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General => General chat => Topic started by: SmallCleverDinosaur on April 15, 2009, 11:08 PM

Title: Cool wallpaper
Post by: SmallCleverDinosaur on April 15, 2009, 11:08 PM
I've created an animated gif that can be used as a wallpaper for example in Windows. It's optimized for the resolution 1280x1024 but can probably be automatically downscaled and still look OK.

Have fun :)

(http://www.commodore128.org.uk/images/forumpics/C128%20thm.gif) (http://www.commodore128.org.uk/images/forumpics/C128.gif)

(Right-click and choose "Save target as..." to download the larger version)
Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: RobertB on April 16, 2009, 01:29 AM
     Nice!  However, my Star Trek screensaver takes precedence.  :)

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Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: SmallCleverDinosaur on April 16, 2009, 05:41 AM
StarTrek screensaver? For Windows? Cool :) Is it freeware?
Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: airship on April 16, 2009, 06:09 AM
I swear I got a C128 80-column wallpaper from this site once upon a time.

Unfortunately, at work they discovered that some of us liked having our own wallpaper, so they banned it. Now my screen displays the company mission statement. All the time. ARRRRGGGHHH!!!  :mad:
Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: Blacklord on April 16, 2009, 06:28 AM
Quote from: airship on April 16, 2009, 06:09 AM
I swear I got a C128 80-column wallpaper from this site once upon a time.

Unfortunately, at work they discovered that some of us liked having our own wallpaper, so they banned it. Now my screen displays the company mission statement. All the time. ARRRRGGGHHH!!!  :mad:

Alcatel do that too - relatively easy to get around though :)
Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: airship on April 16, 2009, 07:55 AM
Quote from: Blacklord on April 16, 2009, 06:28 AMAlcatel do that too - relatively easy to get around though :)
Yeah. Unfortunately, it's a FIRING offense here. No lie.
Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: RobertB on April 16, 2009, 09:25 AM
Quote from: airship on April 16, 2009, 06:09 AMI swear I got a C128 80-column wallpaper from this site once upon a time.
I seem to remember that, too.
QuoteUnfortunately, at work they discovered that some of us liked having our own wallpaper, so they banned it.
Not so nice!  :(

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Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: RobertB on April 16, 2009, 09:27 AM
Quote from: SmallCleverDinosaur on April 16, 2009, 05:41 AMIs it freeware?
Unfortunately, no.  It is shareware.

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Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: Andrew Wiskow on April 18, 2009, 07:59 AM
Quote from: airship on April 16, 2009, 06:09 AM
I swear I got a C128 80-column wallpaper from this site once upon a time.

You're probably thinking about this thread (http://landover.no-ip.com/forums/index.php?topic=2264.0) that I posted a year ago.  Unfortunately, I had those files on AOL Hometown, which has since closed.  I did backup all of those files before it closed, so if anyone is interested in any of those wallpapaper images, I could post them on my server.
Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: SmallCleverDinosaur on April 20, 2009, 05:44 PM
Andrew, I'd love to see those, please post them on your server.

I have also created an animated 80-column wallpaper with blinking cursor :)

(http://www.commodore128.org.uk/images/forumpics/C128%20thm%2080%20col.gif) (http://www.commodore128.org.uk/images/forumpics/C128%2080%20col.gif)

(Right-click and choose "Save target as..." to download the larger version)
Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: RobertB on April 21, 2009, 05:07 PM
     Very nice!  Now all you have to do is make a CP/m mode wallpaper.  :)

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Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: SmallCleverDinosaur on April 21, 2009, 11:10 PM
Of course :) When I completed the wallpaper for the 80 column screen I thought I had covered the C128. How could I make such a mistake? :)

Well, here they are, CP/M startup screens for both the 40 and the 80 column screens. Please note how the cursor flash rate is different in the CP/M mode, especially on the 80 column screen. I've tried to match the speed as good as possible to the original, but it's difficult to get it 100% right.

(http://www.commodore128.org.uk/images/forumpics/C128%20thm%20CPM.gif) (http://www.commodore128.org.uk/images/forumpics/C128%20CPM.gif)(http://www.commodore128.org.uk/images/forumpics/C128%20thm%20CPM%2080%20col.gif) (http://www.commodore128.org.uk/images/forumpics/C128%20CPM%2080%20col.gif)

(Right-click and choose "Save target as..." to download the larger version)
Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: RobertB on April 22, 2009, 02:23 AM
     Excellent!  You are the man, Carl!  :)  Now all the start-up screen bases are covered.

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Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: Andrew Wiskow on April 23, 2009, 12:21 PM
Quote from: SmallCleverDinosaur on April 20, 2009, 05:44 PM
Andrew, I'd love to see those, please post them on your server.

No problem... I'll get them transferred to my server and post a link here when they're available.
Title: Re: Cool wallpaper
Post by: Andrew Wiskow on April 24, 2009, 04:58 PM
Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on April 23, 2009, 12:21 PM
Quote from: SmallCleverDinosaur on April 20, 2009, 05:44 PM
Andrew, I'd love to see those, please post them on your server.

No problem... I'll get them transferred to my server and post a link here when they're available.

Okay, they're now on my server, and I've fixed all the links in my original message in this thread (http://landover.no-ip.com/forums/index.php?topic=2264.msg9083#msg9083), so have at 'em!  :)
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