I get a kick out of this....
Saturday, May 3, 2003 by goodmorphing | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
June 28, 1999. Someone called DAK uploaded this skin... look at the screenshot... it''s back there all this time ''keeping the time'' (I know, not really... it''s a .gif. The only one I saw like that so far). Kind of made me feel a little like an archaeologist to find a ''living wall way back there....
http://skins.wincustomize.com/DAK/wb/wbmaniaiii.gif
What a mind that must be... Sometimes I wonder where all the skinners are from way back then and I am really glad you guys made that reunion thread.
Skins used to be a lot different, for instance, Ampula http://skins.wincustomize.com/AllenBond/wb/ampula.gif , and I wondered why they changed.
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http://skins.wincustomize.com/DAK/wb/wbmaniaiii.gif
What a mind that must be... Sometimes I wonder where all the skinners are from way back then and I am really glad you guys made that reunion thread.
Skins used to be a lot different, for instance, Ampula http://skins.wincustomize.com/AllenBond/wb/ampula.gif , and I wondered why they changed.
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Chris
Reply #2 Sunday, May 4, 2003 6:11 AM
Reply #2 Sunday, May 4, 2003 6:11 AM
That reminds me of several animated skins, some of which you can see in action since their thumbnail images are GIF files. All of them were revoluationary at the time, and not just because they were animated. They were very creative.
Mercury's WhatIsTheMatrix https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=1063
And here's the updated version for XP https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=2613
Morphh's Toxic. Not only is it animated, it was one the first skins to heavily use plugins. https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=808
Ed Dean's Liquid. I think this was the first animated skin I ever saw: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=633
Mercury's WhatIsTheMatrix https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=1063
And here's the updated version for XP https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=2613
Morphh's Toxic. Not only is it animated, it was one the first skins to heavily use plugins. https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=808
Ed Dean's Liquid. I think this was the first animated skin I ever saw: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=633
MadIce
Reply #3 Sunday, May 4, 2003 7:13 AM
Reply #3 Sunday, May 4, 2003 7:13 AM
Chris got some of the Long Lost Inkman Skins back.
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=13&SkinID=1827
We are trying to bring them back. Stay tuned
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=13&SkinID=1827
We are trying to bring them back. Stay tuned
MadIce
Reply #5 Sunday, May 4, 2003 10:23 AM
Reply #5 Sunday, May 4, 2003 10:23 AM
Remember the RG-360 WinAmp skin? Well, this is the site of another forgotten skinner:
http://fireice.org/skinz-old.htm
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http://fireice.org/skinz-old.htm
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Chris
Reply #6 Sunday, May 4, 2003 10:40 AM
Reply #6 Sunday, May 4, 2003 10:40 AM
Here''s some more sites of old skinners:
M Factory''s skins: http://www.venus.dti.ne.jp/~mueji/skins/skins.htm
MVH Designs (I really loved the seasonal skins) http://www.mvhdesigns.com
Fear of Four: http://www.moppy.co.uk/skins.htm
Shawn Murdock: http://www.smurdock.com
Aleksyander: http://www.aleksyandr.com/wb.htm
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M Factory''s skins: http://www.venus.dti.ne.jp/~mueji/skins/skins.htm
MVH Designs (I really loved the seasonal skins) http://www.mvhdesigns.com
Fear of Four: http://www.moppy.co.uk/skins.htm
Shawn Murdock: http://www.smurdock.com
Aleksyander: http://www.aleksyandr.com/wb.htm
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da_zman20
Reply #7 Sunday, May 4, 2003 11:23 AM
Reply #7 Sunday, May 4, 2003 11:23 AM
so many memories... I would love to see just half of those skins updates for WB4
and toxic was my favorite I had that skin on my computer for about a year
well I still have it, but I never use it now... but ahhh the good old days ...
and toxic was my favorite I had that skin on my computer for about a year
well I still have it, but I never use it now... but ahhh the good old days ... 
citats
Reply #8 Sunday, May 4, 2003 11:31 AM
Reply #8 Sunday, May 4, 2003 11:31 AM
Chrome Tube by DavidK a WB I've been using on and off since 2000...
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=883 looks great and the clock and winamp controls are a big plus. Goes great with a few Litestep themes.
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=883 looks great and the clock and winamp controls are a big plus. Goes great with a few Litestep themes.
MadIce
Reply #9 Sunday, May 4, 2003 11:40 AM
Reply #9 Sunday, May 4, 2003 11:40 AM
Toxic was special to me too. Morphh made that skin and also gave me the idea of the WBAmp plugin. He wanted it to be part of that skin. I think I made WBAmp in less than 3 weeks or so. I still have all his old beta's of that skin in which he tested my plugin. That skin was delayed a bit because he also wanted to be the first including another plugin (I think WBMenu 2). It was fun to work with him. We often talked about it in the newsgroups and also mailed eachother's betas back and forth.
Morphh really pushed the limits. One of those where the number of buttons in the frames. The maximum was 29 or 39 (don't remember the exact number) and he had reached the limit of that number. So, he had to find ways to bring that number down. Sometime later WB allowed a larger number of buttons.
Morphh also loved animations in his skins.
I still have all his old beta's of that skin in which he tested my plugin. That skin was delayed a bit because he also wanted to be the first including another plugin (I think WBMenu 2). It was fun to work with him. We often talked about it in the newsgroups and also mailed eachother's betas back and forth.Morphh really pushed the limits. One of those where the number of buttons in the frames. The maximum was 29 or 39 (don't remember the exact number) and he had reached the limit of that number. So, he had to find ways to bring that number down. Sometime later WB allowed a larger number of buttons.
Morphh also loved animations in his skins.
Chris
Reply #10 Sunday, May 4, 2003 11:45 AM
Reply #10 Sunday, May 4, 2003 11:45 AM
For everyone reminiscing about days/skinners of bygone days, I just want to point out that this thread has sort of become the sister thread of FrogBoy''''s MIA Skinners thread
https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?BID=WC&id=142802#143412
And to a lesser extent Hippy''''s Old School reunion thread
https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?id=139706&BID=WC&page=1#139964
Just didn''''t want those threads to fall by the wayside since there''''s some great old time posts in those threads a well
Sort of an Old Fart Thread Trilogy[Message Edited]
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https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?BID=WC&id=142802#143412
And to a lesser extent Hippy''''s Old School reunion thread
https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?id=139706&BID=WC&page=1#139964
Just didn''''t want those threads to fall by the wayside since there''''s some great old time posts in those threads a well
Sort of an Old Fart Thread Trilogy
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goodmorphing
Reply #11 Sunday, May 4, 2003 6:00 PM
Reply #11 Sunday, May 4, 2003 6:00 PM
I remember that Liquid theme, and the Matrix one too! And Toxic too! I only had a WB trial back then, and when I finally could buy it the style had already changed. I hope all those can be updated.
What great links...
Thanks!
I really, really like every WB upgrade.
...but they make me a little sad too, since some old beauties get left further and further behind.
What great links...
Thanks!I really, really like every WB upgrade.
...but they make me a little sad too, since some old beauties get left further and further behind.
goodmorphing
Reply #12 Sunday, May 4, 2003 6:08 PM
Reply #12 Sunday, May 4, 2003 6:08 PM
Lights was another animated one I liked... http://skins.wincustomize.com/SunsetProductions/wb/lights.jpg
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Reply #1 Sunday, May 4, 2003 5:54 AM
Since more people are into slight changes rather than radical design the majority of skins have evolved into simple un-obtrusive designs. Although, I must admit, it's getting kind of boring.
I miss those days.