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amiga500

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#268506 23-Mar-2020 11:52
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_(image)

 

The fascinating story behind the default Win XP wallpaper.  Charles O'Rear a former National Geographic photographer took the photo on a large format camera & made something like $100,000 for the image.  The article includes a large Bliss image, & two other photos showing what the hill looked like several years on.   It is wine country & all the vines had been ripped out due to a disease affecting grape vines.  

 

If you want a nice genuine retro Windows wallpaper this is an excellent copy.


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  #2444376 23-Mar-2020 11:59
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And then there was the NZ version - https://rcd.typepad.com/rcd/2004/06/new_zealand_win.html




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  #2444448 23-Mar-2020 13:13
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allan:

 

And then there was the NZ version - https://rcd.typepad.com/rcd/2004/06/new_zealand_win.html

 

 

Hey, those are really nice.


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