Short:    Shows a picture during boot. V2.6
Author:   cmh@augs.se (Magnus Holmgren)
Uploader: row@augs.se (Roger Westerlund)
Type:     util/boot

Introduction
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   Have you removed all output in your 2.0+ startup, and only see a
black screen during boot? Wouldn't it be nice to have a picture
instead? A picture that disappeared when the Workbench screen opened?

   If so, PicBoot is certainly a program for you. What it will do is to
read any IFF file containing an ILBM - or GIF - picture, and show it.
As soon as the Workbench screen appears (or you press any
mouse-button), the picture will go away.

   Features:

   *  Fast picture unpacking, using highly optimized assembler. The
     entire picture is read into memory and then unpacked. This applies
     both to the IFF and the GIF unpacker.

   *  Optional auto-detaching; the picture is loaded as fast as
     possible, with minimal memory fragmentation.

   *  A picture can be shown a user-specified time after the Workbench
     screen opens (see DELAY and PATCH).

   *  Extremely flexible argument parser.

   *  Random select among any number of pictures, in several different
     ways.

   *  Force a certain display mode for a picture, even if saved with
     another (can be selected on a picture by picture basis).

   *  The comment field of a file may be used to specify options.

   *  Optional screen centering (horisontally).

   *  Optional screen fading (in various forms). Uses the increased
     palette range in AA (24 bits).

   *  Should work with most "Intuition emulators" for gfx-cards.


============================= Archive contents =============================

Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
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     948     668 29.5% 14-Nov-94 12:28:58  GetModeID
   15272    9152 40.0% 30-Nov-94 18:00:04  PicBoot
   35864   12610 64.8% 30-Nov-94 17:59:58  PicBoot.guide
     469     226 51.8% 21-Jun-94 13:39:10  PicBoot.Guide.info
   28129   10846 61.4% 30-Nov-94 18:00:00  PicBoot.Man
     463     217 53.1% 21-Jun-94 13:39:10  PicBoot.Man.info
     328     269 17.9% 14-Nov-94 12:29:08  StopPicBoot
     680     418 38.5% 21-Jun-94 13:54:04  StopPicBoot.info
    8324    4469 46.3% 14-Nov-94 12:29:08  UnpackILBM
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------
   90477   38875 57.0% 26-Dec-94 19:59:48   9 files