OS 9 Desktop Icons

[IIO]

since ever: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/14759/bbx-mercury-x

[teroyk]

Has anybody tested is Finder faster and use less memory, if use only 2-bit icons at 8-bit mode?
Or is somebody even hacked Mac OS 9 or OSX to work in 2-bit mode?

[Bolkonskij]

This is still very much work in progress but over on System 7 Today we're trying to build up a "goodies" section with a selection of system sounds, (low-res) wallpapers, desktop patterns, startup screens ... - including icon collections. Kind of a "best of" what shareware CDs and others had to offer. I think this is what Click was looking for? Unless he's now into rolling his own :-)

Desktop Icons on System 7 Today

Just keep in mind this is really an early draft of that section.

[bfcastello]

Here are three folders I customized for me (two on my own, one is a rework of an existing icon from someone else). They are for Downloads, Games and Multimedia type folders.

They are specifically for OS 9 (and maybe OS 8.x) and no good for OS X.

[IIO]

Has anybody tested is Finder faster and use less memory, if use only 2-bit icons at 8-bit mode?

finder not, but of course you have less load on RAM when you set the monitor to 16 bit color.

for hundreds of windows it might make a difference, but i wouldnt bother.