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Re: how can i edit Io.sys?

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From: Derry
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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From: Derry <dae@chaos-cottage.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: how can i edit Io.sys?
Date: 1999/07/07
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