Multimedia Cats: The Complete Interactive Guide to Cats

March 5, 2015, 2:23 am

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Application file:

MultimediaCats.toast_.sit

Learn all about Cats from your mouse. Complete interactive guide to cats. Search for your ideal cat based on eight criteria. Video and photography for every domestic and wild cat. Learn about grooming, history and health. The CD is intended for children.

This is a hybrid Mac/PC disc image, compressed with StuffIt 5.5

Compatibility:

68020
SSW 7
4 MB RAM
256 colour display
13 inch monitor

Category:

Reference

Year released:

1995

Publisher:

InRoads Interactive

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Architecture:

68k

PPC

App's manual:

Multimedia_Cats_Guide.jpg

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The American Heritage Talking Dictionary: Third Edition

March 6, 2015, 6:41 pm

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Application file:

American_Heritage.toast_.sit

Originally published in 1994 by SoftKey. This edition was published in 1999, also by SoftKey, but under the name of one of its acquisitions, The Learning Company.

Features (From the CD case):

Nearly 200,000 words complete with full definitions, parts of speech, proper usage, hyphenation, idioms, synonyms, homographs, abbreviations, and sample sentences
Pronounces words for you as definitions are displayed
Contains Roget's Thesaurus with over 1.5 million words

Compatibility:

SSW 6.x - Mac OS 9.2.2
2 MB RAM (SSW 6), 4MB RAM (SSW 7)
15 MB hard disk space

Category:

Reference

Year released:

1999

Publisher:

The Learning Company

System:

System 6.x

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Architecture:

68k

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Woerterbuch Englisch - Deutsch (Dictionary English/German)

March 8, 2015, 12:04 pm

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Application file:

WbEnglDeu.img_.sit

A word book series made by the German book publisher Rossipaul.
This one translates from German to English and/or back.

Installation hint:
Installs an application named "Dictionary" (which is the main application) to a folder named "Englisch - Deutsch"

Hints to use the application:

To open a dictionary file, use "Datei" -> "Öffnen" (when set to English, "File" -> "Open")
- The file "Deutsch->Englisch" translates from German to Englisch

Compatibility:

Mac OS 6 to 9

Category:

Reference

Year released:

1993

Publisher:

Rossipaul

System:

System 6.x

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Emulation:

SheepShaver (PPC)

Basilisk II (68k)

Mini vMac (68k)

Architecture:

68k

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Better Homes and Gardens Healthy Cooking CD Cookbook

March 11, 2015, 5:17 am

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Application file:

COOKBOOK.iso_.sit

The CD provides a compilation of the best healthy recipes from Better Homes and Gardens…Select your favourite recipes, build a meal plan, and then print a shopping list of ingredients. (From the CD case)

This is a hybrid Mac/PC disc image, compressed with StuffIt 5.5

Compatibility:

SSW 7

Would not run in Mac OS 9 on my PPC, but runs OK in SSW 7 on my LC630

Category:

Reference

Year released:

1993

Publisher:

Multicom

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Architecture:

68k

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LearnPS

March 13, 2015, 2:33 am

≫ Next: A.R.M. Multimedia

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"LearnPS" is a HyperCard stack to learn postscript, released in autumn 1988 and authored by John F. Sherman from Carnegie Mellon University (link).
It is a computer–based interactive tutorial, featuring examples and animations, illustrating key concepts of PostScript Level 1.

Category:

Development Tools

HyperCard

Reference

Author:

John F. Sherman

Year released:

1988

System:

System 1 - 5

System 6.x

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Architecture:

68k

App's manual:

Taking Advantage of PostScript

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A.R.M. Multimedia

March 26, 2015, 11:54 am

≫ Next: Atlas Mondial Hachette Multimedia

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Application file:

ARM_Multi.toast_.sit

This is a homemade audio/animated project someone had given my father some time in the 90s for a band called A.R.M. Rare stuff.

The disc is a Mac/PC Hybrid.

Category:

Reference

Author:

Alun Harris-John

Year released:

1998

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 9

Emulation:

SheepShaver (PPC)

Basilisk II (68k)

Architecture:

68k

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Atlas Mondial Hachette Multimedia

April 12, 2015, 5:21 am

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Application file:

AHM.toast_.sit

A world atlas.

This is a French hybrid Mac/PC CD-ROM.

Compatibility:

Mac OS 7-9
16 MB RAM
10 MB hard drive space
640 x 480 display
256 colours

Category:

Reference

Year released:

2001

Publisher:

Hachette Multimedia

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Architecture:

68k

PPC

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Macintosh Basics (Danish version)

April 16, 2015, 7:54 am

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Application file:

Basics_DK.sit_.hqx

This is the Danish version "DK-5.0.1" Macintosh Basics.

For an English version, see Macintosh Basics.

Category:

Reference

Author:

Apple

Publisher:

Apple

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Architecture:

68k

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Macintosh Tutorial

April 16, 2015, 7:57 am

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Application file:

Tutorial_DK.sit_.hqx

This is the Danish "DK-1.1.1" Macintosh Tutorial.

