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by wizzwizz4 795 days ago
Compression: for some images, you can't use SVG's <use>, but a small script can generate the repetitive bits quite nicely. Also, aperiodic animation (e.g. a double pendulum): SGML animations can represent a few minutes, but don't try putting a few hours' worth in.

PostScript, the printer file format, is Turing-complete, for different reasons.