Charting & Data-Visualization Software (see also Business Graphics, Presentations: Presentation & Multimedia Software, and Spreadsheets & Numerical Analysis)
CA-Cricket Graph III 1.5
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 98
Cheshire 1.1
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
DeltaGraph Pro 3.5
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 98
FastTrack Schedule 3.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 48
Children's Software (see also Education and Entertainment)
Creative Tools
The Amazing Writing Machine
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 115
Art Explorer
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 69
Big Top's Cartoon Toolbox Starring Felix the Cat (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106, DEC p. 164
Flying Colors
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 69
Imagination Express (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 115
Imagination Express Destination: Rain Forest (CD)
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Storybook Maker (CD)
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 115
Storybook Weaver Deluxe (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 115
Just for Fun
Arc of Doom (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106, OCT p. 147
Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel (CD)
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 147
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise (CD)
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 168
The Groove Thing (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 123
Jack's House (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 164
The Lion King (CD)
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 164
Living Books: Arthur's Teacher Troubles (CD)
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 168
Living Books: Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 141
Living Books: Just Grandma and Me (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 141
Living Books: The New Kid on the Block (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 141
The Manhole Masterpiece Editionmmmm AUG p. 123 rThe Pagemaster (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 164
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 65
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade (CD)
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 168
Ruff's Bone (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 147
SimTown (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Thinkin' Things 1 & 2 (CD)
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 123
Yearn 2 Learn -- Peanuts (CD)
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 123
Math
Math Workshop (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 164
Published Resources
Children's Software Revue
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 131
Club KidSoft Magazine and CD-ROM (CD)
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 131
KidWare: Parent's Guide to Software
for Children
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 131
That's Edutainment!
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 131
Reading
Reader Rabbit's Interactive Reading Journey (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 168
Sesame Street Letters (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 164
Science
Earth Explorer (CD)
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106, DEC p. 164
rElroy Goes Bugzerk Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT p. 106, OCT p. 147, DEC p. 164
What's the Secret?
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 65
Color Management
Light Source Colortron
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 53
Pantone ColorDrive
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 61
Connectivity (see also Electronic Mail, Network-Management Software, Telecommunications, and Wireless Networking)
Internet Servers
Global Village OneWorld Internet
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 54
PC Connectivity
Personal MACLAN Connect 5.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 49
Peripheral Sharing
SCSIShare 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 71
Videoconferencing
Being There Pro 1.0
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 54
Workgroup Communication/Groupware
GroupWise 4.1
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 54
In Control for Workgroups
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 46
Contact Managers -- see Personal Info Managers (PIMs)
Cooking Software
Four Paws of Crab (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
CPUs
Desktop Macs and Clones
Apple Mac LC 475
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac LC 550
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac LC 575
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac LC 630
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac LC III
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac Quadra 605
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac Quadra 630
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac Quadra 950
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Performa 475/476
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Performa 550
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Performa 570 series
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Performa 630 series
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Performa 5215CD
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 39
Apple Performa 6100 series
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Power Mac 6100/60
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Power Mac 7100/66
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Power Mac 7100/66av
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Power Mac 7200/90
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 55
Apple Power Mac 8100/80
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Power Mac 8100/80av
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Power Mac 8500/120
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 55
Power Computing Power 100
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 37
Portable Macs
Apple Mac PowerBook 150
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac PowerBook 520
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac PowerBook 520c
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac PowerBook 540
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac PowerBook 540c
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac PowerBook Duo 280
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Apple Mac PowerBook Duo 280c
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 82
Database Management (see also Document Management)
FileMaker Pro Server 2.0v1
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 42
Helix Express 3.0
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 64
Phyla 1.0.2
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 54
Desktop Publishing -- see Fonts & Typography and Page Layout
Dictionaries -- see Reference Sources
Digital Photography
Consumer Cameras
Apple PhotoFlash 2.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 51
Apple QuickTake 150
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Casio QV-10
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Kodak Digital Science DC 40
Camera
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Logitech FotoMan Plus Mac
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Field Cameras
Kodak Professional DCS 420
Digital Camera
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Kodak Professional DCS 460
Digital Camera
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Kodak Professional EOS-DCS 5
Digital Camera
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Nikon E2s Digital Camera
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Studio Cameras
