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Short: Shows a picture during boot. V2.6
Author: cmh@augs.se (Magnus Holmgren)
Uploader: row@augs.se (Roger Westerlund)
Type: util/boot
Introduction
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Have you removed all output in your 2.0+ startup, and only see a
black screen during boot? Wouldn't it be nice to have a picture
instead? A picture that disappeared when the Workbench screen opened?
If so, PicBoot is certainly a program for you. What it will do is to
read any IFF file containing an ILBM - or GIF - picture, and show it.
As soon as the Workbench screen appears (or you press any
mouse-button), the picture will go away.
Features:
* Fast picture unpacking, using highly optimized assembler. The
entire picture is read into memory and then unpacked. This applies
both to the IFF and the GIF unpacker.
* Optional auto-detaching; the picture is loaded as fast as
possible, with minimal memory fragmentation.
* A picture can be shown a user-specified time after the Workbench
screen opens (see DELAY and PATCH).
* Extremely flexible argument parser.
* Random select among any number of pictures, in several different
ways.
* Force a certain display mode for a picture, even if saved with
another (can be selected on a picture by picture basis).
* The comment field of a file may be used to specify options.
* Optional screen centering (horisontally).
* Optional screen fading (in various forms). Uses the increased
palette range in AA (24 bits).
* Should work with most "Intuition emulators" for gfx-cards.
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
-------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
948 668 29.5% 14-Nov-94 12:28:58 GetModeID
15272 9152 40.0% 30-Nov-94 18:00:04 PicBoot
35864 12610 64.8% 30-Nov-94 17:59:58 PicBoot.guide
469 226 51.8% 21-Jun-94 13:39:10 PicBoot.Guide.info
28129 10846 61.4% 30-Nov-94 18:00:00 PicBoot.Man
463 217 53.1% 21-Jun-94 13:39:10 PicBoot.Man.info
328 269 17.9% 14-Nov-94 12:29:08 StopPicBoot
680 418 38.5% 21-Jun-94 13:54:04 StopPicBoot.info
8324 4469 46.3% 14-Nov-94 12:29:08 UnpackILBM
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90477 38875 57.0% 26-Dec-94 19:59:48 9 files