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zeebe · Mar 8, 2007, 10:59 AM

I am not sure if I can ask this, but where can I find the OS 9 themes, Gizmo, High Tech, and Paper, and any other OS 9 themes?? I recently received a free G3 iMac and I am using it for my kids to play Classic games on. I would like to be able to customize it a little but DO NOT want to use Kaleidiscope.
Thanks in advance

arcticmac · Mar 8, 2007, 11:42 AM

try here:
Appearance Themes
and if you're interested in making your own, here:
Welcome to the Mac Theme Classroom

eyevaan · Mar 8, 2007, 11:50 AM

check your PM

zeebe · Mar 8, 2007, 11:50 AM

Thanks Arcticmac, but most of those links for downloads aren't in the archive.

zeebe · Mar 8, 2007, 11:51 AM

I did eyevaan!! Thanks!

angelmb · Mar 8, 2007, 02:06 PM

You want the "Drawing Board" theme !!

zeebe · Mar 8, 2007, 02:37 PM

yeah, that would be cool too! That is what I meant by the Paper theme, I thought that is what it was called.

eyevaan · Mar 8, 2007, 02:48 PM

it should be in there...

Sotomura · Mar 31, 2007, 11:17 PM

I did my, erm, "research", as the rules mentions, and I'm not sure how "ancient" this thread is (about a month old, per se?), so I am pretty curious as to whether I'd be able to grab a copy of said themes as well. Do they include sounds?

And sorry if I disturbed any flow by bringing an ancient thread in.

arcticmac · Mar 31, 2007, 11:22 PM

also look here... this site has some real downloads.
Ben's Homepage

angelmb · Apr 1, 2007, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Sotomura

I did my, erm, "research", as the rules mentions, and I'm not sure how "ancient" this thread is (about a month old, per se?), so I am pretty curious as to whether I'd be able to grab a copy of said themes as well. Do they include sounds?

And sorry if I disturbed any flow by bringing an ancient thread in.

One month old is not ancient… just wait until someone brings a one year old thread back

I can e-mail those Mac OS 9 Themes to you, let me know an e-mail where send them.

Sounds are not included into Themes files. Those are 'Soundsets', it is like themes for sounds, obviously.

angelmb · Apr 2, 2007, 10:30 AM

Feel free to get the Themes here…

Free file hosting, yourfilelink.com - online file resource.

I only have one soundset, SGI soundset which brings to the Mac the typical alert&action sounds from the Silicon Graphics computers, get it here…

Free file hosting, yourfilelink.com - online file resource.

doccus · Apr 5, 2007, 01:06 AM

Some more (third party) themes here..
4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download Appearance Themes.sit
and a few soundsets here...
4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download Appearance Soundsets.sit
..and if you haven't been to Ben's site yet (as posted above) you *really* ought too..
He has what could be the best ones ever made..especially check out 'Doohickey'..
what Gizmo shoulda been but 1000 times better.
I think it's just a disgrace that there's not a single website left in the world to view and download any OS9x themes (except for Ben's...)..it's a shame about resexcellence especially..

©öñFü$íóÑ · Apr 5, 2007, 04:14 AM

I only wished that Appearance Themes allowed for transparencies and made the window elements/resource graphics easier to edit. Otherwise, I would have ported my hack of the SmoothStripes K-scheme with Minium icons to an Appearance Theme LONG ago.....

angelmb · Apr 5, 2007, 06:14 AM

Wouldn't Power Windows serve you right?
Power Windows

Gizmo Soundset is hilarious.

doccus · Apr 5, 2007, 01:23 PM

I love that soundset too! Especially open/close windows..puts a smile on yer face

eyevaan · Apr 5, 2007, 03:28 PM

SGI was a personal fav but the Bladerunner set - joy - too bad Xounds was not able to allocate the resource for the scrolling rain...

angelmb · Apr 6, 2007, 04:45 AM

Could you 'share' the BladeRunner soundset?, I googled it but got dead links.