Alex Taylor: OS/2 Boot Logos

This is a collection of alternate OS/2 boot logos I've put together. My intention was to design logo graphics which look cleaner and more elegant than the default logo(s) included by OS/2.

You may notice these tend to be heavy on blue. The main reason for this is that blue seems to lend itself to rendering in the system palette more gracefully than most other colours. Plus, I happen to like blue...

In the lists below, click on the thumbnail to view a full-size GIF of the image. The actual logo (*.LGO) files are compressed in ZIP format.

Logos for OS/2 Warp 4 and above

The following logos are in Warp 4 logo format. They are compatible with the following versions of OS/2:

OS/2 Warp Server SMP
OS/2 Warp version 4
OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
Convenience Package 1 & 2

Attempting to install any of these logos under OS/2 Warp 3, OS/2 Warp Connect or OS/2 Warp Server 4 will most likely render your system unbootable, so please don't try it.

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Logos for OS/2 Warp 3

The following logos are designed for the following versions of OS/2:

OS/2 Warp version 3
OS/2 Warp Connect
OS/2 Warp Server version 4 (Entry and Advanced)

They may also be used with later versions of OS/2.

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Other Information

In order to replace the OS/2 boot logo, rename the .LGO file to 'OS2LOGO', and replace the system, hidden, and read-only file 'OS2LOGO' in the root of the boot drive. e.g.:

          [C:\]attrib -s -h -r OS2LOGO
          [C:\]move OS2LOGO \OS2\INSTALL\DEFAULT.LGO
          [C:\]ren TOPLIGHT.LGO OS2LOGO
          [C:\]attrib +s +h +r OS2LOGO

I created all of these using Adobe Photoshop, PMView 2000, and <ahem> Windows Paint. The OS/2 Warp banner was 'borrowed' from the OS/2 Warp Connect logo, and heavily tampered with.

Given that I've blatantly used IBM's own logos, I don't pretend to have any legal rights over these pictures. Use them as you see fit.

NOTE: Due in part to server space constraints, I have reduced this page to minimal content, removing a number of old logo files and graphics. My apologies for any inconvenience.