Select Mac Software Downloads

The following Mac freeware and shareware programs for the classic Mac OS are available for download.

• Address Book 4.2.4, shareware, $30. A great program for storing addresses, printing envelopes and address books, etc. We are no longer able to locate jimsmithsoft.com on the Web.
• Disinfectant 3.7.1, freeware. Antivirus software. 240K.
• EMMpathy 2.1 (VST Power Systems), freeware. Battery reconditioning for the intelligent battery in the "Blackbird" (PowerBook 500 series). 184K.
• FreePPP (Rockstar Software), freeware. Take total control of your PPP connection. Requires 68020 or later CPU, System 7.1 to 9.x, and MacTCP 2.0.6 or Open Transport. 807K.
• GURU 2.9, freeware, Guide to Mac memory upgrades. 216K.
• MenuChoice 2.1, shareware, $15. A much faster and more flexible alternative to Apple Menu Items. Requires System 7 to 9.x.
• MountImage 1.2, freeware (?). Allows you to mount disk images. May damage image files. 20K.
• PopChar Lite 2.7.2, freeware. Gives you a pulldown window displaying the entire character set in your current font. This one has been hard to find. Requires System 7 to 9.x. Also a download link on Pure Mac.
• Pseud040, $20 shareware. Lets you run programs that require a 68040 on Macs with a 68020 or 68030 - I've even heard Mac OS 8.1 running on a IIsi. 120K.
• Redux (PPC) 2.6.2, freeware. Well known, long discontinued backup program. Requires PowerPC. 344K.
• ResetPwrMgr, freeware. Resets the power manager on PowerBooks, which sometimes gets messed up. Forces a restart, so save your work and quit all apps before using it. Only works with PowerBook 1400 and earlier. 8K.
• Wish I Were, freeware. Changes the gestalt ID of your Mac. Unlike Pseud040, you specify what Mac your pretends to be. 20K.

Please pay shareware fees for programs you continue to use.

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