Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!microsoft!darekm From: darekm@microsoft.UUCP (Darek MIHOCKA) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Net users are cheapskates (was: Different Background) Message-ID: <57880@microsoft.UUCP> Date: 1 Oct 90 23:18:12 GMT References: <14440@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> Reply-To: darekm@microsoft.UUCP (Darek MIHOCKA) Distribution: usa Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA Lines: 44 In some brainless article stevendd@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Doug) writes: > >Does anyone know of a PD or shareware program to load in a picture [etc. etc.] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ A day doesn't go by that someone doesn't ask a question similar to this. e.g. "does anyone know of a PD desktop publishing program as good as Calamus?" Oh, of course, shareware programs are also ok, since you don't really have to pay for them when you get them. If you can pirate something, that's ok too. I realize that this is a free network, but why must we limit ourselves to talking about PD or shareware software? Why don't we broaden our horizons and consider commercial software as well? If Doug has asked "Does anyone know of a program..." then I could promply recommend 4 different commercial packages (Easel ST, Quick ST II, Neodesk 2, DC Desktop) that are capable of installing background pictures in either color or monochrome. I believe that 3 of those pacakges even have free demos that you can try out. But as it is, Doug appears to be too cheap to want to consider these alternatives, and so he will have to settle with my two cents worth response to his question: Doug, I don't know of any PD or shareware programs that load desktop pictures in color. I guess you're just SOL if you want to put a picture on your color desktop. Too bad. Sounded like a neat idea. Maybe you should try writing such a program, and then try selling it to your fellow netters. I'm sure you would make a lot of money. Thank you Doug, for letting all the ST developers out there know that you (and many like you I'm sure) are too cheap to consider spending $20 to $50 on a piece of software. Hell, why should you be forced to pay money for a program that someone else spent time developing. All software should be free right? And distributed freely on all BBSs and networks so that you don't have to even spend money on long distance phone bills or GEnie charges. Here's a novel idea: all ST developers should mail out free copies of their software to all ST users everywhere! The users wouldn't even have to return the disks. It sure makes me all warm and mushy inside knowing that there is a future in commercial software development on the ST. - Darek ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darek Mihocka All views expressed are my own. Branch Always Software, 14150 NE 20th St. Suite 302, Bellevue, WA 98007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------