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Article #1486Re: how can i edit Io.sys?
From: Derry
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 00:00
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In article <7ltlr6$mat$1@nntp1.uunet.ca>, Wayne Perry <clawdia2@execulink.com> writes >how do you animate it? > I do it by creating the bitmap in an editor that won't disturb the palette indexing and then hacking the header info. You can have a copy of my notes but they're somewhat intelligible. I don't know of any bit map editor on the PC that supports colour cycling directly. There was one for Atari and Commodore, Deluxe painter?, that did. Any one know of one? > >David <David@mcguire92.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message >news:7lm442$1j7$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk... >> yeah, i know how to make the splash screen, i just don't want one at >all... >> David >> Magic <Magic@mattnet.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:377D64FC.39E7E003@mattnet.freeserve.co.uk... >> > Charles Dye wrote: >> > >> > > If you want a different splash screen, it's possible to do that by >> > > creating a bitmap, renaming it to LOGO.SYS, and storing it in the >> > > root directory. It has to have a certain specific resolution -- I >> > > *think* 320-by-480, 16 colors, but could be mistaken. >> > >> > Yep, it's actually 256 colours. For best results, design at 640x480, >then >> reduce >> > X-axis only by 50% (most paint programs will let you do this easily). >Save >> as a >> > bitmap, rename to LOGO.SYS and put in the C:\ directory. -- Derry
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