Upgrades (Optional, install if the changes provided interest you. You only need to install the latest one):

Upgrade to Blitter 1.3.

What this upgrade does:

The newest version of Blitter 1.3 includes all changes from upgrades 1.1 (4th interest window, GUI enhancement, ...) and 1.2 (memory features) and has now been upgraded to withstands all damaged/illegal header or file contents. Thanks to all the Chrises and Mav33 for damaged headers and all those who provided suggestions for version 1.1 and 1.2.

To install: To install, download the latest os2blit.zip and unzip inside your Blitter directory. Press Y or A to overwrite all files. (No interest file is included so your current ones will be maintained)

Upgrade to Blitter 1.1.

What this upgrade does:

1. Display support for 640x400 machines.
2. Full size image display added.
3. Changed font for Warp4.
4. Memory management more system friendly.
5. Additional intererest options in 4th pane.
6. Easier run options.
7. Support for separate directories of images.
8. Additional changes listed below...

1. Enhancements: Speed improvements for loading of JPEG files, displaying images.
2. Added feature: It is now possible to view images in full size. If you wish to view an image full size when shown in the preview window, you can use the right mouse button to access a pop-up menu which allows this.
3. Added feature: Images now display alpha channel if available. Transparency is white in small displays and striped in full size.
4. Blitter now releases memory to system much more often.
5. Added feature: There are now five additional interest options to reduce download or collection of low quality images or distruptive flooding of newsgroups.
6. Added feature: You can now run the last interest you used by simply pressing the Run button at start time.
7. Added feature: You can now run an interest from command line. Use:
   BLITTER interest-name
   and Blitter will run, select the interest, Run it, and exit.
8. You can now specify additional directory paths after newsgroup names. For example:
   alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels.elle (super)
   The 'space' '(' subdirectory ')' is optional and if you use it, the directory will be added to primary or secondary path and used. (Hint: you can create it in primary alone if you wish. If the subdirectory doesn't exist, it will be ignored. So you need not worry about keeping an updated set of directories in the less used secondary)
9. Code change: Additional safety code added to correct reported download problems. If you run into problems with Blitter, re-run and watch which message # and group is a problem. Check message in a newsreader and send full header (Ctrl-H in tin) to MDF@BIX.COM. We can not use message # since it is unique to your newsserver but can track down problem posts from header.
10. Demo download increased to 50 images.
    

How to install:

1. Download and unzip blitiud11.zip.
2. Run Blitter and verify it looks different.