Issue 121 Disc 1
Freeway 3.5.5 X
LE
Reviewed/Demos
BBEdit 6.5.2
Freeway 3.5.5
REALbasic 4.5
Tutorial/Features

Professional
Editing

Shareware/Freeware
(OS X)

Audio
Business/Finance
Games
Internet Tools
Utilities

Shareware/Freeware
(Classic)

Audio
Business/Finance
Games
Internet Tools
Utilities

Resources (OS X)

GraphicConverter
4.4.3

Netscape 6.2.3
Flash Player 6.0
StuffIt Lite 6.5
Windows Media
Player 7.1.3

Internet Explorer
5.2.1

Resources (Classic)

Acrobat Reader
5.0

GraphicConverter
4.4.3

Internet Explorer
5.1.5

Outlook Express
5.0.5

RealPlayer basic
8

StuffIt Lite 6.5.1
Windows Media
Player 7.1.2

Web links

Advertisers
Useful Mac sites

Acrobat Reader 5.0
View PDF files

Adobe Acrobat Reader is the free viewing companion to Adobe Acrobat 5. Acrobat Reader lets you view, navigate and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Adobe Acrobat 5 is a complete solution for creating, enhancing, reviewing, editing, and sharing information in PDF.

Product Details

Company: Adobe
Web: www.adobe.co.uk
Price:
Free
Limitations:
None
Minimum system requirements:
Mac OS 8.6 or higher
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


Communicator 4.79
Popular Web browser

Communicator combines Navigator with a useful set of Internet tools that lets you send and receive rich email, participate in discussion groups, use online conferencing, compose web pages, and send instant messages from your home or small business and more.

Product Details

Company: Netscape
Web: www.netscape.co.uk
Price:
Free
Limitations:
None
Minimum system requirements:
Power Mac, OS 7.6.1 or higher
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


FreePPP 2.6
Internet Dialup tool

FreePPP is nothing short of being the most popular Macintosh dialup utility for connecting to Internet accounts. FreePPP is developed by the FreePPP Group, an organization of members who have maintained the product, of which Rockstar Studios is one of the principal developers.

Product Details

Company: Rockstar Studios
Web: None
Price:
None
Limitations:
None
Minimum system requirements:
OS 7.6.1 or higer
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


GraphicConverter 4.4
Powerful image editor and file format conversion.

Import file formats: PICT, Startup-Screen, MacPaint, TIFF (uncompressed, packbits, CCITT3/4 and lzw), RIFF, PICS, 8BIM, 8BPS/PSD, JPEG/JFIF, GIF, PCX/SCR, GEM-IMG/-XIMG, BMP (RLE compressed BMP's also), ICO/ICN, PIC (16 bit), FLI/FLC, TGA, MSP, PIC (PC Paint), SCX (ColoRIX), SHP, WPG, PBM/PGM/PPM, CGM (only binary), SUN , RLE, XBM, PM, IFF/LBM, PAC, Degas, TINY, NeoChrome, PIC (ATARI), SPU/SPC, GEM-Metafile, Animated NeoChrome, Imagic, ImageLab/Print Technic, HP-GL/2, FITS, SGI, DL, XWD, WMF, Scitex-CT, DCX, KONTRON, Lotus-PIC, Dr. Halo, GRP, VFF, Apple IIgs, AMBER, TRS-80, VB HB600, ppat, QDV, CLP, IPLab, SOFTIMAGE, GATAN, CVG, MSX, PNG, ART, RAW, PSION, SIXEL, PCD, ST-X, ALIAS pix, MAG, VITRONIC, EPSF (with the help of EPStoPICT), Meteosat5, Sinclair QL, VPB, j6i, ASCII, ESM, CAM, PORST, Voxel, NIF, TIM, AFP, BLD, GFX, FAX3, SFW, BioRad, PSION 5, KDC (only PPC), QNT, JBI, DICOM, FAXstf, SKETCH, CALS, EletronicImage, X-Face, NASA Raster-Metafile, Acorn Sprite, HSI-BUF, FlashPix (with QuickTime 4), ISS, RLA

Export file formats: PICT, Startup-Screen, MacPaint, TIFF (uncompressed, packbits and lzw), GIF, PCX, GEM-IMG/-XIMG, BMP, IFF/LBM, TGA, PSD, JPEG/JFIF, HP-GL/2, EPSF, Movie (QuickTime), SUN, PICS, PICT in Resource, PBM/PGM/PPM, SGI, TRS-80, ppat, SOFTIMAGE, PNG, PSION, RAW, WMF, XWD, XBM, XPM, Clip, ASCII, PAC, ICO, RTF, VPB, Finder Icons, PSION 5, X-Face and ISS.

