◊ This program is distributed as Shareware: if you like it or use it please honor the shareware system by sending $3 to the author at the address above. Since collecting international cheques is very expensive, please send cash only. If you MUST send a cheque, keep in mind that the banks will gobble up more than half of it.
◊ NOTE: Getting some (usually very few) bucks is what you write shareware for, but getting a note, a postcard or anything else is a lot better than getting nothing. I'd like to know how far this program has gone, so remember that you can do something nice even if you don't have a couple of $$$ to spare.
• WHAT IS IT?
◊ Blood is a funny, useless Control Panel that digs a bunch of random red holes in your screen (black holes on b&w Macs). All objects except the menubar and the menus will be drawn BEHIND the holes. AfterDark™ and other applications that draw directly to the screen may cover the holes, but they will still be there when those programs quit. You may move the holes by clicking on them and dragging them around the screen(s) (multiple screens are supported). To remove a hole, hold down the Option key as you click on it.
• HOW MUCH MEMORY DOES IT USE?
◊ Blood takes about 2K of system memory when installed, and the file takes about 9K of disk space (mostly because of the color icons).
• WHAT'S IN THE CONTROL PANEL?
◊ This is what you'll find in the control panel:
1. [On/Off] Switch Blood on and off in case you don't have some kind of extensions manager;
2. [Info] Wow! This reminds you the $3 shareware fee, just in case you forgot;
3. [Count] This controls the number of red holes to dig.
4. [Size] Maximum size of each hole (minimum size is always 4 pixels).
5. [Show blood at startup] Show blood at startup or wait until you get to the Finder.
• WARNING
◊ The System 7 Finder runs with very little memory. Increasing the number and size of the holes takes up memory, so you may end up with the Finder stuck into a "Not enough memory" message. If this happens, reboot with the extensions disabled, decrease the number and/or size of the holes and try again.
• DISCLAIMER
◊ Guess what? I don't guarantee anything. If you manage to blow up your Mac with this stuff, it's your own business. Use it entirely at your own risk.
• VERSION HISTORY
◊ 1.02 - Too many holes could make the Finder go into an endless "Error 25" loop (not enough memory), so both the number and size upper limits have been lowered.
◊ 1.01 - The windows are now updated correctly when a hole is moved or killed, and the Control Panel knows whether Blood is installed or not.
◊ 1.00 - First public release.
• THANKS TO:
◊ Fabrizio Oddone, who did the Quadra beta-testing;
◊ Alberto Ricci, because he's the other guy I always give credits to.
• HAVE FUN! And don't forget to $$$ SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTION $$$ so that more cool utilities will see the light in the near future, at the low-low-low costs of shareware.