Dicomed Digital Camera Back
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
KanImage GA Camera System
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Kodak Professional DCS 465
Digital Camera Back
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Leaf Catchlight
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Leaf DCB II
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Leaf Lumina
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Phase One PhotoPhase
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Sony DKC-5000 (Catseye)
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 82
Display Systems -- see Monitors, Presentations: Projection Hardware, and Video Cards & Adapters)
Document Management
AppleSearch 1.5
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 46
MarcoPolo 3.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 53
Drawing Software (see also Children's Software: Creative Tools and Painting & Image Editing)
ClarisDraw 1.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 48
Fractal Design Poser 1.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 50 KPT Vector Effects 1.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 65
Macromedia FreeHand 5.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 35
SmartSketch 1.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 54
Drawing/Digitizing Tablets
CalComp DrawingSlate II
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 44
Hitachi MultiPad
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 44
Kurta PenMouse
Rating: Seriously Flawed (1 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 44
Kurta XGT 6" x 8"mmm JUL p. 44
Summagraphics Summa Expression
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 82
Wacom ArtPad
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 44
Wacom ArtPad II
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 82
Wacom ArtZ II
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 82
Education (see also Children's Software, Entertainment, and Reference Sources)
Art
A Passion for Art (CD)
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 87
Foreign Language
Berlitz Live!mmmh OCT p. 146
[[questiondown]]Dónde está Carmen Sandiego?
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 146
Language Now!mmh OCT p. 146
Le fils d'Asteix (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 146
Learn to Speak . . . series
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 146
Rosetta Stone
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 146
Transmanche Adventure
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 146
Geography, History, and Culture
Amnesty Interactive (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Apollo XIII: A Week to Remember (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Cartoon History of the Universe (CD)
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 72
Leonardo the Inventor (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Material World (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 62
Microsoft Ancient Lands (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
The Myth of the Ten Lost Tribes (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Nile: Passage to Egypt (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Passage to Vietnam (CD)
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106, NOV p. 67
Wyatt Earp's Old West (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Human Biology
A.D.A.M. The Inside Story (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
ErgoKnowledge (CD)
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 63
Music
Coda Vivace Personal
Accompanist
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 65
Practica Musica 3.1
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 63
Nature and Animals
Fly Fishing: Great Rivers of the West (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
How Animals Move (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Microsoft Dangerous Creatures (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Multimedia Dogs: The Complete Interactive Guide to Dogs (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
OceanLife Volume 4: The Great Barrier Reef (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Wild Africa (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Sports
ESPN Golf: Lower Your Score with Tom Kite (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
ESPN Winning Hoops with Coach K (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Writing Tools
PLANMaker 1.1
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 65
Electronic Mail
Claris Emailer
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 68
FreeMail 4.0
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 93
QuickMail 3.0
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 48
Snap Mail 2.0.2
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 90
Electronic Publishing
Adobe Acrobat 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 63
WordPerfect Envoy
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 54
Entertainment (see also Children's Software, Education, Input Devices, and Reference Sources)
Diversions
Aquazone 1.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 63
El-Fish 1.0
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 63
Freak Show (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 140
Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 73, OCT p. 106
Games
ClockWerx
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 142
Club Dead (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
The Daedalus Encounter (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Dark Forces (CD)
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106, DEC p. 168
Glider Pro
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 124
Ishido
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 142, DEC p. 168
Jewels of the Oracle (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Jigsaw Deluxe
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 124
Jigsaw-It!mmmm DEC p. 168
Journeyman Project Turbo (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Links Pro Macintosh
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 168
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 61
Loony Labyrinth
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 124, DEC p. 168
Marathon
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 116, DEC p. 168
PGA Tour Golf III (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Rebel Assault 1.0 (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Sensory Overload
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 116
SimCity 2000 (CD)
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 168
SimTower
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 133
Theme Park
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 133
Triazzle
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 142
Trivial Pursuit Interactive Multimedia Game (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 168
Troubled Souls
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 68, DEC p. 168
Who Killed . . .? Series (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Wolfenstein 3D
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 116
WolfPack
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 133
World of Xeen (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Multimedia Presentations
Living Album
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 65
The Multimedia Cartoon Studio (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Music
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony #9 "From the New World" (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
1995 Product Index
We rated more than 750 products this year, including Apple CPUs, the first Mac clone, and lots more. This handy index is your guide to all the products MacUser tested and reviewed during 1995.
Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Interactive (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106, NOV p. 140
Puppet Motel (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106, NOV p. 140
The Residents' Gingerbread Man (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Rock `N Roll Your Own (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
This Is Spinal Tap (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Xplora 1 (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 140
Fax Machines
Bansai MFX-1
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 75
Financial Management
Accounting
A4
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Cash Ledger
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
CashBiz
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Components
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Connected Accounting
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Dynamics C/S+mmmm APR p. 92
Dynamics LAN
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
FlexWare
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Fourth Power Service
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Great Plains Accounting
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
In-House Accountant
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
MacMoney
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Maconomy
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Mac P&L
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
MultiLedger
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
M.Y.O.B.
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Peachtree Accounting for
Macintosh
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Peachtree Insight Accounting
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
POS/OE 4 Mac
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
QuickBooks
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Simply Accounting
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 92
Personal Finance
MacInTax 1994 Edition
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 40
Quicken 5.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 65
StreetSmart 1.0
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 62
TaxCut 1994 Edition
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 40
Fonts & Typography
FontChameleon Starter Kit 1.5
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 89
theTypeBook
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 72
Type Tamer
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 57
Foreign-Language Translation (see also Education: Foreign Language)
Power Translator for Macintosh 2.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 66
Spanish Assistant 1.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 66
Games -- see Children's Software: Just for Fun and Entertainment
Graphics -- see Business Graphics, CAD Software, Drawing Software, Drawing/Digitizing Tablets, Painting & Image Editing, and 3-D Modeling & Animation
Groupware -- see Connectivity: Workgroup Communication/Groupware
Hard-Disk Drives -- see Storage Systems
Image Editing -- see Painting & Image Editing
Input Devices
Gaming Devices
Advanced Gravis Mac GamePad
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 148
CH Products Jetstick
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 148
Photonics GameNet
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 148
Keyboards
Comfort Keyboard System
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 57
MicroSpeed Keyboard Deluxe Max
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 67
Trackpads
ALPS GlidePoint
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 55
MicroQue QuePoint
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 55
Voice Input
PowerSecretary 2.0 Power Edition
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 42
Integrated-Software Packages
ClarisWorks 3.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 60
ClarisWorks 4.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 52
Internet Servers -- see Connectivity
Keyboards -- see Input Devices
Kids' Software -- see Children's Software
LCD Projectors -- see Presentations: Projection Hardware
Legal Resources
Living Trust Maker 2.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 63
Macs -- see CPUs
Magneto-Optical Drives -- see Storage Systems
Mapping Software
MapInfo 3.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 67
Route 66
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 57
Taxi with Zagat Surveys
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 65
MIDI -- see Music & Sound: MIDI Interfaces
Modems
Archtek SmartLink 2834A
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
AT&T/Paradyne Comsphere 3810Plus
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Best SmartOne 2834FX
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Boca V.34 BocaModem
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Cardinal 28.8 Fax/Data Modem
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
E-Tech Bullet 100E
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Global Village TelePort Platinum V.34
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 48
Hayes Optima 288 V.34/V.FC+FAX for Mac
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Logicode Quicktel 2814XVM
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Motorola V.3400
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Multi-Tech MultiModem
MT2834BA-MAC
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Multi-Tech MultiModem MT2834ZDX
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Practical Peripherals MacClass 288MT II V.34
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Supra SupraFAXModem 288 (Mac)mmmm JUN p. 84
U.S. Robotics Courier V.Everything with V.34
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
U.S. Robotics Mac&Fax Sportster (V.34)mmmm JUN p. 84
Zoom V.34X Model 460 (Mac)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 84
Monitors
ADI MicroScan 5EP
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Amdek AM/817E
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Apple AppleVision 1710av
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 116
Apple Multiple Scan 17
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
ArtMedia TG1882
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
CTX 1785GM
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
CTX 2085
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
Focus Lapis Color 17T
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Genova TC1017
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
Goldstar 1527
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
Goldstar 1725
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Goldstar 1727
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
IBM 17P
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
IBM 17S/S
