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Web browsers

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1.7 for "Classic" Mac OS

Operating system: Mac OS 8.1 - 9.x
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements: N/A
Web: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/DOWNLOAD/IE/ie5_classic.asp

Whether you're searching for information, tracking online auctions or browsing Web pages, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 for Mac OS 8.1 to 9.x makes it easy to make the most of the Web. With Mac-first innovations - such as Internet Scrapbook, which lets you collect pictures, receipts and more - Internet Explorer makes the Web easy and fun. And perhaps best of all, it's free.

Internet Explorer 5.2.3 for Mac OS X

Operating system: Mac OS X
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements: N/A
Web: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/DOWNLOAD/IE/ie5_osx.asp

This latest version - version 5.2.3 - enhances browser compatibility for users who work on a network with secure authentication or with proxy servers. It also provides all the latest security and performance enhancements for Internet Explorer 5 for Mac OS X.

 

Compression utilities (programs that 'unpack' software you have downloaded)

StuffIt Expander 8.0.2 (Mac OS X) & 7.0.3 (Mac OS 8 & 9)

Web Site: http://www.stuffit.com
System Requirements: Mac OS 8 or higher for version 7.0.3 and Mac OS X 10.1.5 for version 8.0.2
License: Free

Free, award-winning StuffIt Expander™ gives you access to virtually any file you download from the Internet or receive in your email. Expander handles all common compression formats, including .sitx archives created by the new StuffIt X file format. Whether you come across a file compressed on a PC, Mac, or other platform, Expander helps you open it quickly and easily.

NOTE: StuffIt Expander is a FREE component of StuffIt Standard Edition. This means that installing StuffIt Expander will result in the install of an unregistered StuffIt Standard Edition package. Also included in the StuffIt Standard Edition installer are unregistered shareware versions of DropStuff™, DropZip™ and DropTar™.

 

File viewers and readers


Adobe Reader 6

Web Site: http://www.adobe.com
Operating System: Mac OS 8 or higher
License:
Free

Adobe Reader 6 is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on a variety of hardware and operating system platforms.


 

Microsoft Media Player 7.1 for Mac

Web Site: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/
Operating System: Mac OS 8.1-9.x
System Requirements:
Apple Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later, 128M RAM
License:
Freeware

Introducing Windows Media Player 7.1 for Mac. With full support for the industry-leading Windows Media, this new version of our player for Mac OS 8.1 and higher opens the world of Windows Media content to Macintosh users, enabling them to access the best audio and video on the Web. Optimised specifically for the Macintosh, the player provides intuitive design, reliable performance, and compatibility with most popular Macintosh models and system software.

 


Microsoft Media Player 9 for Mac OS X

Web Site: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/
Operating System: Mac OS X
System Requirements:
Apple Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later, 128M RAM
License:
Freeware

Introducing Windows Media Player Mac OS X, carbonised for version 10.1 of Apple’s newest operating system. Sporting a new Aqua interface and with full support for the industry-leading Windows Media, this new version of the player opens the world of Windows Media content to Macintosh users, enabling them to access the best audio and video on the Web. Optimised specifically for the Macintosh, the player provides intuitive design, reliable performance and compatibility with most popular Macintosh models and system software.


QuickTime 6.5

Operating system: Mac OS 8.6/9/10.2.5-10.2.8
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.apple.com/quicktime

Media Player for playing .mov movies. Also supports 3GPP files and MPEG-4 Videos.


iTunes 4.5

Operating system: Mac OS x 10.1.5 or later
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements: Mac OS 10.2.4 required to share music and burn DVDs
Web: http://www.apple.com/itunes/

With iTunes, you can create your own personal digital music library to manage and listen to your music and audiobook collection, all with drag-and-drop simplicity. iTunes also encodes high-quality MP3s as well as pristine AAC, all in a free application.

 

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