Product Details

Company: Lemke Software
Web: www.lemkesoft.com
Price:
$35
Limitations:
Shareware
Minimum system requirements:
Mac OS 8.6 or higher
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


Interarchy 5.0.1
File transfer, server/network info tool

Powerful and flexible Internet interface for Mac OS. It can transfer files via FTP and HTTP, search the Internet to find the files you want, provide a wealth of information about remote servers as well as your local Internet connection and Internet applications, help manage remote servers, let you remotely control and test your Macintosh across the Internet. Interarchy provides the fastest FTP/HTTP file transfer speeds of any Macintosh application.

Product Details

Company: Stairways Software Pty Ltd.
Web: www.interarchy.com
Price:
$45
Limitations:
Shareware
Minimum system requirements:
Power Mac, Mac OS 8 or higher (with CarbonLib)
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


Internet Explorer 5.1
The worlds most used Web browser

Internet Explorer 5 is the fastest and most reliable version of Internet Explorer for the Macintosh ever, with support for published Internet content standards so users can take advantage of the rich content on the Internet. These improvements, mostly transparent to you, help ensure that Web pages are rendered fast and fluidly, and exactly as intended by their designers.

Product Details

Company: Microsoft
Web: www.microsoft.com
Price:
Free
Limitations:
None
Minimum system requirements:
Power Mac, OS 8.1 or higher
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


Netscape 6.2.3
Browser, e-mail, news, and Web page builder in one

Netscape 6.2, the latest update to the Netscape browser suite, lets you accomplish more online with efficiency in completing tasks, power through more choice and safety with more control. Netscape 6.2 includes Netscape Navigator, Netscape Mail, Netscape Instant Messenger, Netscape Composer, and Netscape Address Book. Netscape 6.2 also delivers cutting-edge add-on applications that help you get more from the Internet. Netscape 6.2 offers Java for running web applets, Nullsoft Winamp for audio playback, RealPlayer8 for streaming media, Macromedia Flash for high impact web content.

Product Details

Company: Netscape
Web: www.netscape.com
Price:
Free
Limitations:
None
Minimum system requirements:
Power Mac, Mac OS 8.6 or higher, 64 RAM
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


Outlook Express 5.0.3
Microsoft's free e-mail client

Outlook Express is the easy way to send e-mail and participate in Internet newsgroups. Even if you've never sent e-mail before, Outlook Express makes it simple by including a setup wizard to help you get started. If you're switching from another e-mail program, the import function lets you transfer your address book and messages quickly and easily.

Product Details

Company: Microsoft
Web: www.microsoft.com
Price:
Free
Limitations:
None
Minimum system requirements:
Power Mac, OS 8.1 or higher
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


RealPlayer Basic 8.0
MP3 and stream audio/video player

Enjoy amazing full-screen video with RealVideo 8 or listen to your choice of 2500+ radio stations. Play more than 85% of the audio/video content on the Web including streaming MP3.

Product Details

Company: RealNetworks
Web: www.real.com
Price:
Free
Limitations:
None
Minimum system requirements:
Power Mac, OS 8.1 or higher, 32 RAM
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


StuffIt Lite 6.5
Essential compression software

Award-winning StuffIt Expander gives you access to virtually any file you download from the Internet or receive in your email. Expander can handle just about any type of file that comes your way, regardless of whether it was created on a PC or Mac, or travelled across the globe or around the block. And, Expander is easy to use - just drag, drop, and you're done!

Product Details

Company: Aladdin Systems, Inc.
Web: www.aladdinsys.com
Price:
$49.95
Limitations:
Shareware
Minimum system requirements:
Power Mac, OS 8.1 or higher
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


Windows Media Player 7.1
Video/Audio playing software

Versatile tool that allows you to play both streaming and downloadable audio and video content in the industry-leading Windows Media Format. With Windows Media Audio, you get CD-quality audio at half the file size of MP3. Windows Media Audio even gives you FM-quality sound over a 28.8-Kbps modem. And the advanced video compression technologies employed in Windows Media guarantee you the best overall picture quality for streaming videos.

Product Details

Company: Microsoft
Web: www.microsoft.com
Price:
Free
Limitations:
None
Minimum system requirements:
Power Mac, OS 8.1 or higher
Where on the CD:
Resources (classic) folder


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