Classic Mac Software
Classic Mac Software is a user guide to the best Mac freeware and shareware for the Classic Mac OS. Reviews are written by those who know and love these programs.
- ramBunctious: A Better RAM Disk for the Classic Mac OS, Dan Knight, 2002.02.04. "ramBunctious is probably the best RAM disk software for the Mac...."
- BBEdit Lite 4.6: My Favorite Text Editor for the Classic Mac OS, Dan Knight, 2001.07.10. A freeware text editor with amazing power and speed.
- SpellTools freestanding spell checker, Charles Moore, 2001.07.02. Why you might want a freestanding spell checker - and other things SpellTools can do for you.
- Click Different with FinderPop for the Classic Mac OS, Jonathan Ploudre, 2001.05.22. FinderPop provides powerful control over contextual menus.
- SmoothType: Anti-aliased Type for the Classic Mac OS, Dan Knight, 2001.02.13. SmoothType displays type more legibly than Apple's or Adobe's font smoothing technologies.
- Clean-Install Assistant Simplifies Upgrading the Classic Mac OS, Dan Knight, 2001.02.05. Incredibly useful utility helps with clean installs, system updates, and moving to a new Mac.
- Battery Amnesia Reconditions Old PowerBook Batteries, Chris Lawson and Dan Knight, 2000.12.14. Shareware utility rejuvenates old PowerBook batteries.
- Extensions Strip for the Classic Mac OS, Chris Lawson, 2000.12.04. The best Control Strip replacement available for the Mac.
- AOL Instant Messenger 4.2 for the Classic Mac OS, Chris Lawson, 2000.11.22. AIM has become an indispensable part of an Internet user's toolbox.
- MenuChoice: A Better Choice than Apple Menu Options, Dan Knight, 2000.11.17. Many users still consider this five-year-old shareware superior to Apple Menu Options.
Other Wares Articles on Low End Mac
- Freeware I wouldn't want to be without, Beverly Woods, Acoustic Mac, 2002.01.22. A free launcher, program switcher (both better than Apple's), and a POP mail checker for dumping spam.
- High-end word processing for a low-end price: Free, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2001.02.12. A look at Word Perfect, now free for Mac users.
- Tex-Edit Enhancer, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2000.10.09. "Tex-Edit Enhancer is a shareware add-on that provides Tex-Edit or Tex-Edit Plus with a Tool Bar for quick, single-click access to many of Tex-Edit's features."
- RAM Charger, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal, 1997.12.08. An efficient memory manager for Mac OS 7.x-8.x.
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