Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 20:18:20 -0700 From: Pedro F Giffuni <pfg1+@pitt.edu> To: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> Cc: FreeBSD Chat Mailing List <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Neat aerospace desktop background images? Message-ID: <3B510B7C.F7A77923@pitt.edu> References: <p05100301b77677b5a9f8@[194.78.241.123]>
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I used some NASA (www.nasa.gov) pics for my FreeBSD Splash screen. they have a site with very nice pics and they are free. I forgot the exact URL though. Pedro. Brad Knowles wrote: > > Folks, > > I found some good stuff on mandolux.com, and I've managed to find > a few more images on the Boeing and Lockheed-Martin web pages that > I've turned into some more desktop images, but I'm wondering if > anyone here knows of any other sources -- I'm specifically looking > for things like the XB-70, the F-22 Raptor, X-32, X-35, YF-22, A-12, > SR-71, and other recent (and classic) high-tech/high-speed military > and/or experimental aircraft, as well as cool civilian aircraft such > as the Concorde, Airbus A-3XX, Boeing "Boxwing" concepts, Boeing > HSCT, etc.... > > I've talked to Mando, and he says that he gets most of his images > from stock photo agencies, but they typically want like $129 for a > single hi-res image, or $200-300 for a CD of about 100 images, and I > have neither the money nor the inclination to spend that kind of > money on a stupid desktop background image. > > So, does anyone here have any other ideas? > > -- > Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles@skynet.be> > > /* efdtt.c Author: Charles M. Hannum <root@ihack.net> */ > /* Represented as 1045 digit prime number by Phil Carmody */ > /* Prime as DNS cname chain by Roy Arends and Walter Belgers */ > /* */ > /* Usage is: cat title-key scrambled.vob | efdtt >clear.vob */ > /* where title-key = "153 2 8 105 225" or other similar 5-byte key */ > > dig decss.friet.org|perl -ne'if(/^x/){s/[x.]//g;print pack(H124,$_)}' > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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