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From: Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: color startup and backdrop screens for MacII
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Date: 27 May 89 00:23:44 GMT
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Frank,

The easiest way would be to use AOC Software's Dawn(tm) shareware INIT/cdev.
Dawn originally started as another shareware INIT/cdev called ScreenMaster by
Frank Price.

Essentially, Dawn allows you to use any PixelPaint created StartUpScreen file, 
named StartUpPicture, to be display at boot with its custom palette information
and there is another INIT called Restore INIT that restores the System palette.
Dawn also lets you rotate between different StartUpPictures and associated
snd files (optional).

For GIF files, it's best to use Giffer 1.03 and it companion application, 
PICTPal.  Save the GIF file as a PICT file and then use PICTPal to convert it
into a PICT file that PixelPaint will accept with its custom palette info.

For "backdrops," there's DeskPICT (shareware) and Microseed's ColorDesk, a part
of the commercial package Screen Gems.  Either will let you use PICT files for
desktops.  Note that these should be create with the System palette.

Hope this helps.

Fabian Ramirez
SuperMac Technology

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