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Icon Apple System Profiler 2.1.2

An Apple menu item which gives you a description of your Mac and its setup (ie. CPU type, amount of RAM, System Version, make of Hard Drive etc.). As of version 2.1.2, System profiler is now AppleScriptable.
  • License: Free
  • Author/Publisher: Apple
  • Modification Date: October 10, 1998 - Note: version 2.2 comes with Mac OS 8.6
  • Requirements: version 2.1.2 is PPC only
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 956 Kb - version 2.1.2 - PPC only
Download680x0 File Size: 305 Kb - version 1.0.1 - 68k compatible
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Icon CPU-View 1.3

This little application is a very useless one. It just shows the Macintosh CPU usage. However, if you have ever seen those X-Window users showing off their nifty little CPU usage windows, you now can blast them away with CPU-View. Because, this one uses textures! Ha!
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Adriaan Tijsseling/Insaneous Noise Software
  • Modification Date: July 6, 1997
  • Requirements: 680x0
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 212 Kb
Icon Disk First Aid 8.6.1

Disk First Aid is an Apple utility that verifies and repairs occasional problems that may occur on your hard disk drive. Disk First Aid may not be able to repair all problems, but it will make your hard disk icon available so that you may reformat the hard drive and restore your data from backup. For more detailed information, please see the documentation included with this software.
  • License: Free
  • Author/Publisher: Apple Computer, Inc.
  • Modification Date: April 20, 2001
  • Requirements: Version 8.6 requires US English and English International Mac OS 9.0.4 or higher
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 510 Kb - version 8.6.1
Download680x0 File Size: 52 Kb - version 7.2.2 - released December 14, 1996
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Icon Extension Overload 5.9.9

Extension Overload is your all round extension & control panel management solution. It offers detail information on all the extensions in your system. It also lets you activate and deactivate them, so that you can always easily tailor your system to your current requirements. In addition, Extension Overload includes a useful collection of helpful information and tidbits.
  • License: Shareware, $29
  • Author/Publisher: Teng Chou Ming
  • Modification Date: September 23, 2002
  • Requirements: PPC
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 1.6 MB
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Icon Gauge Pro 1.1

Gauge PRO reports not only the type of CPU but also its speed - to a hundredth of a megahertz. It also reports the cache bus and main system bus speeds.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Ben Mickaelian/Newer Technology
  • Modification Date: October 22, 2000
  • Requirements: PPC
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 75 Kb
Icon Guru 2.9

Guide to Ram Upgrades. This stand-alone application provides users with information on every possible RAM and VRAM upgrade for every Macintosh from the original Mac 128 forward to the most recent machines.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Newer Technology
  • Modification Date: July 19, 2000
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 545 Kb
Icon Installer Observer 3.0.3

Installer Observer is a program designed to aid users in determining exactly what an Installer/Updater/Trojan Horse/Whatever has done to their system. One should use it to first Scan folders within and/or including their System folder and save the states of those folder(s) if necessary. Then, after running Installer/Updater/Trojan Horse/Whatever, he or she should load the saved system state if necessary and have Installer Observer Examine the changes made by the Installer/Updater/Trojan Horse/Whatever. Installer Observer will report new files/folders, files/folders that have been removed, and files/folders that have been changed.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Zach Schneirov
  • Modification Date: August 28, 2000
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC, Mac OS 8.1 or higher
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 1 MB
Download680x0 File Size: 796 Kb
Icon MacBench 5.0

MacBench 5.0 is a subsystem-level benchmark that measures the processor, floating point, disk, graphics, video, and CD-ROM performance of a Mac OS system.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Ziff-Davis
  • Modification Date: August 24, 1998
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 2749 Kb
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Icon MacsBug 6.6.3

MacsBug is Apple's assembly-level 680x0 and PowerPC debugger for Mac OS. It can be used to debug code running in most execution environments, from applications to drivers, and everything in between. It's often used as a bug-reporting tool by many 3rd-party developers, as well as Mac OS system software developers.
  • License: Free
  • Author/Publisher: Apple Computer, Inc.
  • Modification Date: August 31, 2000
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 504 Kb - version 6.6.3
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 1926 Kb - version 6.5.3
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Icon Memory Mapper 1.5

