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Apple IIgs NASA Desktop Background Images

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From TRS-90 <matthewmpower@gmail.com>
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Subject Apple IIgs NASA Desktop Background Images
Date Wed, 05 Jun 2024 23:13:16 GMT
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I always wanted to make interesting desktop backgrounds for the IIgs. Over time, as I had the time, I downloaded 30 or so images from different NASA missions and projects. I resized, converted with Super Convert 4, and made all into SHR images.

Once that was done, I used SC4 again to make them into useable desktop backgrounds (keeping the correct colors). I think they came out pretty neat, and even threw in a bunch from the James Webb Telescope. I've saved those separately with .BKG extenstions. The .BKG images work great with the DeskMaker NDA; I imagine there are other ways of doing it as well.

My question is, where should I host these so others can check them out if interested? My two ideas are GitHub and Asimov. Any other ideas?

I got the idea for doing this from What Is The Apple IIgs? and wanted to try my hand at making another library.

Another question... should I use CiderPress and make a 32MB image with two folders SHR and BKG and host that?

Thanks for reading and I'm glad this group is so much more active now. Sorry I was so whiny in that rant "Is This Group Dead?"

Peace,

TRS-90 

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Apple IIgs NASA Desktop Background Images TRS-90 <matthewmpower@gmail.com> - 2024-06-05 23:13 +0000
  Re: Apple IIgs NASA Desktop Background Images mmphosis <mmphosis@macgui.com> - 2024-06-06 15:51 +0000
    Re: Apple IIgs NASA Desktop Background Images TRS-90 <matthewmpower@gmail.com> - 2024-06-07 03:05 +0000
      Re: Apple IIgs NASA Desktop Background Images TRS-90 <matthewmpower@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 03:32 +0000
  Re: Apple IIgs NASA Desktop Background Images D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2024-06-06 16:10 +0000

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