtoppm — converts an AutoCAD slide file into a portable pixmap. autocad slide, architectural 💅
• spctoppm — converts an Atari compressed Spectrum file into a portable pixmap. atari spectrum compressed, retro 🕹️
• sputoppm — converts an Atari uncompressed Spectrum file into a portable pixmap. atari spectrum uncompressed, also retro 🎮
• st4topgm — converts an SBIG ST4 format file into a portable graymap. st4 format, astronomy again 🔭
• tgatoppm — converts TrueVision Targa file into a portable pixmap. targa to ppm, classic 💾
• thinkjettopbm — converts HP ThinkJet printer commands file to PBM. thinkjet printer commands, pbm time 🖨️
• tifftopnm — converts a TIFF file into a portable anymap. tiff to anymap, iconic format 🎀
• wbmptopbm — converts a wireless bitmap (wbmp) file to a portable bitmap (pbm). wbmp to pbm, wireless bitmap 📱
• winicontoppm — converts a Windows .ico file into 1 or more portable pixmap. windows ico to ppm, slay 🪟
• xbmtopbm — converts an X11 or X10 bitmap into a portable bitmap. xbm to pbm, x11 bitmap 💖
• ximtoppm — converts an Xim file into a portable pixmap. xim file, niche but valid ✨
• xpmtoppm — converts an X11 pixmap into a portable pixmap. xpm to ppm, x11 pixmap 🎨
• xvminitoppm — converts a XV "thumbnail" picture to PPM. xv thumbnail to ppm, cute 🖼️
• xwdtopnm — converts a X11 or X10 window dump file into a portable anymap. xwd to anymap, window dump 🪟
• ybmtopbm — converts a Bennet Yee "face" file into a portable bitmap. bennet yee face file, pbm 👑
• yuvsplittoppm — converts a Y- and a U- and a V-file into a portable pixmap. combine yuv files into ppm, slay 🎀
• yuvtoppm — converts Abekas YUV bytes into a portable pixmap. abekas yuv bytes to ppm, iconic 💅
• zeisstopnm — converts a Zeiss confocal file into a portable anymap. zeiss confocal, microscope vibes 🔬

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

okay bestie, here's the whole extended universe of pbm/pgm/ppm/pnm tools — every single one, no skips: 411toppm(1), anytopnm(1), asciitopgm(1), atktopbm(1), bioradtopgm(1), bmptopnm(1), brushtopbm(1), cmuwmtopbm(1), eyuvtoppm(1), fiascotopnm(1), fitstopnm(1), fstopgm(1), g3topbm(1), gemtopnm(1), giftopnm(1), gouldtoppm(1), hipstopgm(1), icontopbm(1), ilbmtoppm(1), imgtoppm(1), jpegtopnm(1), leaftoppm(1), lispmtopgm(1), macptopbm(1), mdatopbm(1), mgrtopbm(1), mtvtoppm(1), neotoppm(1), palmtopnm(1), pamcut(1), pamdeinterlace(1), pamdice(1), pamfile(1), pamoil(1), pamstack(1), pamstretch-gen(1), pamstretch(1), pbmclean(1), pbmlife(1), pbmmake(1), pbmmask(1), pbmpage(1), pbmpscale(1), pbmreduce(1), pbmtext(1), pbmtextps(1), pbmto10x(1), pbmtoascii(1), pbmtoatk(1), pbmtobbnbg(1), pbmtocmuwm(1), pbmtoepsi(1), pbmtoepson(1), pbmtog3(1), pbmtogem(1), pbmtogo(1), pbmtoicon(1), pbmtolj(1), pbmtomacp(1), pbmtomda(1), pbmtomgr(1), pbmtonokia(1), pbmtopgm(1), pbmtopi3(1), pbmtoplot(1), pbmtoppa(1), pbmtopsg3(1), pbmtoptx(1), pbmtowbmp(1), pbmtox10bm(1), pbmtoxbm(1), pbmtoybm(1), pbmtozinc(1), pbmupc(1), pcxtoppm(1), pgmbentley(1), pgmcrater(1), pgmedge(1), pgmenhance(1), pgmhist(1), pgmkernel(1), pgmnoise(1), pgmramp(1), pgmslice(1), pgmtexture(1), pgmtofs(1), pgmtolispm(1), pgmtopbm(1), pgmtoppm(1), pi1toppm(1), pi3topbm(1), pjtoppm(1), pngtopnm(1), pnmalias(1), pnmarith(1), pnmcat(1), pnmcolormap(1), pnmcomp(1), pnmconvol(1), pnmcrop(1), pnmcut(1), pnmdepth(1), pnmenlarge(1), pnmfile(1), pnmflip(1), pnmgamma(1), pnmhisteq(1), pnmhistmap(1), pnmindex(1), pnminvert(1), pnmmargin(1), pnmmontage(1), pnmnlfilt(1), pnmnorm(1), pnmpad(1), pnmpaste(1), pnmpsnr(1), pnmquant(1), pnmremap(1), pnmrotate(1), pnmscale(1), pnmscalefixed(1), pnmshear(1), pnmsmooth(1), pnmsplit(1), pnmtile(1), pnmtoddif(1), pnmtofiasco(1), pnmtofits(1), pnmtojpeg(1), pnmtopalm(1), pnmtoplainpnm(1), pnmtopng(1), pnmtops(1), pnmtorast(1), pnmtorle(1), pnmtosgi(1), pnmtosir(1), pnmtotiff(1), pnmtotiffcmyk(1), pnmtoxwd(1), ppm3d(1), ppmbrighten(1), ppmchange(1), ppmcie(1), ppmcolormask(1), ppmcolors(1), ppmdim(1), ppmdist(1), ppmdither(1), ppmfade(1), ppmflash(1), ppmforge(1), ppmhist(1), ppmlabel(1), ppmmake(1), ppmmix(1), ppmntsc(1), ppmpat(1), ppmquant(1), ppmquantall(1), ppmqvga(1), ppmrainbow(1), ppmrelief(1), ppmshadow(1), ppmshift(1), ppmspread(1), ppmtoacad(1), ppmtobmp(1), ppmtoeyuv(1), ppmtoicr(1), ppmtoilbm(1), ppmtoleaf(1), ppmtolj(1), ppmtomap(1), ppmtomitsu(1), ppmtompeg(1), ppmtoneo(1), ppmtopcx(1), ppmtopgm(1), ppmtopi1(1), ppmtopict(1), ppmtopj(1), ppmtopuzz(1), ppmtorgb3(1), ppmtosixel(1), ppmtotga(1), ppmtouil(1), ppmtowinicon(1), ppmtoxpm(1), ppmtoyuv(1), ppmtoyuvsplit(1), ppmtv(1), psidtopgm(1), pstopnm(1), qrttoppm(1), rasttopnm(1), rawtopgm(1), rawtoppm(1), rgb3toppm(1), rletopnm(1), sbigtopgm(1), sgitopnm(1), sirtopnm(1), sldtoppm(1), spctoppm(1), sputoppm(1), st4topgm(1), tgatoppm(1), thinkjettopbm(1), tifftopnm(1), wbmptopbm(1), winicontoppm(1), xbmtopbm(1), ximtoppm(1), xpmtoppm(1), xvminitoppm(1), xwdtopnm(1), ybmtopbm(1), yuvsplittoppm(1), yuvtoppm(1), zeisstopnm(1).

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👑 AUTHORS 👑

Many. See the individual manual pages. no cap, it took a village 💅

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This was the pbmfilters(1) page, dated 08 February 1994. mwah! 💋