There are many new items on Volume IX which has approximately 9,000 files in twenty-four categories equaling 635 megabytes of compressed Macintosh‚Ñ¢ software. Over 1350 files have been added since Volume VIII.
Decompressed this data exceeds 1.4 Gigabytes! This CD-ROM is the most current collection available with items added as late as June 24, 1993. Volume IX has compatability for seven (7) BBS systems. First Class, Hermes, Mansion, MUBBS, Nova Link, Second Sight, and Telefinder. All of these BBS systems are excellent and we are trying to support as many sysops as possible. This CD-ROM also makes a GREAT personal library! See the appropriate chapter of this document for personal or BBS use.
Twenty-four software topics
Volume IX contains over 55 AppleLink items, 296 Adobe Screen font files, 438 Art files, 431 Business tools, 176 DA's, 312 Educational tools, 623 Fonts, 428 Games, 886 HyperCard tools, MacTechnical Notes, 266 MUG Newsletter Reviews, 158 MIDI files, 337 Music files, 339 Programmer tools, 123 QuickTime tools, 545 Telecom files, 361 System 7 tools, Decompression applications, 1185 utilities for the Macintosh, updates, 214 Word processing tools and support articles plus much, much more!
Great Collection
Volume IX contains more System 7 tools than ever and has special sections for Educators, Networks, First Class, Telefinder, Hermes, MUBBS, PowerBook, Frontier, After Dark, Wallpaper, Desktop Textures, Icons, QuickTime, On-Line King James Bible, Works of Shakespeare, World Factbook, Thesaurus, and MacDictionary with 22,768 definitions... Chances are if it's not on BBS in a BOX its not available. With over 24 different categories of Macintosh software, BBS in a BOX is the most complete collection available!
Drag and Drop Description Reader!
Our off line description reader "Show Info" allows System 7 users to drag and drop compacted files on to this tool to display descriptions of any of the files the files folder. This is a nice feature for finding information on a single file without having to decompress it or look through a directory. All compressed files on Volume IX are in Compact Pro format for consistency and ease of use.
Another tool on the disk is Stuffit Expander. You can drag and drop files on to it under System 7 for easy decompression. Placing this file on the desktop along with show info gives you the ability to quickly get info on a file and decompress it if needed.
QuickTime 1.6 and Laserwriter 8.0!
All of the QuickTime Movies on the disk were converted to Apple Compact Video format when it would make them smaller and better. QuickTime 1.6 is provided for easy viewing of these files. Another treat in this issue is the Laserwriter 8 drivers just released by Apple Computer.
“PD Pig Out!”
Volume IX features “PD Pig Out!” (by MacWizards) which is bundled with HyperCard 2.1 (licensed from Apple Computer). This stack contains descriptions on approximately 8,200 public domain and shareware files available for the Macintosh™ on Volume IX of “BBS IN A BOX”. This stack retails for $19.95 and may be purchased from MacWizards. However, “BBS in a BOX” owners will have this product included on Volume IX for their use.
BBS Descriptions - Database Searches
Volume IX supports On Location searches. In addition, text file listings and other database tools are provided in various formats. “BBS IN A BOX” is the ONLY CD-ROM that provides BBS descriptions on over 640 megs of compressed Macintosh BBS software. Using Show Info you can easily display the descriptions stored in each file as a resource.
The Future - Volume X
As a result of your support of the BBS in a BOX series we have been able to bring Ashley Barnard on to the project. Ashley will help us find new ways to provide even more files and testing for quality. New releases of BBS in a BOX will be even better and a decompressed version on two disks may be available in the future!
Special thanks!
Special thanks and credit to all the authors for making Volume IX of “BBS IN A BOX” a success.
Support the Authors!
If you have additional features you would like to see added to “BBS in a BOX”, please feel free to write or call us. We are interested in making the world of public domain and shareware easily understandable to the Macintosh public.
AMUG spends thousands of hours creating the BBS interface on this CD-ROM. Any charge for this CD-ROM is solely to support the creation of the BBS interface. No fee is charged to download any of the shareware and public domain files provided on this CD-ROM.
Only by supporting the shareware authors and sending in the requested shareware fees, will this type of software distribution continue. If you decompress a file and find it useful, please pay the shareware fee if you continue to use the program. When users are dishonest with the authors, they become soured on the shareware market and may stop updating their programs, publishing new programs, or they sell their products commercially. Thanks again for supporting Shareware and Public Domain authors!
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Chapter ten of this document is a registration form. Choose ORDER FORM from the Chapters menu or click on the pop up menu at the lower left of this window to go there. Then all you have to do is Print it, fill in the blanks and send it with your check. What could be easier than that?
Or if you already have BBS in a BOX, go to the Chapter for your particular BBS, our install manuals.
