TeraByte Unlimited Graphic Information 
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This document and the associated programs or files are provided to
TeraByte Unlimited customers who either want to create their own
personal backgrounds or want to contribute icons and/or backgrounds
for inclusion with TeraByte Unlimited products.

Submitting your Contribution to TeraByte Unlimited
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By contributing an original work of any type, the contributor grants an
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providing all rights to use the work and derivatives of it in any and
all formats, media and purposes, whether known, unknown or yet to be
invented, for any and all purposes. In the case of dispute, conflicting
documents or use, or other interference with the granting of all rights,
the submitter warrants that at a minimum TeraByte Unlimited is granted by
the copyright owner a perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide, royalty-free
license to use the work and derivatives of it in any and all formats,
media and purposes, whether known, unknown or yet to be invented, for
any and all purposes.

If you agree to the preceding paragraph then follow these steps to
submit your contribution:

  1) Create a single zip file with all your contributions plus this
     readme.txt file to acknowledge your agreement to the above paragraph.
  2) E-mail the zip file to: contribute@terabyteunlimited.com


Graphics for BootIt Next Generation (BING)
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Modes:
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  The standard BING diskette creation allows the follow graphic modes:

  640x480x256 - Default Mode
  640x480x16  - Standard VGA Mode

  With the use of Tweak NG the following modes can also be used:

  640x480x64K, 800x600x256, 800x600x64K, 1024x768x256, 1024x768x64K

Background Screen Area:
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  Width = Mode Width
  Height = Mode Height - 52

Contribute Icons as:
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  16x16x256 gif
  Invisible Pallet Index: 255*
 
  *NOTE: You may need to change it to a unique color so that the graphic program 
         doesn't match it and assign it a different index.  In addition it makes it 
         easier to see what you're doing.

Pallet:
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  You'll find the pallet for Paint Shop Pro in the BINGPSP.PAL file.
  If you're using a different graphic package that can't import the
  PSP pallet then refer to the BINGPSP.PAL file for the RGB colors.

How to load backgrounds in BING:
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  Method 1 - Copy them via a drive letter.

  This method assumes you can access the location BING is installed
  via a drive letter.

  Steps:

  1) Copy the files to the BING drive letter.

  That's it.  To set the background:

  1) Enter maintenance mode.
  2) Click on settings.
  3) Click on the browse button for the backgrounds.
  4) Choose the background.

  Method 2 - Copy from diskette.

  Steps:

  1) Place the files on a diskette.
  2) Enter maintenance mode.
  3) Click on settings.
  4) Click the browse button for the backgrounds.
  5) Insert the diskette.
  6) Type: A:*.PCX and press enter.
  7) Choose the background to load.
  8) Repeat steps 4-7 until all backgrounds are loaded.
  9) Click on the browse button for the backgrounds.
  10) Choose the background.

  For no background simply clear the background field using the
  delete key.
