Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!mips!apple!altos!vsi1!zorch!amiga0!mykes From: mykes@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: In search of... Message-ID: Date: 13 May 91 23:28:54 GMT References: <12019@uwm.edu> <1991May10.204210.17792@cs.cornell.edu> Organization: Amiga makes it possible Lines: 30 In article <1991May10.204210.17792@cs.cornell.edu> johnhlee@CS.Cornell.EDU (John H. Lee) writes: >In article <12019@uwm.edu> gblock@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block) writes: >>In the May issue of .info, on page 44, the center picture depicts a >>very nice looking workbench screen, with a marble texture, and up in >>the corner is "FastBench screen". Where can I get my hands on this >>"Fastbench", and that background pic? Does anyone know what I am >>talking about??? >> >>Greg >>-- >>All opinions are my own, and not those of my employer. >>Why? He doesn't know I'm doing this. >> -Wubba > >I haven't seen the picture you refer to, but I thought "FastBench" was a >side-effect of Dave Haynie's SetCPU program. When you use SetCPU to map >the system ROM into fast memory, SetCPU changes the name of the Workbench >screen to "FastBench". As far as the marble texture goes, that can be >done with any one of several PD programs that show an IFF picture as the >Workbench background. I don't know where that IFF can be had, though. > My understanding is that once ColorBurst is available, you will be able to use it to provide a 24-bit color image for your background. Can't wait... -- **************************************************** * I want games that look like Shadow of the Beast * * but play like Leisure Suit Larry. * ****************************************************