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From: ron@cai.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Does this exist?
Message-ID: <1991Feb27.203027.14140@cai.uucp>
Date: 27 Feb 91 20:30:27 GMT
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In article <1991Feb27.010440.8478@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> sl242030@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Robert P. Humphrey) writes:
>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
>
>**So I don't have a neat signature file. Don't think the less of me**

I'd like that INIT as well.  Is there a place I could ftp it?

Ron