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Bolkonskij
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on: June 30, 2021, 09:38

The Software Guide on System 7 Today is our guide to System 7 software. What recommended e-mail clients there are? What's the latest version of Photoshop that will run on 7.6?

This category has been an integral part of S7T since its inception. Unfortunately, I feel it has outgrown its structure for a long time. Dan categorized software in four fields:

Internet
Productivity
Multimedia
Utilities

After Knez and me took over, we've added the coding section.

Space is crammed, but we're not exactly happy with the way the software is categorized. I do lack a good idea for how to categorize it differently, though.

Someone with a good idea ?
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Reply #1 on: July 03, 2021, 18:14

It's a though question to answer. Depends on what we want to do really. I would love to add more software, but it indeed feels cramped in it's current form.
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Reply #2 on: July 04, 2021, 07:37

Just one idea: Is there a way to capture lists of top downloaded System 7 software from the Macintosh Garden, perhaps sub-categorized by PPC vs 68k?

Another thought: This is a good place to share experiences, testing, real world use.  I really value a writeup that warns of instability on a particular system or version of the MacOS, or that gives a tip or two on running a particular app like memory allocation, extension conflicts, weird errors, etc.
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Reply #3 on: July 05, 2021, 09:00

IIRC fogwraith said that there is no tracking of downloads with the current version of the Mac Garden. I'm also somewhat undecided whether that would be a good thing. MS Word would be no. 1 for word processing due to its brand awareness, while I think WriteNow is probably the better alternative for 90% of System 7 users nowadays. (Not in case you plan on writing your dissertation on an old Power Mac though ;-) )

So while popular products are often superior, they are not necessarily. Which leads me to more of a subjective, but hand-picked approach by today's users of System 7. Does that make sense?

As for sharing experiences, conflict reports and such you're spot on. This is the place. I encourage everyone to open up threads with their findings. See my StuffIt 5.5 & 7.6 thread :-)

I'd add that to our software guide or help center if the author agrees and there is a public interest.

 
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Reply #4 on: July 06, 2021, 00:17

Ah,yes... agreed - I'm with you.  The hand-picked approach is more interesting and  more useful here. 
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