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Re: Beautiful Boot fix for IIgs?
- Subject: Re: Beautiful Boot fix for IIgs?
- From: "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:50:53 -0400
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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"Ed Eastman" <noone@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> Tempest reminded me of something I have used a bunch in my archives,
> "Beautiful Boot by Mini-Appler". Does anyone have a patch to make it work
> properly on a IIgs?
>
> The problem is that the catalog of files on the disk does not display so
> it is difficult to select a program to launch. I assume it is using a
> timing trick to make the text float over the stars and the timing is
> slightly different on the IIgs. (I have not experimented with fast/normal
> speeds or anything.)
>
> I do have the "Beautiful Boot Maker" program somewhere if anyone wants to
> take a look at it.
I'd love to see if I can make it work in the IIgs.
Also, I found a write-up on it, have a peek.
http://uberspace.textfiles.com/apple/DOCUMENTATION/beautifulboot.txt
Bill Garber