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 116
Iiyama VisionMaster 17
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Ikegami CF-17A
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
LG Electronics Goldstar 2010
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
Mag MXP17F
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Mirror ProView 17"mmmh MAY p. 74
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 17TX
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
Mitsubishi Diamond Scan 17FS
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Mitsubishi Diamond Scan 20H
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
Nanao FlexScan F2*15
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
Nanao FlexScan F2*17
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
Nanao FlexScan F2*21
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
Nanao FlexScan T2*17
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Nanao FlexScan T2*17TS
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
NEC MultiSync XE17
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
NEC MultiSync XV17
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
Nokia 447W
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 116
Nokia Multigraph 447X
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Nokia Multigraph 449X
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
Optiquest 2082DC
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
Optiquest 4000TC
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Optiquest 4500DC
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
Orchestra French Horn II
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
Orchestra Tuba
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Panasonic PanaMedia 17
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 116
Panasonic PanaSync/Pro C-1792P
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Philips 17B
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 116
Philips Brilliance 15A
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 116
Philips Brilliance 1720
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Philips Magnavox MagnaScan/20
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
PowerMax 15T
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
PowerMax PM17TE+mmmh DEC p. 126
Princeton Ultra 15
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
Princeton Ultra 17
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
Portrait Display Labs Pivot 1700
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
Radius PrecisionColor Display/17
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Radius PrecisionView 17
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
Radius PrecisionView 21
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
Radius SuperMatch 17*T
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
RasterOps SuperScan Mc 21
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
Relisys VividView Low Radiation TF-1560L
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
Sampo AlphaScan 17g
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Sampo AlphaScan 17gx
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
Samsung SyncMaster 17GLi
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
Samsung SyncMaster 17GLs
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Samsung SyncMaster 17GLsi
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
Sceptre CC-617GL+mmmh MAY p. 74
SDIS ErgoView 170
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Sony Multiscan 17sf
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
Tatung CM17MKR
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
ViewSonic 17
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 74
ViewSonic 17GA
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 116
ViewSonic 17GS
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
ViewSonic 17PS
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
ViewSonic 20PS
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
Music & Sound (see also Education: Music, Entertainment: Music, and Speakers)
Audio Editing
Alchemy 3.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 61
SoundEdit 16 1.0.1
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 53
MIDI Interfaces
Autoscore 1.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 67
ConcertWare 1.5
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 57
MasterTracks Pro 6.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 73
Music Generators
Visual Arranger
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 78
Network-Management Software
FileWave 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 73
netOctopus 1.2.1
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 65
Skyline/Satellite 1.1
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 69
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
OmniPage Professional 5.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 58
Read-It! 5.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 49
Online Services
America Online
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 70
CompuServe
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 70
Delphi
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 70
eWorld
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 70
GEnie
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 70
Prodigy
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 70
Page Layout
Adobe PageMaker 6.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 58
FrameMaker 5
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 60
PageTools
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 61
The Print Shop Deluxe CD Ensemble 1.1.2 (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 62
Ready,Set,Go! GX 7.0.3
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 62
VivaPress Professional 1.5
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 33
Painting & Image Editing (see also Children's Software: Creative Tools and Drawing Software)
Adobe After Effects
Rating: Outstanding (5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
Adobe Gallery Effects
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
Adobe Photoshop 3.0.1
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 43
Adobe TextureMaker
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 60, SEP p. 76
Alien Skin Textureshop 1.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 60, SEP p. 76
The Black Box
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
Bliss Paint
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
Dynamic Effects
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
Elastic Reality
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
Fractal Design Painter 3.0
mmmm FEB p. 40, SEP p. 76
Intellihance Pro Collection 1.2.10
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 57
Kai's Power Tools
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
