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The Hack: Your Startup Screen
Power up your Mac and the first thing you
hear is a pleasant gong followed by an image of the Mac OS
happy face with the salutation Welcome To Macintosh pasted
below it. This startup screen is a PICT that's stored in
your Mac's System file. Here's how to replace that image
with one of your own.
1.
Make a copy of your System file and then open it with
Resorcerer. Remember that no changes you make to the file
will take effect until you save your work. From the list of
types, choose PICT and scroll down the image list to image
-16506. This is the large, 256-color startup screen.
Other pictures look similar to the startup screen; for instance, -16501 to -16503. These are different sizes (for monitors smaller than 13 inches) or different color depths (for black-and-white or grayscale monitors) and are seldom used anymore.
2. Open the resource with the Open button and paste your image on top of it. Double-click on the image you're replacing, and Resorcerer will give you its measurements. (Pictures always work best if the replacement image is the same size as the original.)
3. Save your changes. Drag your original System file out of the System Folder, rename the System copy to System (it should still be in the System Folder), and restart your machine. You can admire your work each time you reboot.
This particular Startup
Screen can be found on the MacAddict web site, in their Art
Gallery. This masterpiece is a creation of reader Ben
Hays.
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