A GIF image palette holds at most 256 colors.

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Vintage Commodore desktop computer with CRT monitor and keyboard
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256

A GIF image palette holds at most 256 colors.

A GIF image palette can contain at most 256 colors. That limit applies to an individual color table, not necessarily to every color appearing across an entire animation.

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The first webcam was pointed at a coffee pot.

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The first computer mouse was made of wood.

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