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The QuickTime system software
extension enables you to create, edit, and play video, graphics, sound,
sprites, text, music, 3D and animation in documents, CD-ROM titles,
and over the Internet. While you do not use QuickTime directly, it is
the enabling technology behind your Macintosh multimedia experience.
QuickTime 2.5 allows you to play back karaoke files, autoplay audio
CDs and route MIDI to external devices.
 
QuickDraw 3D enables your
computer to display three-dimensional graphics using applications
designed to take advantage of QuickDraw 3D. It also provides a common
file format, called QuickDraw 3D Metafile (or 3DMF for short), for
exchanging 3D documents. QuickDraw 3D also provides acceleration
services which support plug-and-play accelerator cards.
 
With the English Speech
Recognition package and the proper hardware, your computer can
respond to spoken commands. The English Speech Recognition package
contains the Speech Recognition extension and a utility called Speakable
Items, which enables the computer to understand commands that do
such things as close windows, tell what time it is, open applications
and folders, or tell a joke.
 
With the English text-to-
speech software installed, many Macintosh programs can read
English text out loud. One of the programs that can read to you is the
SimpleText program, which comes with this computer and is already
installed on your hard disk.
 
This is the latest Apple
LaserWriter Printer Software for Mac OS-based computers. Laser-
Writer 8.5.1 adds support for IP printing, Custom Page Size, Post-
Script 3 printers, Acrobat Save as File Format, and Desktop Printer
Utility, and improves support for ColorSync.
 
Open Transport is modern
networking and communications system software for the Mac OS. It
is based on industry standards and brings a new level of networking
connectivity, control, and compatibility to Mac OS computers, while
preserving built-in support for easy-to-use networking. Open
Transport is supported on system software versions 7.1 or later;
System 7.5.3 or later is recommended.
 
Open Transport PPP allows you
to connect your computer to remote TCP/IP networks, such as cor-
porate networks and the Internet, using a modem and the telephone
system. Includes control panels for your modem and for Point-to-
Point Protocol (PPP) as well as onscreen help for using these
control panels.
 
This software is the latest gen-
eral release for PC Compatibility and DOS Compatibility Cards,
except for the Quadra 610, which requires PC Setup 1.0.2. This
software includes improved third party network card support and
Mac OS 8 compatibility. For complete information, please see the
PC Compatibility Read Me, included with this software.
 
Mac OS 7.6.1 Update is a set of
software enhancements that delivers improvements in stability for
Macintosh and Mac OS-compatible computers running Mac OS 7.6.
After installing the update, the Mac OS version on the computer
will be Mac OS 7.6.1.
 
A set of system software
enhancements that improves the reliability and performance of all
Macintosh and Mac OS-compatible computers running system software
version 7.5.3. Also includes all of the improvements delivered with
System 7.5.3 Revision 2. For complete information, please see the
Read Me included with this software.
 
System 7.5.3 was the last
consumer version of System 7.5. With the release of Mac OS 8, Apple
made System 7.5.3 available free of charge. If you're still using System
7.0 or 7.1, you should consider installing System 7.5.3 (and then
apply the System 7.5.5 Update to it).
 
MoviePlayer is an application
you use to play and edit QuickTime movies. Although QuickTime 2.5
is recommended, MoviePlayer 2.5 will work with QuickTime 2.1 or
later. MoviePlayer 2.5 is included in QuickTime 2.5 Extras.
 
Apple System Profiler 1.3.1
(ASP) lets you gather information about the configuration of your
computer, including information about network and communications,
volumes, devices, control panels, extensions, System folders and
applications. The information that ASP reports may be useful if you
need technical support.
 
Drive Setup installs software
that your computer uses to work with your hard disk. Drive Setup
1.3.1 updates this software to prevent a rare incident in which you
may lose files on your hard disk or be unable to start up the computer
using your hard disk on the Macintosh Performa or Power Macintosh
5400, 5500, 6360, 6400, or 6500 series computer or the
Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh.
 
 
DiskCopy is a utility that will  
mount disk images on your desktop, make exact copies of floppy disks
from a disk image, convert disk images from one format to another,
and create a disk image from a mounted volume or individual folder.
Using DiskScripts and AppleScript, it can be used to automate software
installations and disk image manipulation.
 
This latest System Update for the
MessagePad 2000 (717260) includes fixes for contrast, memory,
printing, faxing and PC Card problems. All customers should load
this package onto their Newton MessagePad 2000. Be sure to back
up your data before you install.
 
This latest System Update for
eMate 300 (737246) includes fixes for the battery level indicator
and memory, printing, faxing and PC Card problems. All customers
should load this package onto their eMate 300. Be sure to back up
your data before you install.