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Re: Backdrop picture for Powerbook 100?

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From: mathew
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:41
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hoofb@agora.rain.com (Bruce Hoof) writes:
> mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk> writes:
> >Can anyone supply me with the name of such a program which will actually
> >work?
> 
> 	Back in the days when I had an SE I used a INIT called "Backdrop".
> 	It would put up a different picture as a background screen each time
> 	my computer started up. It came with a DA that allowed viewing and
> 	changing of the background screen.
> 
> 	It broke when I got a IIcx. I threw it out.  Now many years later I
> 	got rid of my IIcx and have replaced it with my PB100.  Because of
> 	the memory requirements of color pictures and the disk space requirements
> 	I did not want to use DeskPict or like.  I looked on some old tape
> 	and found "Backdrop".  I said why not and tried it.  It works!!!.  

I had tried Backdrop, but it seems I had an old version.  (Mine doesn't have
the DA.)

So the answer is:  the latest Backdrop does work on the PB100, the old ones
don't.

> 	Avaliability:
> 		Have no Idea.  If I get enough requests I'll put together a 
> 		package.

A package would be nice; or a pointer to an FTP site.


mathew
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From: mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Backdrop picture for Powerbook 100?
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