                                BootPic!
                      A program by Brett G. Durrett

The  following is information about the program 'BootPic'.   Included  in 
the archive (if you even got an archive) are the following files:

          BOOTPIC.PRG
          BOOTPIC2.PRG
          BOOTPIC.TXT

Well,  it isn't a real big list, but I am working on it!  If you have any 
comments  (please send me mail,  oh god,  please!!!) I can be reached  on 
Compuserve  (# 73637,2775).   And since you were one of the original  500 
people  to  order this amazing knife,  I am also including a  copy  of  a 
program I like to call SCRNDRVR.TOS (it is a screen saver that steals any 
picture when you press Alt-Help).   For more information about that, boot 
it  in  medium or high res (it works in all  resolutions,  but  the  text 
really looks crappy in low res).

BOOTPIC.PRG

This  program (installed in your AUTO folder) will load a  Degas  picture 
(sorry, not the compressed format) during boot-up.  The picture must have 
the name BOOTPIC.PI?  (and it must be on drive C,  in the root).   I know 
this is a hassle,  but I made this for myself, and out of the goodness in 
my heart I gave it to you!  (What a bunch of shareware B.S.)  I stole the 
idea from the Mac (gee,  nobody ever steals anything from the Mac)  after 
seeing  the  popular  'Opus lifting the desktop'  picture  as  a  boot-up 
screen.  Well, if you want to convert the Mac Opus to a Degas format, you 
can have a computer that looks exactly like a Mac (gee, great).

BOOTPIC2.PRG

Well, a programmer's work is seldom correct!  This program is exactly the 
same,  except it selects a random picture using the BOOTPICx.PI? filename 
as  it's root.   You must put 4 pictures on the disk,  or you will get  a 
blank  screen when it attempts to load your picture.   The files will  be 
BOOTPIC0.PI?  - BOOTPIC3.PI?  (yes - 0,1,2,3).  I might do a program that 
just selects from a random Degas file on your hard disk, but hey - who am 
I  kidding?   You should be use to lack of support if you bought  an  ST.  
Once again, the pics must be on drive C root!

I would like to say 'hello' to Jim Nitchals,  Molly Dogg (my pet),  Steve 
Hales,  The  MULE guys (Ozark),  Jim Kent (tell Jeff I  said  'hi'),  Tom 
Hudson (I don't know you,  but I love your format), and all of the people 
who sent me mail from my other shareware stuff (none).

If  you  find some use in this program,  well,  give  yourself  $10,  you 
definitely  need it!   Actually,  if you do enjoy  this  program,  please 
donate $10 to some worthy fund (and it's tax deductable)!

     Use, distribute, destroy!
     Brett G. Durrett