KPT Bryce
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
KPT Convolver 1.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 55, SEP p. 76
Live Picture 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 57
Morph
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
MovieFlo
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
Paint Alchemy
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
PhotoFix 2.8.8
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 60
PhotoMaker 1.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 91
Specular TextureScape
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
Strata MediaPaint
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 76
Terrazzo
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
TransJammer
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
VideoFusion
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
Xres 1.1.1
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 56
PC Connectivity -- see Connectivity
Performance Enhancers
Accelerators
Radius PhotoEngine
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 42
Upgrade Kits
Apple Macintosh Processor
Upgrade
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 39
Apple Power Macintosh
Upgrade Card
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 56
DayStar 80MHz PowerPro 601
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 56
DayStar PowerCard 601
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 39
DayStar Turbo 601
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 39
Peripheral Sharing -- see Connectivity
Personal Finance -- see Financial Management
Personal Info Managers (PIMs)
Arrange 2.0.1
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 64
Ascend 3.0
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 82
CAL
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 59
Claris Organizer 1.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 82
DateBook & TouchBase Pro 4.0 Bundle
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 82
Day-to-Day 1.0
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 52
Expresso 1.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 59
FastPace Instant Contact 1.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 55
Full Contact 2.02
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 82
InfoDepot 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 48
Insta Software
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 61
InTouch 2.5
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 81
Now Up-To-Date 2.1.1 & Now Contact 1.1
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 82
Now Up-to-Date & Contact 3.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 41
Now Up-to-Date & Contact 3.5
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 59
Peanuts Family Organizer 1.0
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 65
Rae Assist 1.5.2
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 82
Retriever II 1.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
Shortlist 1.0.1
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 82
Three by Five 2.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 61
Photography -- see Digital Photography
PostScript Emulation
Epilogue 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 67
PowerBooks -- see CPUs: Portable Macs
Presentations (see also Business Graphics)
Presentation & Multimedia Software
Aldus Persuasion 3.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 98
Astound 1.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 98
Digital Chisel 1.2
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 56
Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 98
MovieWorks 2.2
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 52
mPower 2.0.1
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 47
Special Delivery 2.0
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 64
SuperCard 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 59
Projection Hardware
InFocus LitePro 580
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 43
NEC MultiSync MT Multimedia
Theatre
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 52
nView nFinity P115
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 43
Proxima 8400 Multimedia
LCD Projector
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 52
Sharp XG-E650U
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 43
Printers
Color Inkjet Printers
Apple Color StyleWriter 2200
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 49
Apple Color StyleWriter 2400
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 49
Apple Color StyleWriter Pro
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 71
Epson Stylus Color
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 45
HP DeskJet 1600CM
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 72
HP DeskWriter 320
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 71
HP DeskWriter 540
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 71
HP DeskWriter 560C
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 71
HP DeskWriter 660C
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 49
Lexmark Color Jetprinter 4079 plus
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 72
Star SJ-144MC
Rating: Seriously Flawed (1 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 71
Tektronix Phaser 140
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 45
Color Laser Printers
Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600PS
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 39
HP Color LaserJet
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 91
QMS magicolor Laser Printer
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 91
QMS magicolor LX
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 33
Seiko Professional ColorPoint 2 PSF
Model 14
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 60
Tektronix Phaser 540
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 48
Xerox 4900 Color Laser Printer
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 91
Dye-Sublimation Printers
Fargo Primera
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 71
Fargo Primera Pro
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 47
Kodak XLS 8600PS
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 48
NewGen Chromax
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 62
Tektronix Phaser 440
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 50
Large-Format Printers
LaserMaster DisplayMaker
Professional
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 46
Monochrome Inkjet Printers
Apple StyleWriter 1200
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
HP OfficeJet
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 71
Monochrome Laser Printers
Apple LaserWriter 4/600 PS
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 37
Brother HL-645M
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
