robbins@blackfin.rice.edu (Thomas Robbins) (03/03/91)
In article <1991Mar1.075317.18695@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu> sienkiew@nsslsun.gcn.uoknor.edu (Meta Sienkiewicz) writes: >The 'Backdrop' init can be found at sumex-aim.stanford.edu. The version >in the 'init' directory is an older one; a newer version can be found in >the file art/various-macplus-desktops.hqx, along with some interesting >startup screens. (I like 'Earth', myself.) I hope this is helpful. > > Meta Sienkiewicz I have been combing every mac newsgroup for several hours now looking some info on background screens, and this discussion is pretty close. QUESTION: Does any utility exist that will display 256-color PICT files as a background? How about for startup-screens? (naming it StartupScreen only gives you a 16-color image) Thanks. -- Tom Robbins | "No, it's 'Blessed are the meek.' I think robbins@owlnet.rice.edu | that's nice, 'cause they really have a hell Senior, Chemical Engineering | of a time." Rice University | - someone in the crowd in "The Life of Brian"
boris@world.std.com (Boris Levitin) (03/03/91)
robbins@blackfin.rice.edu (Thomas Robbins) writes: >QUESTION: Does any utility exist that will display 256-color PICT files >as a background? How about for startup-screens? (naming it StartupScreen >only gives you a 16-color image) Yes. I use DeskPicture, available from BBSs.