info-mac@utcsrgv.UUCP (info-mac) (07/04/84)
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 84 16:01:05 pdt From: Bill Croft <uw-beaver!croft@safe> To: info-mac@sumex Subject: StartupScreen and ScreenMaker Cc: sumacc@sumex Apple has also given us their ScreenMaker program. This program reads the upper left corner of a MacPaint document and converts it to a 20K byte file called StartupScreen. If this file is present at boot time, it is displayed instead of the "Welcome to Macintosh" message you normally see. (If you are using Macsbug AND StartupScreen, a tiny line lights up at the top of screen, in place of the "Macsbug loaded" message). A disadvantage of StartupScreen: it takes up space on your disk and causes startup to be about a half-second longer than normal. The ScreenMaker is archived on SUMEX (FTP login: anonymous) on <info-mac>screenmaker.rsrc. You must retrieve it with "tenex" or "type l 8" FTP mode, since it is an 8 bit file. After transfering it to your local UNIX, download it with "macput -r screenmaker".