Dataproducts Typhoon 8
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
Dataproducts Typhoon 16
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
GCC Elite XL 808
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
GCC Elite XL 1208
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
GCC SelectPress 1200
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 75
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5MP
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 50
Lexmark Optra Lxi
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 50
Lexmark Optra R
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
NewGen ImagerPlus 12
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 75
NewGen ImagerPlus 12xf
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
PrePRESS VT1200
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 75
QMS 1660 Print System
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 37
QMS 1660E
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
Texas Instruments microLaser 600
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
Xante Accel-a-Writer 8200
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 75
Xante LaserPress 1200
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 75
Portable Printers
Citizen PN60
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 55
1995 PRODUCT INDEX
Thermal-Wax Printers
Fargo Primera
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 71
Seiko Professional ColorPoint 2 PSF
Model 14
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 60
Tektronix Phaser 340
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 39
Programming Tools
Metrowerks CodeWarrior Gold Edition CW4
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 47
Symantec C++ 8.0 for Power Macintosh
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 49
Reference Sources (see also Education)
American Heritage Talking Dictionary (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
HouseCall 1.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 63
Human Anatomy (CD)
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (CD)
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 77
Microsoft Cinemania '95 (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Microsoft Encarta '95 (CD)
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
Microsoft Wine Guide (CD)
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 106
National Geographic Picture Atlas of the World (CD)
Spreadsheets & Numerical Analysis (see also Charting & Data-Visualization Software)
Mathematica 2.2.2
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 56 MATLAB 4.2c
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 68
Microsoft Excel 5.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 98
SPSS 6.1 for the Macintosh
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 72
Theorist 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 49
Storage Systems (see also CD-ROM Drives)
Bernoulli Drives
Iomega Bernoulli 230 Transportable
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Disk Arrays
CharisMac Anubis 4 GB RAID
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
Conley Cobra
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
DGR Ultrastar 4.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
DPT SmartRAID
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
FWB SledgeHammer 4100 FMF-W
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
La Cie Joule RAID
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
MacProducts Magic 4 GB RAID
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
MaxConcept MaxRAID SW4100e
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
MicroNet DataDock Wide
Storage System
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
MicroNet Raven Pro NuBus Wide
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
Microtech BLUE Streak 3400
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
Mirror RAID
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
Optima DisKovery 4200W
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
Spin Whirlwind
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
xiStor xi.RAID
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 104
Hard Drives (less than 1 GB)
Apple 850MB External
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
APS Q 365
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
APS Q 730
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
APS Q 840
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
Cutting Edge Diplomat Q850
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
FWB Hammer PE 520
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
La Cie 850MB Q-Drive
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
La Cie Joule 850MB Portable
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
MacProducts Magic Q500
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
MicroNet Advantage 700
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
Other World Trailblazer 850S
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
Spin Fireball 540
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
Spin Trailblazer 840
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
Hard Drives (1 GB - 2 GB)
Apple 1080 MB External
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74, OCT p. 113
APS 1.0GB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
APS 2.5GB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
APS MS 1GB
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
APS Q 1080
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
APS Q 1GB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
APS Q 2GB
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
ClubMac Fireball 1080MB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
CORE COREdisk Slim
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Cutting Edge CFP 1060S
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Cutting Edge CFP 2105S
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Dynatek HDA 1.0Q
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Dynatek HDA 2.0Q
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
FWB Hammer PE 1000
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
FWB Hammer PE 1000FMF
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
FWB PocketHammer 2100
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
FWB PocketHammer 1000FMF
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
FWB PocketHammer 2000FMF
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
La Cie 1000MB Joule HH Module
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
La Cie 1080MB Q-Drive
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
La Cie 2000MB Joule Base
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
La Cie Joule 1080MB Portable
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
La Cie Joule HD 2160
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
La Cie Joule Portable 1400