Category:

Reference

Author:

Apple

Publisher:

Apple

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Architecture:

68k

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Oceans Below

April 17, 2015, 4:57 am

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Application file:

Oceans_Below.toast_.sit

Welcome to Oceans Below, the multimedia diving experience that plunges you into a virtual scuba environment, exploring some of the world's most exotic underwater destinations- the Caribbean, California Coast, Red Sea, Hawaii, South Pacific, Australia, Sea Of Cortez, and the Galapagos. There are seventeen dive sites in all, each containing original video footage and narration, plus color photographs, music, graphics, and text. An intuitive, fully interactive interface puts you in control of the diving experience.

Compatibility:

SSW 6.0.7
Mac II
4 MB RAM
13 inch display, 256 colours

The CD image may not mount in OS X, but it is just fine on a Classic Mac where it belongs.

Category:

Reference

Author:

Amazing Media

Year released:

1993

Publisher:

Software Toolworks

System:

System 6.x

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Architecture:

68k

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Musée d'Orsay, visite virtuelle

April 17, 2015, 9:00 am

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Application file:

ORSAY.ISO

Edité par Montparnasse Multimedia ; Réunion des musées nationaux , cop. 1996

Il y a dix ans s'ouvrait le musée d'Orsay. Pour la première fois, une gare devient un musée et son architecture intérieure est conçue pour recevoir tous les choix et toutes les formes de la création artistique d'une époque entre 1848 et 1914 : la peinture, le dessin, la sculpture, le mobilier et les arts décoratifs, l'architecture, la photographie et le cinéma. Le programme est construit autour de deux axes de navigation : la visite du musée et la découverte des collections.

CD hybride MAC/WIN french

Category:

Reference

Author:

Montparnasse Multimedia

Réunion des musées

Year released:

1996

Publisher:

Montparnasse Multimedia

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Architecture:

PPC (Carbonized)

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History Compact

April 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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Application file:

HistCompact1.iso_.zip

HistCompact2.iso_.zip

HistCompact3.iso_.zip

This is a 4-CD set about history from the Ancient Mesopotamia to the Roman Empire, offering a comprehensive overview over 4 millennia of men’s history, from the origins of human civilization (CD 4) to the mysterious world of Egyptian God Kings (CD 1) to the beginnings of the West Georgian civilization in Greece (CD 2) and Rome (CD 3).
In addition to historical and political aspects, this unique collection covers topics such as art and culture, life, everyday life, as well as religion and deities.

In Germany, this item has been sold as "Geschichte hautnah".

Compatibility:

These are hybrid CD-ROMs for PC & Mac.

System requirements Mac:
PowerPC, MacOS 8 to 9.2.2

System requirements PC:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000
Pentium processor

Common requirements:
800 x 600 pixels
266 MHz
64 MB RAM
20xSpeed CD-ROM drive
Sound card

Category:

Reference

Year released:

2003

Publisher:

Magnetix Mediatecture GmbH

System:

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Emulation:

SheepShaver (PPC)

Architecture:

PPC

App's manual:

HistCompactGer.pdf

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WordAce! Talking Translation Dictionary: English to Spanish

April 18, 2015, 10:32 pm

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Application file:

Spanish_WordAce.toast_.sit

WordAce! is a fast, easy-to-use language reference set that quickly provides word translations and related words, as well as verb forms and conjugations….This set translates to and from Spanish and English. (From the CD case)

This is a hybrid Mac/PC disc image, compressed with StuffIt 5.5

Compatibility:

SSW 7.1
68020 CPU
4 MB RAM
13 MB hard drive space
640 x 480 display

Category:

Reference

Year released:

1998

Publisher:

Transparent Language

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Architecture:

68k

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c'thema 02 Mac

April 20, 2015, 11:56 am

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Application file:

cthemaMac02.iso_.zip

Contains Mac-related articles which has been published between 01/1990 and 08/2000
by the German monthly magazine named "c’t“.

The download available from above is the second "c'thema" CD-ROM ever available,
with the Macintosh-related articles only, hence comes the name "c'thema 02 Mac" of the CD-ROM.

If it had an English title, it would read "c'theme 02 Mac".

According to the links listed below, a later "c'thema 04 Mac" CD-ROM has been also published.

Included on the disc is version Pre2.0 of the iCab browser.

Links:

Compatibility:

This is a hybrid CD-ROM for PC & Mac.

System requirements Mac:
iCab Pre2.0, which is included on the CD-ROM, requires Mac OS 7.5 to 9.2.2

Common requirements:
The articles on the CD-ROM are stored in HTML format, so any browser should be able to open the files, independent of its platform.

