Changing "Welcome to Macintosh"

[RichardG]

I see many people changing it, now I ask, how? I found it on:

1. System 4.0 boot disk ("ALAN'S FILE CABINET", downloaded from rolli.ch/MacPlus)

2. System 7.5 beta ("Capone...")

I think some extensions can even slip a PICT in.

 

[macgeek417]

er... i believe the app for it is called Welcome Screen or something

 

[~Coxy]

I believe you need a file called StartUpScreen in the System Folder of the boot disk/ette. ISTR that this file has a PICT resource with the new startup picture in it? GraphicConverter definitely has the option to create this file correctly for you.

 

[Scott Baret]

If you are referring to startup screens you can typically make them in older paint programs. I know MacPaint 2.0 is capable of it (there are a few copies of it for sale on eBay right now; it shows up there pretty frequently) and I believe many other programs of that vintage can handle them as well. I also remember seeing a shareware (or freeware) program at one point that converted MacPaint files to startup screen format. (The original MacPaint didn't save in Startup Screen format).

For those new to this type of file, the startup screen format is used for files that can be named "startup screen" and placed in a System 6 (or earlier) system folder. They replace the "Welcome to Macintosh" message with a picture. If you want a message on here, you can use the text tool of your paint program to do exactly that.

Backdrop, a freeware utility, will let you keep that picture on your screen as a desktop pattern under System 6 (search these forums for it; it's been discussed on here before and I think there's a link for it as well). The only limitation is that the file is in MacPaint format, meaning color cannot be used (I believe this restriction applies to startup screen format as well).

EDIT: Just saw Coxy's post. Glad to know there is a modern alternative to MacPaint for creating this file.

 

[LCGuy]

Another thing, if you just want to change the text that says "Welcome to Macintosh.", you can go into ResEdit and change the appropriate STR or STR# resource...just remember that when you're using ResEdit, to always work on a copy of a file, rather than the original.

 

[techfury90]

Actually its the DSAT resource, and you'll need to make sure the length matches (or is padded appropriately) in the hex editor. Its doable, but not for the faint of heart.

 

[zydeco]

There was a DSAT editor called Errditor, but I can't seem to find the MacFormat CD with it.

It let you edit the text and icons from DSAT resources (Welcome to Macintosh, System Errors, Insert Disk, etc)

 

[slomacuser]

http://files.getdropbox.com/u/86210/Welcome.sit

 

[joshc]

http://files.getdropbox.com/u/86210/Welcome.sit

404'd.

 

[RichardG]

I got it.

 

[Nico]

I still have an old program called Screen Maker that does pretty much the same thing - turn a MacPaint drawing into a startup screen. Let me know if you're interested, I'll upload it somewhere then.

 

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GraphicConverter can save in the correct format. It does accept colour.

 

[Dog Cow]

http://files.getdropbox.com/u/86210/Welcome.sit

404'd.

A program like that is likely already on Info-Mac or Umich.

Don't be lazy; look around.

 

[joshc]

http://files.getdropbox.com/u/86210/Welcome.sit

404'd.

A program like that is likely already on Info-Mac or Umich.

Don't be lazy; look around.

I wasn't being lazy - the file is already in my archives. I was just informing slomacuser that it wasn't working as he had intended.