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Liberty 50 Series 1GB
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Liberty 50 Series 2GB
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Lovièl Lightning 2100
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MacConnection MDS Express 2GB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MacConnection MDS Vortex 1GB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MacProducts Magic 2GB IBM
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MacProducts Magic 2GB Seagate
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MacWarehouse PowerUser Pro 1.0
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MacWarehouse PowerUser Pro 2.0
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Marlow MDS Express Q2GB
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
MASS Microsystems
MASSter Drive 1630
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MASS Microsystems
MASSter Drive 2010
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MaxConcept LPBC1000E
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MaxConcept LPS2050E
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MaxConcept RLPS2000E
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
MegaDrive Mercury 2.1
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MicroNet Advantage 2000
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MicroNet SS-2070
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Micropolis MicroDisk 2GB AV LT
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Micropolis MicroDisk 2GB LT
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Microtech P1400
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Microtech P2000
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Mirror IBM 2100
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Mirror Seagate 1075
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MountainGate IncreMeg 1.7GB AV
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
MountainGate IncreMeg 2GB
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Optima Diskovery 2100
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Optima MiniPak 1000
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Other World Fireball 1080S
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
PDQ 1GB
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
PDQ 2GB
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Spin Atlas 2GB
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
Spin Fireball 1080
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
Spin Seagate 2.1GB
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
Spin Spirit 1GB
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Spin Spirit 2GB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 74
Hard Drives (more than 2 GB)
APS MS 4.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
1995 PRODUCT INDEX
APS Q 4.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 106
ClubMac Grand Prix 4200MB
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 112
La Cie 2200MB Joule HH Module
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
La Cie 4300MB Joule FH Module
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
Liberty Seagate 4GB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
MacProducts Magic Ultrastar 5.3GB
mmmm NOV p. 106
MaxConcept FH-M9050e
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
MegaDrive Mercury Removable
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
MicroNet SB-8640
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
Micropolis MicroDisk AV LS 9100
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
Micropolis MicroDisk AV LT 4300
Rating: Poor/Acceptable (2.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 90
Mirror 4.0 GB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
Mirror Quantum 4300MB
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 96
PLI Infinity 4.0 GB
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 126
Spin Atlas 4GB
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 96
Magneto-Optical Drives
ADPI RO230 One for All Rewritable Optical
mmm FEB p. 94
APS 230MO
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
ClubMac Olympus 230MO
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Dynatek ROS 230
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Fujitsu DynaMO 230
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
La Cie Joule 230MB Optical Drive
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Liberty 50 Series 230
Rewritable Optical
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MicroNet Advantage 230MB
Optical
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Mirror 230 MB Optical Drive
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
OCEAN Vista V256
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Olympus Deltis 230 MO/Mac
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Optima MiniPak 230 MO
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Pinnacle Micro Tahoe 230
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
PLI Infinity Optical 230
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Prima PDQ Portable 230 MO
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Multiple-Drive Systems
Microtech Blue Line
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 67
Removable Hard-Disk Systems
Iomega Zip Drive
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 40
Panasonic PowerDrive2 LF-1000AB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 76
SyQuest Drives
APS SQ 3270
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
APS SQ 5200
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
ClubMac SyQuest 200
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
ClubMac SyQuest 270
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Dynatek RMD 270
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
FWB HammerDisk PE 200
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
FWB HammerDisk PE 250
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
La Cie Joule 270MB
Removable Drive
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
La Cie ZFP SyQuest 200MB
Removable Drive
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Liberty 50 Series 270 SyQuest
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Liberty 115 Series 200MB SyQuest
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MASS Microsystems DataPak 3.5"
Removable
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MASS Microsystems DataPak 5.25"
Removable
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MacConnection MDS SyQuest 200
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MacConnection MDS SyQuest 270
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MacProducts Magic SyQuest 200
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MacProducts Magic SyQuest 270
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MacWarehouse PowerUser 200MB
