Macintosh

The Macintosh is a great computer. Here are links that deal with the machine: software, hardware, networking, etc...

INDEX of Named Anchors in this Document:

Applications | Information | FAQs | Evangelism | Archive Sites | Usenet Newsgroups

Applications

• HTML Editors: [ HTML.edit | HTML SuperText | Yahoo ]
• Web Servers: MacHTTP [ Source | MacHTTP at ARPP ]
• Web Browsers: [ Netscape | MacWeb | NCSA Mosaic ]
• Helper Applications (for Macintosh WEB Browsers) compiled by [ NCSA | UTexas | boombox | Netscape | Yahoo | Webomatic | ShepWeb | SAIC Web ]
• Eudora - The best e-mail application for the Macintosh. Be sure to check out A Guide to the Eudora Mail Package produced by Mark Branigan for the School of Computing, Staffordshire University. A Hypertextualized version of Qualcomm Incorporated's Apple Macintosh Eudora Reference Manual.
• MacBench - The exclusive benchmarking utility used by MacUser, ZD Labs and other ZD operations to measure the performance of MacOS-based CPUs.
• 1995 MacUser Shareware Awards
• Third Party Products - Compiled by Apple Computer
• Dave's Control Strip Guide
• The Updater Update - Central repository for application updaters
• Quinn's Web of Horrors - Quinn "The Eskimo!" is a vetran Macintosh programmer with all sorts of nifty tips and software hacks. His achievements include Internet Config and WebDocBuilder
• John Norstad - See JLNStuff - Father of NewsWatcher, Disinfectant and others.
• Steve Dorner - Created freeware Eudora (which was developed into a parallel buyware package through Qualcomm)
• Peter N. Lewis - Anarchie, NetPresentz

Information

• General Sites
• PowerBook Army's WWW - A Web site for the PowerBook
• Cult of Macintosh - all in one Web site for Mac lovers.
• The Well Connected Mac (and Macintosh Vendor Directory)
• Everything Macintosh - "everything Mac in one place"
• Ambrosia Cafe - "Sites that share a common thread: the Macintosh and a commitment to excellence." Current items: Ambrosia Software Inc, comp.sys.mac.games FAQ, Mac Game Resources on the Internet, Mac Media, ShareTheMac UsersGroup, alt.sources.mac, The Mac Internet Page, AppleSauce, MacinStuff.

• Newsletter / Magazine
• TidBITS - Venerable Mac newsletter. Well written, informative. An e-mail subscription must.
• Mac*Chat - Web page with info and archives of the Mac*Chat, the free, weekly electronic newsletter biased toward Mac users who are production-oriented professionals.
• Macworld Online
• MacUserWeb
• MacWeek Online
• MacNow Magazine - Newcomer to the Mac Electronic newsletter lineup

• System Folder Info
• MacInTouch System Folder Page - Very nice! Explains the function of each of the files in your System Folder
• Macintosh Extensions Guide - Explains Control Panels and Enablers as well.
• What's inside the System 7.5.3: System Folder, Control Panels folder, Extensions folder

• Misc
• The Complete Conflict Compendium - Database of extension and cdev conflicts submitted by the internet community
• Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh - Read it Online (Everything in the paper version, plus more!)
• MacInTouch Home Page - Information and services for productive Macintosh computing
• The Mac Software Catalog
• ScriptWeb - Info for Macintosh scripting, primarily for AppleScript and Frontier.
• Clock Chipping - Speed up your Mac!
• Macintosh WWW Development Resources
• United Index of Used Microcomputer Prices - A listing of the average sales prices nationwide of used microcomputer equipment.
• Apple Easter Eggs
• Yahoo: Computers: Software: Mac

FAQs

• on the Macintosh: [ http | ftp ]
• TCP/IP and NFS

Evangelism

• The EvangeList Web Site - Hot Mac news from Guy Kawasaki. Also known as the MacWay Mailing List.
• Why buy Mac
• Douglas Adams on Windows 95 - You'll love it.
• The Macintosh Advantage - From Apple Computer. Why Macintosh computers are better than PCs running Windows 95.
• Apple and the Internet: The Macintosh Advantage - A white paper by Adam C. Engst on (guess!) Apple and the Internet
• Human Interface Subtleties - Some of the finer points as to why a Mac feels like a mac.
• Some retailers returning Win 95 stock
• Computing's Holy War - by Cary Lu. A comparison between the two systems (by a user of both)
• I Like Macs - Carl Franklin fighting the NASA Johnson Space Center's 'Wintel Only' Policy.
• 10 Fairy Tales about Macs - Debunked!
• Life In The Mac Lane - a MacToday article featuring 12 Reasons to Buy a Mac
• MacFacts - From Mac Today magazine designed as a clear, concise resource for Mac users who want quick no-nonsense Macintosh and Apple facts (ammo) to share with PC users who wouldn't normally have access to this type of information.

Archive Sites

• Virtual Software Library - by c|net. All the online software archives. Very Cool.
• Apple Computer
  • Apple Computer
  • ShepWeb: Apple
  • Apple Software Updates
• Info-Mac (sumex-aim.stanford.edu)
  • Search Info-Mac: [ HyperArchive | Baron ]
  • Midnet's View of Info-Mac
• Umich (gopher.archive.umich.edu) Merit Software Archives
  • Search Umich/Merit: [ NEXOR | Baron ]
  • NEXOR's WWW view of Umich/Merit.
  • Umich Sites List
• University of Texas
  • OTS/mac Software Archive

• FTP Sites
  • FTP Sites List

Usenet Newsgroups

You can see the whole comp.sys.mac.* list or go straight to the one you want:

comp.sys.mac.advocacy    Why Macs are the best
comp.sys.mac.announce    Important news (moderated, low volume)
comp.sys.mac.apps        Applications
comp.sys.mac.comm        Communications (modems, newsreaders, etc.)
comp.sys.mac.databases   Databases
comp.sys.mac.digest      Information on Macintosh, archives, newsletters
comp.sys.mac.games       Games
comp.sys.mac.graphics    Graphics
comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc    Hardware
comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage    Hard disk, Tapes, CDs, etc.
comp.sys.mac.hardware.video    Video Applications
comp.sys.mac.hypercard   Hypercard Application
comp.sys.mac.misc        Discussion that doesn't fit anywhere else
comp.sys.mac.oop.macapp3 
comp.sys.mac.oop.misc    
comp.sys.mac.oop.tcl     
comp.sys.mac.portables   Portables (PowerBook, Duo, etc.)
comp.sys.mac.printing
comp.sys.mac.programmer  Programming on the Mac
comp.sys.mac.scitech     Scientific & Technical Discussion
comp.sys.mac.system      Mac System Software Discussion
comp.sys.mac.wanted      Buy/Sell