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From: sl242030@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Robert P. Humphrey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Does this exist?
Message-ID: <1991Feb27.010440.8478@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
Date: 27 Feb 91 01:04:40 GMT
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In article <12460@ur-cc.UUCP> hlsw_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (D. Hollinsworth) writes:
>I have the INIT called "Backdrop" which allows you to create a file in your
>System Folder called "Screens", containing MacPaint pictures, and it will
>randomly pick one of these and display in on your desktop.
>
>My question is:  is there now (or would someone be interested in writing) a
>similar thing that could be used for StartupScreens?  By this I mean - you
>could create a folder called "StartupScreens", maybe with the documents named
>"StartupScreenA" etc., and the INIT would randomly display one of these at
>startup the way that the System can do with just one picture.
>
>Insights?  Comments?  Programmers?  What say you?
>



	Maybe your version of Backdrop is a little old, but mine will
display StartupScreen-type files as well as MacPaint and all the rest.

	Why don't you give it a try, and if it won't, I'll send you
the updated version.

	Robert Humphrey

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