SyQuest Drive
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MacWarehouse PowerUser 270MB
SyQuest Drive
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Mac Zone Performantz 200MB
Removable
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Mac Zone Performantz 270MB
Removable
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MaxConcept LP-SQ200C
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MaxConcept SL-SQ270C
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MicroNet Advantage 200 Removable
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MicroNet Advantage 270
Removable
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MicroTech RS 200
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
MicroTech RS 270
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Mirror 200 MB SyQuest
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Mirror 270 MB SyQuest
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
PLI Infinity 200 Turbo
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
PLI Infinity 270 Turbo
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Prima PDQ Classic 200 MB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Prima PDQ Portable 270 MB
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Spin SyQuest 200
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Spin SyQuest 270
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 94
Tape Drives
APS DLT20
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 55
APS HyperQIC
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 95
SyQuest Drives -- see Storage Systems
Tape Drives -- see Storage Systems
Telecommunications (see also Modems)
Apple Geoport Telecom Adapter Kit
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 70
FirstClass 2.5
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 51
PhonePro 1.5
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 43
Pleiades Digital Storefront Pro 1.2.1
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 54
White Knight 12.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 52
3-D Modeling & Animation
Alias Sketch! 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 54
ElectricImage Animation
System 2.1
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAY
p. 56
PixelPutty Solo 1.5
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
NOV
p. 58
Scenery Animator 1.1.2
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 66
Sculpt 3D 4.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 70
Strata StudioPro 1.5
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 49
Vision 3d 4.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 53
Utilities
Collections
Aladdin Desktop Tools 1.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 61
Now Utilities 5.0
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 46
Now Utilities 5.0.1
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
On Cue II Utilities 3.0
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 63
Diagnostic
Conflict Catcher 3
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92, OCT p. 69
MacTools Pro 4.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 38, AUG p. 92
Norton Utilities for Macintosh 3.1.1
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 38, AUG p. 92
RescueTXT 1.0
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
File Translation
CanOpener 3.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
MacLinkPlus 8.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 67
Finder Enhancement
DiskTop 4.5
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
DragStrip 1.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 59
Nok Nok 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 61
Square One 2.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
Zonkers!mmmh OCT p. 83
Resource Management
Maxima 3.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 67
RAM Doubler 1.5.1
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
StuffIt Deluxe 3.5
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
Toner Tuner 1.0.6
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
Screen Capture
Instant Replay 1.0
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
JUL
p. 55
Searching & Cataloging
File Genie Pro 1.1
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 89
Graphics Tools! 1.0.6
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 50
VirtualDisk 2.0.1
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 65
VirtualDisk 2.0.2
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
Security
FolderBolt Pro 1.0.3
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 65
MacAdministrator
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
OCT
p. 77
Menu Master Mac Lite 2.1
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 68
ultraSHIELD 2.5
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 73
Text Editing
BBEdit 3.1.1
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
Video Cameras
Connectix QuickCam
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 69
Video Cards & Adapters
EA Research EAsycolor 24/1360
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 41
Radius Thunder IV GX*1360
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 41
Video-Editing Software (see also Painting & Image Editing)
Adobe Premiere
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
SEP
p. 76
MediaFactory 1.0
Rating: Poor (2 of 5 mice)
JUN
p. 62
VideoShop 3.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 58
Virus-Detection Software
SAM Administrator 4.0
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
MAR
p. 66
Symantec Antivirus for Macintosh 4.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
Virex Administrator 1.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
FEB
p. 67
Wireless Networking (see also Input Devices: Gaming Devices)
AirNote
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
JAN
p. 62
Word Processing (see also Education: Writing Tools, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and Utilities: Text Editing)
Grammar Checkers
Grammatik 6
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 70
Spelling Checkers
Thunder 7 1.5
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
AUG
p. 92
Word Processors
FullWrite 2.0
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 84
MacWrite Pro 1.5
Rating: Acceptable (3 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 84
Microsoft Word 6.0
Rating: Acceptable/Very Good (3.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 84
Nisus Writer 4.0
Rating: Very Good (4 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 84
WordPerfect 3.1
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
APR
p. 84
WordPerfect 3.5
Rating: Very Good/Outstanding (4.5 of 5 mice)
DEC
p. 78
You can find MacUser's 1995 Product Index in the MacUser and ZD Net/Mac areas on CompuServe and eWorld. See How to Reach Us for instructions on accessing ZD Net/Mac.
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