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Please help me figure this out ...

eraser

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When I was in school I was in a group of "advanced" kids who were allowed to do extra stuff on the computers in the computer lab.  This also meant that we could meet in the computer lab and work on stuff instead of sit through certain classes on days when there was only busy work.  I know what software we had in most cases but for some reason there is this certain program that stands out in my memory and I have always wondered what it was.  I really hope someone here can help me figure it out.

 
Here is what I remember:
 
It would play music (I can still hear it in my head) and a background graphic slide in from the right.  I remember the background being mostly gray.  The next screen had something that looked like a theater box office with animated lightbulbs that framed different files and things.  I seem to recall StuffIt Expander being mentioned but I could be wrong about that.
 
More details:
 
- It was 1995
- We were using PowerMac 5200LC/75s
- I am pretty sure it was something on CD-ROM.
- The computer lab tech subscribed to CD-ROM Today it could have been something from one of "theDisc" discs.
 
Thanks
 

Schmoburger

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Does sound familiar... I seem to recall something similar around that period of time, although at that point I was still in primary school. What did the program do exactly?

 

eraser

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Was it one of those macromedia director 4 type things?
That seems totally logical and it probably was.  (I really wish I could remember more details!)  Most of the animation stuff in that era (even the Apple Tutorial) was created in Director.  Those Macs were my first introduction to System 7.5 and I remember finding the Apple Tutorial as a kid also.  Up until that time I was used to playing through Macintosh Basics and Mouse Practice on the LCs.

 
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