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From: liggio@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Vincent J. Liggio)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Wallpaper bmp's
Keywords: size, mem req?
Message-ID: <1991Mar15.021506.487@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 15 Mar 91 02:15:06 GMT
References: <1230@dekalb.UUCP>
Reply-To: liggio@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Vincent J. Liggio)
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <1230@dekalb.UUCP> mark@dekalb.UUCP (I'm the NRA) writes:
>
>	I got one quick question...  I'm running windows in real
>	mode w/ an ATI VGA Wonder 512K in 800x600.  Are there any
>	size or memory limitations on the type on .bmp files I can
>	use as wallpaper?  I using a 386-25 w/ only 1 Meg RAM (8 Meg
>	is in the mail to me soon...)

Definitely.  You can only display certain sized images with only one meg.
My girlfriend's machine has 2 mb, and runs in 640x400x256.  In this mode, I
can't get a large bitmap to display (about 300k or more).  I couldn't get
paintshop to convert large files either...  Not sure why.

Vince