Re: how can i edit Io.sys?

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From: Chris Jones
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 00:00

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Wayne Perry wrote in message <7ltlr6$mat$1@nntp1.uunet.ca>...
>> > > 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.
>how do you animate it?

Use a hex editor to change the byte at offset 0x32 in the file from 0 to
0xEC. It will then cycle the palette entries from 236-255 around
continuously.

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Subject: Re: how can i edit Io.sys?
Date: 1999/07/07
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