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    Desktop Wallpaper

    Hi,

    Just a quickie,

    Where can I go and download some really good desktop wallpaper for my 1200?
    I'm using OS 3.1

    Thanks guys
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    I've never used wallpaper on my A1200 as it eats up chipram and free pen screen colours. I much prefer using a background copper effect like CopperDemon:

    http://classicwb.abime.net/classicweb/advsp.htm

    If you want to use some, make sure you design it to be as small as possible with a limited (less than your screenmode) palette so it doesn't dither and look horrible. I've seen screenshots of people in the past who've made really good but small background pictures. Here is a great example:

    http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=187

    If you haven't already looked, Aminet may have some:

    http://aminet.net/
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    Cheers Bloodwych,

    I've just grabbed Copper Demon off of Aminet...

    Thanks for the info and help

    Regards,
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    Thanks for the plug Bloodwych

    There's a collection of pretty neat backgrounds that follow MagicWB's 8 colour scheme called Loony.

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    Thanks for that Ppill
    Amiga A1200 Desktop
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    4GB HD 2.5", 750MB EXT HD
    CD ROM, 1GB CF (PCMCIA)
    Blizzard 1230 MK4 + FPU & 128 MB RAM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bloodwych View Post
    I've never used wallpaper on my A1200 as it eats up chipram
    3.1 right out of the box it does yes.
    Using third party software will soon sort that out.
    Looking at his tag, he has plenty of memory.
    There are a few programs knocking around, that will move stuff out of chipram and into fastram.

    For this and other tweaks, I would recommend the guide by Amigamance on amiga.org.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TiredOfLife View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bloodwych View Post
    I've never used wallpaper on my A1200 as it eats up chipram
    3.1 right out of the box it does yes.
    Using third party software will soon sort that out.
    Looking at his tag, he has plenty of memory.
    There are a few programs knocking around, that will move stuff out of chipram and into fastram.

    For this and other tweaks, I would recommend the guide by Amigamance on amiga.org.
    You're right and the ClassicWB packs already have it installed and most enabled by default - FBlit.
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