1994… Debacle because of the Compuserve GIF format uncertainties regarding Unisys and LZW Patent enforcement… I remember trying to understand in Web agencies if we should convert our GIFs to JPEG.

That led in fine to the creation of PNG at W3C in 1996.
w3.org/press-releases/1996/png…

#w3c #30yearsago

World Wide Web Consortium Issues First Recommendation for PNG

PNG Delivers Higher Quality Graphics for Web Page Design

^W3C