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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 ú5 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