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As in the one that shows for a few seconds between you typing win and the screen going black and the hourglass cursor appearing. If you've got an old PC then you see this for a long time (I regularly clocked over 30 seconds on a 486SX-25 over a network) and if it's fast, you'll hardly see it (less than a second on my Cyrix 233). As far as I know, these are the limitations:
Here are a few examples from my own collection. I've simulated the full-screen effect, and resampled with high quality down to 200×150. This is the kind of thing the final version of the page will have.
By: MaximHomepage: Maxim's World of Stuff Comments: From Pinky and the Brain, one of my fave TV programmes. Size: 7 KB
By: MaximHomepage: Maxim's World of Stuff Comments: Nicked from the Mega Drive version (emulated, of course :o) Size: 8 KB
By: MaximHomepage: Maxim's World of Stuff Comments: The Windows 95 startup screen seen through a hole Size: 22 KB
By: MaximHomepage: Maxim's World of Stuff Comments: 3D metallic text. Size: 6 KB
By: MaximHomepage: Maxim's World of Stuff Comments: More 3D metallic text, saying "Micro$oft Windows powered by Calmira 3.02". Size: 12 KB
By: Stephan Großklaß Homepage Comments: Windows OT - a variation on the original logo. They were done almost by hand with PSP 3.11/3.12. Size: 12 KB
By: Stephan Großklaß Homepage Comments: Same as above, but with "powered by Calmira II". Size: 12 KB
By: MaximHomepage: Maxim's World of Stuff Comments: Doh! Size: 13 KB
By: MaximHomepage: Maxim's World of Stuff Comments: With added text for higher nutritional value... or something. Size: 14 KB
By: MaximHomepage: Maxim's World of Stuff Comments: Matches the wallpaper and start menu banner Size: 19 KB | ||
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