brayne
Well-known member
Hi everyone,
I'm pretty new to this forum, and I just want to start by apologising if this topic has been covered elsewhere.
I recently purchased a Mac Plus on eBay (4Mb RAM, 100Mb external HD), and I'm really enjoying having fun with it. It's been many years since I had one of these in my possession, and to be honest, I've forgotten heaps of stuff over the years (finite space in the brain - new stuff goes in, old stuff leaks out).
I currently have System 7.1 on this Mac, and I find it a bit sluggish. I'm going to put 6.0.8 on it, but I've forgotten all of the control panels, applications and tools that I used to use with this OS.
I'm interested in hearing from everyone about what they consider to be essential tools for a System 6 Mac Plus. For example, if you're running SCSI devices, I consider SCSI Probe an essential tool. And I remember there used to be a control panel you could use to mount disk images on the desktop (can't remember what it was called. MountImage perhaps?). And what about productivity applications? What do people recommend for doing a bit of writing, drawing and spreadsheeting? ClarisWorks? MS Works?
I'm really interested in people's opinions on these matters. I know it varies based on what you want to do, but if you had (or have) a Mac Plus with 6.0.8, what software do you consider a "must"?
I look forward to your feedback (or a link to where this was covered somewhere before...)
Thanks,
brayne
I'm pretty new to this forum, and I just want to start by apologising if this topic has been covered elsewhere.
I recently purchased a Mac Plus on eBay (4Mb RAM, 100Mb external HD), and I'm really enjoying having fun with it. It's been many years since I had one of these in my possession, and to be honest, I've forgotten heaps of stuff over the years (finite space in the brain - new stuff goes in, old stuff leaks out).
I currently have System 7.1 on this Mac, and I find it a bit sluggish. I'm going to put 6.0.8 on it, but I've forgotten all of the control panels, applications and tools that I used to use with this OS.
I'm interested in hearing from everyone about what they consider to be essential tools for a System 6 Mac Plus. For example, if you're running SCSI devices, I consider SCSI Probe an essential tool. And I remember there used to be a control panel you could use to mount disk images on the desktop (can't remember what it was called. MountImage perhaps?). And what about productivity applications? What do people recommend for doing a bit of writing, drawing and spreadsheeting? ClarisWorks? MS Works?
I'm really interested in people's opinions on these matters. I know it varies based on what you want to do, but if you had (or have) a Mac Plus with 6.0.8, what software do you consider a "must"?
I look forward to your feedback (or a link to where this was covered somewhere before...)
Thanks,
brayne