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Title: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: guest6931 on October 02, 2011, 01:40:09 AM
New project I've made for those of us stuck on Windows.

Amiga Conversion Kit
Ver. 1.0

Ken's Icons Port
Iconpackager package
ICO icons
Source PNG files
Registry tweak for no explorer bars
UXPatcher for themes
Amiga OS 4 theme
Amiga Mouse Cursors

Screenshot:
http://jellybeanstyling.com/ack_screenshot.jpg
(http://jellybeanstyling.com/ack_screenshot.jpg)
Available Here:
http://www.jellybeanstyling.com/AmigaConversionKit.zip
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: Argo on October 02, 2011, 01:49:00 AM
Awesome. I was just looking for something like this yesterday.
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: smerf on October 02, 2011, 03:34:28 AM
Hi,

And if he gets lucky he may find something like this today

smerf
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: save2600 on October 02, 2011, 04:40:10 AM
Best looking Windows Band-Aid I've ever seen!
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: Wolfe on October 02, 2011, 09:41:12 AM
For those who like windows, this is a great aesthetic upgrade . . .

But its like make-up on a pig for those who don't . . . :)
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: psxphill on October 02, 2011, 09:55:38 AM
Quote from: Wolfe;662174
For those who like windows, this is a great aesthetic upgrade . . .
 
But its like make-up on a pig for those who don't . . . :)

I've never understood why anyone who doesn't like windows would actually choose to run it.
 
This basically allows those who think that windows is the best choice but don't want to admit it, to feel better about themselves.
 
There are enough other fashionable choices for the modern microsoft hater to mean that you would never have to run windows.
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: tone007 on October 02, 2011, 12:01:15 PM
Very convincing, but if you can get it to Guru every few application runs it'll be even more realistic!
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: HenryCase on October 02, 2011, 02:20:02 PM
Quote from: psxphill;662175
I've never understood why anyone who doesn't like windows would actually choose to run it.


Perhaps because, shock horror, they want/need the software that runs on it.

Since when is pragmatism a bad thing.
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: haywirepc on October 02, 2011, 02:39:56 PM
I don't know I think that if you HAVE to use windows, at least you can make it easier on the eyes. Its disgustingly ugly unless you skin it with windowblinds or something like this.

And YES some of us need to use windows for work. I use linux most of the time at home but some things still require dual boot or windowsxp in virtualbox.

Steven
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: Duce on October 02, 2011, 02:56:46 PM
Some people have no choice other than Windows, even if they despise it.  That being said, Win 7 is not terribly painful to use, easily the most pleasant and stable version of Windows I've run thus far.  I couldn't do my job without a Windows PC - some of the software the job requires is Windows only.
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: mfilos on October 02, 2011, 02:59:35 PM
Thanks for sharing this awesome package! /cheers
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: nicholas on October 02, 2011, 04:11:49 PM
I run my GNOME desktop with the OS4 window borders and Ken's Icons.
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: DaNi on October 03, 2011, 06:52:18 PM
great! ;)
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: guest6931 on October 06, 2011, 01:03:58 AM
New version 1.1 available. Get it here: http://www.jellybeanstyling.com

Many new icons added!
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: guest6931 on October 10, 2011, 01:37:01 AM
http://www.jellybeanstyling.com/amigaconversionkit.html  Separated all the parts into links to archives so that it isn't required to download to whole package at once.  Added more pieces and links to other interesting items.  If you like this package, please donate to AROS!
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: psxphill on October 10, 2011, 08:48:36 AM
Quote from: HenryCase;662194
Perhaps because, shock horror, they want/need the software that runs on it.
 
Since when is pragmatism a bad thing.

That was my point.
 
If you make the choice that windows is the best choice because you need to run it for the software it has then why bother bashing it?
 
The person who switched to using AmigaOS permanently (which I did until the year 2000) or anyone who runs MacOS, Linux etc have made their choice & I can accept that they can make jibes about Windows (and people can make jibes about MacOS/Linux etc, AmigaOS is off limits :-) ).
 
Windows 2000 onwards has been stable enough & had enough hardware/software support that I couldn't justify sticking with AmigaOS though. At this point I can't really criticise it, without criticising my own decision.
 
If you hate microsoft & windows that much there is always Wine or a rootless VM. Or have the haters become lazy?
Title: Re: Amiga Conversion Kit
Post by: Tripitaka on October 12, 2011, 12:23:15 AM
Installed the icons fine then the theme patcher, un-archived the theme and then when I tried to use it I got this error. Any ideas?