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| Click here to select a new forum. | | What do you like to have on a Classic system? | Posted by: reekdaddy on 2011-07-15 21:31:49
I'm going to be getting a Pismo soon to replace my dead iBook G3, but I plan on bringing it around with me more and generally using it as an everyday machine running 9.2.2. It's been a while since I familiarized myself with OS 9 software. I'm thinking about trying to get Classilla, Office 2001, MORE 2.1, USB Overdrive, as well as some old Classic audio software. I'm going to have Ircle, obviously, hopefully with Bitlbee so I can get on Google Chat. Am I missing anything else I should have?
(if anyone has a good email client they like, let me know. i used magellan WAY long ago but I don't even remember if it had IMAP support).
| Posted by: ClassicHasClass on 2011-07-15 21:43:31
My OS 9 systems all have Classilla (natch) and MacSSH, and then usually a few games, maybe Word 5.1 (it's nice and quick) or AppleWorks/ClarisWorks, and MSIE 5 as a backup.
| Posted by: LCGuy on 2011-07-16 02:35:27
Office 2001, Photoshop 7 (in the case of my Wallstreet and iMac 333), ClarisWorks Office 5, IE 5.2, Classilla, Transmit, SoundApp, GraphicConverter and some games. 🙂
| Posted by: reekdaddy on 2011-07-16 10:54:32
cool, thanks, you reminded me of some good software i forgot. now i need to find more good resources for classic apps!
| Posted by: Unknown_K on 2011-07-16 12:08:23
Office 2001, Photoshop 7, Adobe acrobat, stuffit , Classila, IE 5, misc other apps depending on the systems use, ircle , retrospect.
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2011-07-20 06:45:43
A better extensions manager than Extensions Manager, such as Symbionts or Conflict Catcher, and InformINIT, a database that tells you what all those things in the System Folder are.
| Posted by: PackingTape on 2011-07-22 07:21:51
Here's what I've got on my classic system:
MacVim
MacSSH
Pagemaker 3, Photoshop 2.5, Illustrator, StrataVision 3D 4
AG Net Tools (ping etc.)
Netscape 3 and 4, WannaBe.
This is all under System 7.6.1. Works well for me, although I wish there was an easier way to do e-mail when your mail server requires SSL; right now I use pine over SSH. Green mail is supposed to work for this, but I can't figure it out. Has anyone had any luck with this program? Otherwise this setup fits my needs pretty well. MacSSH is kind of a universal last resort, since anything I can't do on my old Mac can be done on a unix server.
| Posted by: Hrududu on 2011-07-22 09:26:05
If its an OS 9 system its gotta have Classilla, Office 2001, AppleWorks 6, Stuffit Expander 7.0.3, Acrobat 5.0.5, iTunes 2, QuickTime 6.0.3, and probably Graphic Converter as well.
| Posted by: reekdaddy on 2011-07-22 12:20:53
does anyone have a good solution for Jabber/Google Talk? TV Jab crashes before I can try anything and Jabbernaut doesn't seem to support the features necessary to create a Google Talk connection.
| Posted by: Emehr on 2011-07-22 14:01:09
Here are the main reasons I maintain and enjoy OS 9 machines...
for graphics and animation...
Photoshop 7
Illustrator 9.0.2
After Effects 4.1
Premiere 5.1
for programming...
BBEdit Lite 4.6
MPW 3.5
Power Mac Debugger 2.2
ResEdit 2.1.3
HexEdit 1.9.2
MacErrors 1.2.1
for online stuff...
Classilla 9.2.2
Fetch 3.0.3
miscellaneous apps & utilities...
ClarisWorks 3
SoundEffects 0.9.2
Pixel Spy 1.2.2
The Tilery 3.1
Not to mention the excellent games. For starters...
Alone in the Dark trilogy
Warcraft II
TIE Fighter
Day of the Tentacle
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Full Throttle
Marathon trilogy
Flashback
Prince of Persia 1 & 2
Tomb Raider
A-10 Attack + Cuba
MacSokoban
Shanghai
Tetris Max
Eric's Ultimate Solitaire 🙂
| Posted by: Scott Baret on 2011-07-24 09:22:57
For PPCs, I like the following, which makes it as modern and functional as possible:
Office 98 or 2001
AppleWorks 5 or 6
iTunes 1 or 2
Classilla
Eudora (older version)
Print Shop Deluxe
Battle Chess CD-ROM
For a 68K, assuming I'm not using it for educational computing:
MacWrite II
MacDraw II
MacPaint or Kid Pix
Print Shop
Resolve or Excel 2.2
Word 5.1 (if I need extra word processing power)
FileMaker II (not Pro)
Battle Chess B&W
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