Just in time for Leopard, reader Fernando sent us a cool free download he's set up-- he's gone back and recreated all of these iMacs, from the Bondi Blue iMac all the way up to the latest and greatest silver and glass model, in Leopard-sized icon form.
I'm not sure exactly what you could use these for, but the better question might be what can't you use them for? Easily identify iMacs on your network, or use an app like Candybar to put these wherever you want. Want an iMac full of iMacs? You got it.
I'm not sure exactly what you could use these for, but the better question might be what can't you use them for? Easily identify iMacs on your network, or use an app like Candybar to put these wherever you want. Want an iMac full of iMacs? You got it.
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10-18-2007 @ 11:27AM
Brian K said...
Those are great, but... He should have used the new default Leopard wallpaper! Great work though!
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10-18-2007 @ 11:28AM
holo said...
Nice thing about leopard, it changes your 'My Computer' icon to the type of machine you have. Install it on an imac, it shows an imac. Macbook Pro shows a Macbook Pro
These also show up correctly in the browse network view too
pretty nice touch
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10-18-2007 @ 11:28AM
jordan Merrick said...
Great... though would there really be a point for a G3 iMac icon when it can't really run Leopard? I suppose for identifying the machine on a network...
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10-18-2007 @ 11:40AM
Aron Trimble said...
Pfft! Where's the *Book love!?
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10-18-2007 @ 11:43AM
mingistech said...
For those that don't know... Leopard can support up to 512x512 icons. I believe Tiger currently tops out at 128x128.
I hope apps like pixadex are ready to support the larger icons when the launches next week. :)
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10-18-2007 @ 11:51AM
Steve Grenier said...
Is it just me or why are the icons on the edges of the pic blurry as hell.
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10-18-2007 @ 12:02PM
Billy K said...
@6 Steve,
It's just you. All you. Totally you.
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10-18-2007 @ 12:31PM
Steve Grenier said...
^ Thanks bud! Time to go get that laser eye surgery
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10-18-2007 @ 12:34PM
mingistech said...
Re: Steve
I want you to read this article and then think about the question you just asked again.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_perception
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10-18-2007 @ 1:24PM
jacob said...
Candybar is great, but sadly it doesn't work in leopard [yet].
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10-18-2007 @ 2:23PM
Alex Brooks said...
Nice icons but he could have used the Leopard desktop background.
Oh, and holo, Leopard does not set the default icon depending on what machine you have.
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10-18-2007 @ 3:43PM
will Stroud said...
@11 Yes it does.
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10-18-2007 @ 3:54PM
HazKid said...
I feel sorry for whoever took the time to make these. Apple includes 512x512 icons of every Mac in Leopard. I should know, I'm posting this on Leopard build 9A559 (Post WWDC Preview).
The icons are located in
/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources
They're professionally designed, and not to be insulting, but they are well... better.
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10-18-2007 @ 4:18PM
Alex Brooks said...
@ 12, Source?
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10-18-2007 @ 5:27PM
HazKid said...
#11 and #14: #12 is right. As I said earlier, I have been using leopard for long enough t know that is true. I can email you proof if you like. I can even send the actual icon set. You can see a preview here: hazkid.com/home
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10-18-2007 @ 5:47PM
Alex Brooks said...
I never stated that the icons weren't included, I simply stated that they weren't set by default.
Can someone find me proof otherwise?
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10-18-2007 @ 8:02PM
starkruzr said...
Why is this news?
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10-18-2007 @ 9:25PM
Steve Grenier said...
@9
Man this is a preview for icons, not real life or video games, its dumb to blur your icons in your preview to indicate depth, why don't you email Apple and tell them to add depth to all their images and blur them so you can't make them out clearly, cuz you know, thats a good idea...
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10-31-2007 @ 8:28PM
SuperFly said...
Okay I changed icons in tiger before with few hassles, doing the usual get-info, copy icon you want, select little icon in info page of the icon you want to change and then paste. With these leopard icons kindly pointed out to me by HazKid when I get info on the icons there is just a generic ICNS icon that is available to copy, not the lovely shiny mac mini icon I actually want. Can someone post instructions on how to change these icons please. Preferably without a 3rd party app like web-searches suggest! Cheers
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12-28-2007 @ 2:16PM
Wiley Wiggins said...
Leopard only includes icons back to the desklamp imac... I can see how you could add additional icons into the resources, but how do you know what machines are called on the network to invoke additional icons?
I ask because I have a hacked AppleTV that has AFP enabled and I'd like to add an AppleTV icon so it shows up in my network browser. (I know, I have OCD).
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