Backstars v3.0 Copyright ©1992 Dave Carey.

This program replaces your windows desktop wallpaper with the
ubiquitous animated 3d starfield. When you exit, the desktop wallpaper 
is restored to normal. There is a control dialog box for the number of 
stars (10 - 80) and the apparent speed (0 - 50). This can be accessed by
double clicking on the program's icon.

Copy BACKSTAR.EXE and BLACK.BMP to any directory in your DOS path and add
it to a program manager group if desired.

This program is shareware. Please send £5 to:

Dave Carey
51 Hereson Road
Ramsgate
Kent
CT11 7DR

You will receive the latest version without the shareware notice.

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Technical note:

The program uses the undocumented call SETDESKWALLPAPER to make the
black backdrop and uses the else part of a peekmessage loop to move
the stars so that it does not interfere with other software although
it may slow down the animations of some screen savers a little.

	repeat
	  if peekmessage(message,0,0,0,Pm_remove) then
	  begin
	    if (hdlg=0) or not(isdialogmessage(hdlg,message)) then
	    begin
	      translatemessage(message);
	      dispatchmessage(message);
	      if message.message=wm_quit then finished:=true;
	    end;
          end
	  else
	    movestar;	{ If no messages in queue then move a star}
	until finished;

January 1992