Category:

Reference

Year released:

2000

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Emulation:

SheepShaver (PPC)

Basilisk II (68k)

Architecture:

68k

PPC

App's manual:

cthemaMac02.pdf

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Faith in Every Footstep 1847 - 1997

April 21, 2015, 8:35 pm

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Application file:

LDS_Pioneer.iso_.sit

Scroll through a map of the 1,300-mile trail with information on 40 sgnificant locations. Listen to stories of pioneer fait and sacrifice, highlighted by over 120 historic journal entries. Learn of the world-wide growth of the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" and the efforts of modern pioneers throught video segments, photos, and text.
- from the back of the CD-ROM

A note about the manual downloads available above:

The first "manual" above is the CD booklet

Compatibility:

System Requirements Mac:

Mac OS 7.1 or later
8 MB RAM (16 MB for System 7.5.3 or later)

System requirements PC:

8 MB RAM for Windows 3.1 (16 MB recommended)
16 MB RAM for Windows 95
Does not run on Windows NT

Common requirements:

Minimum of 256 colors required, but thousands of colors recommended
QuickTime v2.5 (included)
5 MB hard disk space.

Category:

Reference

Year released:

1997

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Emulation:

SheepShaver (PPC)

Basilisk II (68k)

Architecture:

68k

PPC

App's manual:

CD Booklet

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official Media Guide

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Adobe Indesign 2 Movie CD

April 25, 2015, 8:41 pm

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Application file:

IndMovCD1_Ger.iso_.zip

IndMovCD2_Ger.iso_.zip

Learn how to use Indesign 2.

These CDs was part of a German monthly Macintosh magazine,
and the content is readable with any web browser.

A note about the downloads available above:
The files are available in German language only.

Compatibility:

On the CD #2, in the folder "Tryouts" you can find tryout versions of InDesign 2.0 for Mac und Windows.
The Windows version is available in English.

System requirements PC:

Intel® Pentium® II, III, oder 4 Prozessor
Windows 98 SE/ME/NT4.0 with Service Pack 6/2000 with Service Pack 2/XP
128 MB RAM
145 MB hard disk space for the installation process

System requirements Macintosh:

PowerPC® G3 or G4 Prozessor
Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, oder Mac OS X 10.1 or newer
128 MB RAM mit aktivierten virtuellen Speicher
220 MB hard disk space for the installation process
Also, the installation process requires hard disk space on the boot drive partition for temporary files and additinal files in the System folder, even if you plan to install InDesign onto another hard disk partition

Common requirements:

1024 x 768 pixels with 256 colors
To print with Adobe PostScript, you need PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3

Category:

Reference

Year released:

2002

Publisher:

Adobe

System:

Mac OS 9

Mac OS X

Architecture:

PPC (Carbonized)

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Abenteuer Seidenstrasse

April 29, 2015, 9:22 pm

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Application file:

Seidenstrasse.iso_.zip

Following Ancient Caravan Routes. This lecture is the culmination of a decade of travels through Central Asia and China. Bruno Baumann presents a symphony of sound, images, stories and personal experiences that brings the legendary Silk Road to life again. - bruno-baumann.de

This software is available in German only.

Amazon.co.uk Buy Link:
Abenteuer Seidenstrasse CD-ROM

Compatibility:

This is a hybrid CD-ROM for Windows 3.1/95 & Mac OS 7.

Category:

Reference

Year released:

1999

Publisher:

United Soft Media

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Emulation:

SheepShaver (PPC)

Basilisk II (68k)

Architecture:

68k

PPC

App's manual:

Seidenstrasse.pdf

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Planet Erde

April 30, 2015, 9:00 pm

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Application file:

Planet_Erde.iso_.zip

Combines the guidance of world atlases with informations of a tourists and geographicals encyclopedia. Represents the six continents in uniform standards on three levels: physically, politically and using satellite images. Contains a complete lexicon of countries. Displays man's development of typical natural landscapes on distribution maps, satellite images, slideshows and video sequences. Representation of outstanding cultural and natural monuments.
- translated from Amazon.de

Compatibility:

This is a hybrid CD-ROM for PC & Mac.

System requirements Mac:

68030/33 Mhz (Performa 475 oder LCIII)
Mac OS 7 to 9

System requirements PC:

80486/33 MHz, Windows 3.1/95
640 x 480 pixels with 256 colors
SoundBlaster compatible sound card
speaker or headphones

Common requirements:

QuickTime (included on CD)
8 MB of RAM
2x CD-ROM drive

Category:

Reference

Year released:

1996

Publisher:

Bertelsmann

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Mac OS 8 - 8.1

Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Mac OS 9

Emulation:

SheepShaver (PPC)

Basilisk II (68k)

Architecture:

68k

PPC

App's manual:

Planet_Erde.pdf

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Body Voyage

May 1, 2015, 10:57 pm

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Application file:

Body_Voyage_CD_image.sit

Contains over 2,000 cross sections of the head, torso, pelvis, leg, and full body. Includes 3-D portraits (WorldCat) Take a voyage through a real human body.

This version plays in German

The CD should be a hybrid Mac/PC disc, but only the Mac version is available here.

Compatibility:

16 MB RAM
256 colours

Category:

Reference

Author:

Learn Technologies

Year released:

1998

Publisher:

Time Warner Electronic