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As far as a portfolio goes, using animated GIF files are not the way to go. In fact most places that you would give it to would probably ask for another format. If you were to put an entire portfolio into one animated GIF it would be huge. The other thing would be that you could not start and stop the animation on your own.
Flash would be a good alternative but would require a plugin to be installed on their part which may be a turn off. Powerpoint is also an option but requires the user to have Powerpoint.
The best way to go is creating an HTML based portfolio. HTML portfolios are cross platform so-to-speak and require no special software for them to run and it would also load faster. You would have more options. The viewer could take their time or choose to look at a higher resolution image. You could enter info about the image, etc.
One thing I would mention is to include high res (at least over 1,024 pixels) images of your art on the cd. It's a cd so you won't have to worry about download times or anything on their part if it's too large.
If you use Photoshop, there is a utility that allows you to create a web gallery by simply choosing the directory of your artwork. It will automatically create the thumbnails for you and link them.
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