Steve Wilhite created the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, while working for Compuserve in 1987.
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While working at CompuServe in the 1980s, Wilhite created the compressed 8-bit GIF (or Graphics Interchange Format) that remains a popular tool for lo-fi viral sharing.
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