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Bolkonskij
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on: August 21, 2023, 17:34
I understand most of you old-timers and die-hard Mac OS fans will probably know this stuff, but then the target audience of the section really are people returning to System 7 (or newcomers) looking for an overview. Our Applications list saw a big update. Apart from fixing some typos (nobody noticed we recommended Adobe "Premier 5.1" instead of "Premiere 5.1"? :-) ) we've added new entries for Wallops, Network Time, ModPlayer and WhatRoute. Older entries have been updated accordingly where it was due. If you find an error, a typo or just generally disagree with us, let us know please ;-) |
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Last Edit: August 21, 2023, 17:37 by Bolkonskij
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68040
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512 MB  Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #1 on: August 21, 2023, 20:38
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Testing a few hundred PhotoShop plugins and animation progs right now. OK, some of them are geared towards 8.1 but still - there is a lot of good vintage multimedia/animation stuff out there.
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1176 System 7, today and forever
Reply #2 on: August 22, 2023, 01:25
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Way cool 68040!!  the way I see it if it works in Mac OS 8.1 (68k) it still counts!  I know it's crossing the line just a tad but I seriously doubt anyone else will come around and try to do a website like S7T solely for Mac OS 8.1  and that OS also stands out as the sole Mac OS for 68k Macs that is not a System 7 OS (although some argue that it's technically Mac OS 7.7 but was bumped-up to end Mac licensing for the Mac clone market)  That's why I consider it the only System 7 that first-gen G3s could use, like my Beige G3 Desktop, yet it's still retro enough to run on an SE-30 and so many other 80s Macs with a little help as well! 
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Bolkonskij
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Administrator 1024 MB Posts: 2023
Reply #3 on: August 22, 2023, 10:55
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Let's agree on 8.1 is the closest thing to System 7 you can get on some Macs :-) @68040 the plugins are very interesting. Do you think you could compile a list of 5 general use plugins that no Photoshop 5 (?) user should miss?  It's getting hard to find good info on photoshop plugins. Either you have to go through old mags hit & miss or test them all by yourself the hard way.
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68040
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512 MB Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #4 on: August 22, 2023, 13:12
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Sorry, no PS5 on 68xxx and I am refuse to abandon the wholesome grail of 68k. I could recommend a few Plugin Packs (Bundles of Plugins) for 68k that I've tested to work on B-II under PS4 (v4.0.1), so they should certainly work on HW Macs as well. And most important: They all perform tasks that you'd still have to pay good money for to get them on your PC today.
Last Edit: August 22, 2023, 13:23 by 68040
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68040
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512 MB Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #5 on: August 22, 2023, 15:45
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I've prepared a short list of PS4 plug-in packs that I find essential (tried & tested on 8.1/B-II). I skipped the multimedia packs intentionally, because I'd need to upload videos to demo them and I'm not sure what classic browsers can support that.
Last Edit: August 22, 2023, 16:05 by 68040
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wove
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Reply #6 on: August 22, 2023, 18:57
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I never got beyond PS3. I did get Kai's Power Tools. (I think I got it along with Bryce?) Kai's Power Tools were grand. It was the first graphics tools package I recall that was really fun to use. You could waste a few hours with them, just having fun and being goofy
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68040
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512 MB Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #7 on: August 22, 2023, 19:39
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I wouldn't call it "waste". I do all my graphic's work with PS4. Its GUI is much better than GIMP and these days you can't buy PhotoShop anymore anyway, only rent it. Which I refuse to do on principle.
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1176 System 7, today and forever
Reply #8 on: August 26, 2023, 22:45
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I agree that on 68k Macs, Photoshop 4 is more than plenty and I love the plug-in packs you shared, 68040! I started with Adobe Photoshop 2.0.1 and Aldus SuperPaint 3 and was quite pleased with those programs back in the early 90s. I liked the 2.5 bump a couple of years later with even more features, so I found 4.0 to be quite a robust upgrade Of course for PPC Macs running Mac OS 7, Photoshop 5 should fit the bill quite nicely, Bolkonskij I'm only surprised MW or MacUser didn't run a comprehensive plug-in article to give a nice review of all of the plug-in options. Perhaps a digitized PS Bible may have what you seek? They tend to compile and review what's currently available at the time of publishing, you know?
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