Memory Mapper draws a graphical representation of the Mac's memory space. It shows where programs and objects reside in memory and makes things like memory fragmentation easy to see. Memory Mapper also displays virtual memory space so that you can see which parts of memory are paged out to disk.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Bob Fronabarger
  • Modification Date: June 3, 1998
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 67 Kb
Icon Norton Utilities 6.0.3

Protects against software crashes, hard disk problems, lost files and more
Helps you recover from disaster
Finds and repairs disk problems
Defragments hard drives
Ideal for large files and external drives
  • License: Updates, $90
  • Author/Publisher: Symantec
  • Modification Date: July 8, 2001
  • Requirements: Mac OS 8.1 or higher
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 4.2 MB - 6.0.3 updater
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 3.8 MB - 5.0.2 - 5.0.3 updater
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 2.7 MB - 5.0 - 5.0.2 updater
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Norton Utilities will not be updated for compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4
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Icon PCIprober 2.0

PCIprober is a system information utility that lets you find out details about PCI cards and devices installed in your computer. PCIprober will detect both cards in slots and on-board PCI chips connected to the bus.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: David Salamon
  • Modification Date: August 15, 1998
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 50 Kb
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Icon Peek-a-Boo 1.6

Peek-a-Boo is a utility to monitor and manipulate all running processes. You can watch how much CPU time each process uses, adjust processes' priorities, and monitor process information.
  • License: Shareware, $20
  • Author/Publisher: Bob Clark
  • Modification Date: March 13, 2001
  • Requirements: Mac OS 7.5 higher
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 268 Kb
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Icon ProcessInfo 1.3.1

ProcessInfo displays and lets you kill the concurrent processes running on any PowerMacintosh computer: Applications, Desk Accessories, Background Applications.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Stephane Sudre
  • Modification Date: May 5, 2000
  • Requirements: PPC
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 123 Kb
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Icon Save A BNDL 1.5

Save a BNDL gets the Finder to recognize changes in a file's BNDL resource without requiring rebuilding the Desktop Database or rebooting. It only runs under System 7.0 and later.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Michael S. Engber/revision due to Thomas Tempelmann
  • Modification Date: April 15, 1999
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC, System 7 or higher
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 10 Kb
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Icon SCSIProbe 5.2

SCSIProbe is a Control Panel (cdev) useful for identifying and mounting devices connected to your SCSI bus. With SCSIProbe you can determine the device type, vendor, product and version for every device connected to your bus. SCSIProbe also includes a startup extension (INIT) that, when enabled, can mount volumes without having to access the cdev.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Robert Polic - updated to 5.1.1 by Adaptec
  • Modification Date: August 14, 1999
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 40 Kb - version 5.2
Icon SerialCheck 1.3

This is tool for checking your serial ports. It will give you information about the ports including the driver names. You can also open the ports and send text to them. Returned text can be viewed as well. Various settings such as baud rate and data bit number can be changed.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: JP Kelly
  • Modification Date: August 17, 1999
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 834 Kb
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Icon TechTool 1.2.1

Zap your pram. Rebuild your desktop. See how many hours you've used your computer since it was made and more.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: MicroMat Computer Systems
  • Modification Date: April 3, 2000
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 599 Kb - version 1.2.1
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 616 Kb - version 1.1.9
Icon YAPI 1.0

YAPI is an application that lets the user view and manipulate the processes that are in the process list. The user can view details, bring forward and stop the processes in the list.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Eric H. Cloninger
  • Modification Date: October 30, 1996
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 354 Kb


Intel Denotes Mac OS X Intel Native
Universal Binary Denotes Mac OS X Intel & PPC Native
OS X PPC Denotes Mac OS X PPC Native
Classic PPC Denotes Mac OS 8/9 PPC Native
680x0 Denotes Mac OS 680x0 Native
Non-Specific Code Denotes Non-OS Specific Code
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