Blast From The Past

Do you remember when.....

I was searching through my hard drives and I came across these Screenshots of Wincustomize from 14 years ago. For those of you that weren't here then, you could pick different themes for the interface of Wincustomize, I believe there were 5 or 6 themes you could choose from. Vagrant Frogboy :rofl:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reply #1 Top

Whoa! Way before my time. If we only had that now. Nuff said.

Reply #2 Top

That was the time for Windows customization. :)

Look at the poll post: back then WC got 35,000 unique visitors per day, with 2,000 new users registering every day.

Now most skinning related sites/forums who did not evolve are either dead or dying. AquaSoft, for instance, is a ghost town. Depressing. :(

Reply #4 Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 3

Certainly glad Giz skinned it for Winstep.
End of DrJBHL's quote

I skinned it for Winamp...;)

 

Yes, 'Vagrant Frogboy'.   You used to be able to choose different 'titles' at different access levels, though I just stayed with 'Admin' so people wouldn't get confused and ignore me when I suggested they 'toe the line' ...;)

 

Oh, and Frogboy thought it was 'fragrant' [and no-one had the balls to clarify]...;) [not really]

 

 

Reply #5 Top

Quoting JcRabbit, reply 2

That was the time for Windows customization.
End of JcRabbit's quote

Agreed 1000%.

Things were much better then and so much variety that was truly unique.

 I was still a greenhorn member with only 1 year under my belt, but I remember it well and cherish those memories. :).

Thanks for this AlMonty!

Reply #6 Top

Ah the good old days. I still can't believe I've been here for 14 years, don't they give you a gold watch?

Reply #7 Top

Al, I can whip up a gold watch gadget!   *_*

Reply #8 Top

memories...

Reply #9 Top

Ahhh, the mammaries.

 

 

 

Oh, er, you said memories.....my bad.....

Reply #10 Top

o_O Well that tooo....  :grin:

 

Reply #11 Top

I remember those themes. What great times!!!

Reply #13 Top

Lol.. It seems like Wincustomize gui is going backwards. Kind of like another software company we know of.

Reply #14 Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 12

https://web.archive.org/web/20061122133643/https://www.wincustomize.com/ This is what WC looked like when I joined in 2006
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Wow, I have been here 2 years longer than you, I didn't know that.....

Reply #15 Top

Didn't it used to be red? As well as a Mud theme... Or was I using some of the themes?

 

Oh, it was orange-ish. https://web.archive.org/web/20010923015102/https://www.wincustomize.com/

 

I remember downloading all the Luna themes and then ObjectBar came along. Windows 2000 taskbar would then look like the XP taskbar. Trayserver was a pain. Forgetting some of my system tray. Fun times helping Mr Bargmann track down the nasties.

 

The place also went nuts for LCARS....

Reply #16 Top

Hehe, given the age of many around here, a blast from the past is looking back on cave paintings or Heiroglyphics-like icons scribbled on papyrus.

Shoot, for some, like Doc and Jafo, who are both older than dirt, a blast from the past is revisiting the crawl marks of the first invertebrates to verture out of the oceans onto dry land.

Anyhow, for the rest of us, not so ancient members, a blast from the past would be skins from such great artists as IR Braniac; Dangeruss; Tigzz; Pixstudio and the like.

Those WERE the days.

Reply #17 Top

 

My fav skin suite.............Abracadabra. 

My Abracadabra

Reply #18 Top

ONE of my faves as well!