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webcookie · May 17, 2004, 05:00 PM

I'm trying to find the wallpapers from older versions of the Mac OS. The ones I can remember off the top of my head are rubberbands, rocks, and the Mac face. They were all tiled backgrounds. Are they located on my hard drive somewhere, like in the Classic system folder, or is there a website with them? Help please.

Komisar · May 17, 2004, 05:28 PM

try rapzodize by max.... he has icons with them

Link · May 17, 2004, 08:09 PM

As I remember, the later OS 9 installations didn't come with it. If you have a 9.x or 8.x disk laying around, pop it in and look around the CD..

FYI classic's desktops are in /system folder/appearance/desktop pictures/

Actually, the "Mac OS background" is in there.. but not the 'oldschool' ones.

webcookie · May 17, 2004, 08:31 PM

Originally posted by Link:
As I remember, the later OS 9 installations didn't come with it. If you have a 9.x or 8.x disk laying around, pop it in and look around the CD..

FYI classic's desktops are in /system folder/appearance/desktop pictures/

Actually, the "Mac OS background" is in there.. but not the 'oldschool' ones.

There is no "desktop pictures" folder in that location on my computer.

I don't have a 8 or 9 disk.

All I have are the disks that came with my iBook. I'm new to Mac (since October).

@Komisar: I had downloaded that once for that reason, but I don't have ShapeShifter or anything, so all that was downloaded was one file, which I guess was for use in ShapeShifter; there were no backgrounds.

Thanks for your replies.

Caesar2099 · May 17, 2004, 08:52 PM

Originally posted by webcookie:
I had downloaded that once for that reason, but I don't have ShapeShifter or anything, so all that was downloaded was one file, which I guess was for use in ShapeShifter; there were no backgrounds.

Rhapsodized should download in a .dmg file, which the finder should open automatically. A removable disk should form called rhapsodized. In that disk there should be an extras folder which has all of the desktop pictures.

darrick · May 18, 2004, 08:42 AM

try looking in the cd extras folder of an old install desk.

pebbles and rubber bands are desktop patterns for the old appearance control panel.
i do not think you can get to them otherwise. (could be wrong about that getting to them part).

Link · May 18, 2004, 04:10 PM

On the CD Extras folder is one called extra desktop patterns, which does have all those funky patterns like rubber bands and whatnot. I sent that, and a link to a page I put on my server with all the desktop backgrounds

OS 9 wallpaper is here: http://www.talesmud.com/os9dp/os9dp.html

Komisar · May 18, 2004, 04:32 PM

But if you want an updated version like caesar said rhapsodize should come in a dmg format i dont know why you got it in a gui

Ji Eun · May 19, 2004, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by Link:
On the CD Extras folder is one called extra desktop patterns, which does have all those funky patterns like rubber bands and whatnot. I sent that, and a link to a page I put on my server with all the desktop backgrounds

OS 9 wallpaper is here: http://www.talesmud.com/os9dp/os9dp.html

that's awesome, but don't suppose you'd host them as a compressed file / single archive?

Link · May 20, 2004, 07:49 PM

Originally posted by Ji Eun:
that's awesome, but don't suppose you'd host them as a compressed file / single archive?

Sure, but it's 20mb. Tell ya what, I have a bit of work to do tonight -- I'll see if I can put it up on a mirror tomorrow or saturday

Sorry for ze wait. :| I was thinking about putting up an archive on the site but yeah

Ji Eun · May 23, 2004, 12:10 PM

thank you kindly

zen_pb · Oct 29, 2004, 04:23 PM

Originally posted by Link:
Sure, but it's 20mb. Tell ya what, I have a bit of work to do tonight -- I'll see if I can put it up on a mirror tomorrow or saturday

Sorry for ze wait. :| I was thinking about putting up an archive on the site but yeah

any one put the mac os x default wallpapers up somewhere ? can you send me a link thanks

Brien · Oct 29, 2004, 05:36 PM

Originally posted by zen_pb:
any one put the mac os x default wallpapers up somewhere ? can you send me a link thanks

I'll see if I have time later to put some up. No promises though.

ARENA · Oct 31, 2004, 12:00 PM

Link, when will you be able to upload the whole collection as one .sit file?

Ji Eun · Nov 1, 2004, 10:41 AM

returning the favor.
click here. 20mb dl :/
link will only be up for a short while.

Lew · Nov 1, 2004, 11:29 AM

I've uploaded the "Sample Desktop Pictures" folder from OS 8.1 here. There's a nice Mac OS smiley face desktop in there.