DOS JPG Slideshow Utility?

[Odonadon]

Does anyone know of a good one?  Must run in DOS (REAL DOS, no command prompt) I want one I can throw in my autoexec, it will read the config file when it launches, and display the pics in 5 minute intervals.  It'd be cool if it could play avi/mpg/whatever movie formats as well.  And I want this to be all automated - it will start showing the pictures when the PC boots.

Why do I ask?  Well, I'm not telling yet.    But if someone knows of such a util, please let me know.

Thanks,
Odonadon

[Thenasty]

for slide show and displaying the pics, try pictview.

I have forgotten the one I used for plying mpg files. I hasve to look around for it but a place to look for it is in
simtel.com. Plenty of DOS program there. If I remember/find that DOS mpg playing (which ws a good one IMO), I'll let you know.

[Odonadon]

for slide show and displaying the pics, try pictview.

I have forgotten the one I used for plying mpg files. I hasve to look around for it but a place to look for it is in
simtel.com. Plenty of DOS program there. If I remember/find that DOS mpg playing (which ws a good one IMO), I'll let you know.

I can't find a single DOS program on simtel.  What a horrid layout

Odonadon

[Thenasty]

if you rlooking for the PICTVIEW program, just goto Yahoo and type it. I just did it and its the first one. Pictview v1.94.

[Odonadon]

You know, Pictview looks EXACTLY like what I'm looking for.  Awesome.

Now, how many of you can tell me how many tenths of a second fit into 5 minutes?  I can't figure it out!

Odonadon

[Rocky]

Now, how many of you can tell me how many tenths of a second fit into 5 minutes?  I can't figure it out!

Well... 60 x 5 = 300  (that's how many seconds in 5 min.)

300 x 10 = 3000 (that's how many tenths of a sec. in 5 min.)

[Odonadon]

Now, how many of you can tell me how many tenths of a second fit into 5 minutes?  I can't figure it out!

Well... 60 x 5 = 300  (that's how many seconds in 5 min.)

300 x 10 = 3000 (that's how many tenths of a sec. in 5 min.)

Awesome, thanks.  Now, how many eighths of a second fit into 256 years?

Odonadon

[paigeoliver]

Now, how many of you can tell me how many tenths of a second fit into 5 minutes?  I can't figure it out!

Well... 60 x 5 = 300  (that's how many seconds in 5 min.)

300 x 10 = 3000 (that's how many tenths of a sec. in 5 min.)

Awesome, thanks.  Now, how many eighths of a second fit into 256 years?

Odonadon

64,628,584,448

[u_rebelscum]

Now, how many of you can tell me how many tenths of a second fit into 5 minutes?  I can't figure it out!

Well... 60 x 5 = 300  (that's how many seconds in 5 min.)

300 x 10 = 3000 (that's how many tenths of a sec. in 5 min.)

Awesome, thanks.  Now, how many eighths of a second fit into 256 years?

Odonadon

64,628,584,448

Depends on which 256 years, with leap years and the year 2000 non leaped leap year, "calender" vs "solar" vs "astromomical" years, and all.

I get:
64,585,728,000 with 365 day years,
64,629,964,800 with calender leap years,
64,629,273,600 if year 2000 is one of those 256 years.

And I'm ignoring the calender "fix" needed to adjust for incorrect leap year, done some 200 or so years ago; that calender "year" was shorter by ~2 year IIRC.  And the ~1/10th of sec "leap" year some sientists want at some point.

Call it ~64.6 billion eighths of a sec in 256 years, plus or minus 30 million.

[Odonadon]

That was just a test to point out the real geeks here - don't mind me  

Odonadon

[Valence]

Ya I'm building a digital picture frame from a hacked up laptop for my wife too. This is a program that works for me.

[Odonadon]

Ya I'm building a digital picture frame from a hacked up laptop for my wife too. This is a program that works for me.

Crap.  You've guessed my project.  Now I have to abort.  
Thanks.  Thanks alot

Odonadon

[Valence]

Here's a pic of the finished work. I ended up using win98 and writting my own slideshow program.

[Odonadon]

Looks good.  I'm still at the trying to find power adapters for my to be picture frame laptops

Incidentally, if anyone knows where to get cheap adapters for a Thinkpad 755c, let me know.  Those buggers need a 20v line, unlike the rest of 'em.  Pain in the arse.

Odonadon