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From: billkatt@sol.engin.umich.edu (billkatt)
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Subject: Re: Cool About Boxes
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Date: 24 Feb 89 14:07:00 GMT
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In article <2476@ilium.cs.swarthmore.edu> jackiw@swatsun.UUCP () writes:
>What's your favorite "About..." box?

I think the ShadowGate about box is probably the best I've ever seen.
I also like the ones for SuperPaint 2.0 and Digital Darkroom.

Shadowgate had a full animation, much better than MPWs or SADEs (SADEs isn't
bad!)  It also had a soundtrack.  Check it out if you can.  Scrolling
text over a starry background with occasional shooting stars is the new
about box format for Silicon Beach.  The text is pretty funny (and editable
with ResEdit).
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