"MacOS8 - Get a life, get a Mac" MacOS startup screen
Do K. Lee <dkl2@cornell.edu>
Version 1.0.0
December 10, 1996
Abstract
This patch will replace your boring old MacOS startup screen with a colorful MacOS8 one (which, with the looks of Apple right now, seems like the closest we'll ever get to a Copland startup screen in this lifetime). If you want to see what the screen will look like, open up the file StartupScreen. This is the screen you will see (with the progress bar in the grey area) as your INITs and cDEVs load. So run this patch, then invite some of your Wintel machine friends over and just switch on your computer! =)
Instructions:
*** This patch is for System 7.5.5 only!!! ***
- Make a copy of your 7.5.5 System file and put it in a different
directory.
- Patch the duplicate file.
- Rename your original System file to System Backup and move it
out to a safe directory.
- Place the patched System file in your System Folder and reboot.
- Enjoy! =)
For Systems other than 7.5.5:
The file StartupScreen is can be used with any version of MacOS™ 7.5 that supports startup screens.
Simply drag the file StartupScreen to the System Folder and restart.
Note: This won't replace the progress bar screen, but is merely a startup screen.
Acknowledgements:
The MacOS8 startup screen is a hybrid of two startup screens by
The patcher application was made with ResCompare, a free resource comparison and patch generation utility. ResCompare can be FTP’ed from most Macintosh archive sites. Send e-mail inquiries regarding ResCompare to Michael_Hecht@mac.sas.com.
The graphics editing was done with Adobe Photoshop 3.0.5, which is not a free resource. ;)
Legal Stuff:
Apple, MacOS™ and the MacOS™ logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
You use the patcher at your own risk, I am not responsible for any damage caused to your system by applying this patch.
This patch is freeware, but if you like it, or have any suggestions, please email me with feedback...or send me something cool...any tokens of appreciation are welcome. =) Distribute it to friends, families, your favorite archives, etc., but please distribute the whole package. Thanx. =P