How do i change the computer icon?

evil edevil ed
Posted:
in macOS edited January 2014
okay, this one's really been buggin for quite some time: how do i change the 'Computer' icon from that purple iMac to something relevant (like a PowerBook G3 for instance). I was expecting there to be something for this in SysPrefs or something... <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />



any help would be greatly appreciated



Thanx!

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  • Reply 1 of 10
    tuxbook731tuxbook731 Posts: 67member
    i think <a href="http://www.xicons.com"; target="_blank">www.xicons.com</a> has something about how this is done. I would like OSX to detect the model in use and set the icon appropriately. The different color schemes have different sales numbers which apple system profiler can read, so why couldn't the OS take advantage of that to customize the Computer icon?
  • Reply 2 of 10
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by tuxbook731:

    <strong>i think <a href="http://www.xicons.com"; target="_blank">www.xicons.com</a> has something about how this is done. I would like OSX to detect the model in use and set the icon appropriately. The different color schemes have different sales numbers which apple system profiler can read, so why couldn't the OS take advantage of that to customize the Computer icon?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    That would be pretty cool if the OS could do that. I don't see why it can't.
  • Reply 3 of 10
    sinewavesinewave Posts: 1,074member
    Go here



    System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app



    control click on the Finder.app and select "Show package contents"



    Then go here



    Contents/Resources/Computer.incs



    There is your file.
  • Reply 4 of 10
    evil edevil ed Posts: 106member
    schweet, thanks guys
  • Reply 5 of 10
    the cool gutthe cool gut Posts: 1,714member
    pretty cool .. how do you actually change the icon though?
  • Reply 6 of 10
    evil edevil ed Posts: 106member
    LoL! yeah, how do u change it? tho i must admit, i haven't had the time to go thru all the possibilities yet... will do when i get a minute...
  • Reply 7 of 10
    katekate Posts: 172member
    [quote]Originally posted by the cool gut:

    <strong>pretty cool .. how do you actually change the icon though?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    1.Complicated way:

    replace via terminal (unintuitive and fault provoking)

    needs root access to the above mentioned Resource folder.

    So I won't get into this.



    2.Easy way:

    boot into OS 9 and just drag the icon out and replace with new one using the exact same name. Reboot into X. Done.



    The icon format has to be either universal or the X-type. I do use Iconographer for this purpose. My iBook appears as an iBook under "computer" since I changed that. (What a lame naming scheme btw.)



    You can alter any icon this way.



    [ 12-04-2001: Message edited by: Kate ]</p>
  • Reply 8 of 10
    katekate Posts: 172member
    double post.sorry. <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />



    [ 12-04-2001: Message edited by: Kate ]</p>
  • Reply 9 of 10
    ibeniibeni Posts: 54member
    use the "classic" way of cut & paste the symbol in the information window.

    (works in OS 10.1)
  • Reply 10 of 10
    evil edevil ed Posts: 106member
    Kewl! <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />



    Thanx guys!
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