Classic Mac Wares

Classic Mac Wares 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 1.6.2, Dan Knight, 2002.02.04. "ramBunctious is probably the best RAM disk software for the Mac...."
BBEdit Lite 4.6, 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 1.9.2, Jonathan Ploudre, 2001.05.22. FinderPop provides powerful control over contextual menus.
SmoothType 2.2.2, Dan Knight, 2001.02.13. SmoothType displays type more legibly than Apple's or Adobe's font smoothing technologies.
Clean-Install Assistant 1.5.1, Dan Knight, 2001.02.05. Incredibly useful utility helps with clean installs, system updates, and moving to a new Mac.
Battery Amnesia 1.5.2, Chris Lawson and Dan Knight, 2000.12.14. Shareware utility rejuvenates old PowerBook batteries.
Extensions Strip 1.9.3, Chris Lawson, 2000.12.04. The best Control Strip replacement available for the Mac.
AOL Instant Messenger 4.2, Chris Lawson, 2000.11.22:. AIM has become an indispensable part of an Internet user's toolbox.
MenuChoice 2.1, 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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