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SimpleText Color Menu Patch 2.3 (73K) (hold down the shift key to download, and drag in onto Stuffit Expander 4.01) this patch adds a font color, sound and speech menu, and many other useful enhancements to SimpleText.

Icon Achiver 2.1 (396K) -- this application saves all the custom icons you want, in an easy to see file. Simply drag and drop, to place an icon on a file or folder.

OT/PPP Strip 1.0 (56K) this control strip module allows you to open and close your PPP connection, indicates your connection speed and time on-line. It requires Open Transport to run.

Window Monkey 1.1.1 (527K) this control panel changes the background in each of the finders windows, to any background you want. It also has a small icon in the menu bar that allows you to switch between open windows.

Eject Me Not 1.0 (178K) this extension keeps a user from using the Eject Disk command under the Special menu, to eliminate "ghost disks" which can cause many problems for network administrators.

DNA 008 (214K) -- this is the most recent DNA for Tech Tool Pro, which includes support for System 7.61.

Open Transport Slow Patch (8K) -- This tiny application is an unsupported hack from Apple (Maybe) that seems to fix problems with slow connections with servers and users running Open Transport.

Display Enabler 2.22 (240K) -- this is the newest version of the display enabler extension, for those of you who have a PowerMac 6100, 7100, or 8100 and AppleVision 1710 with System 7.61. You need Disk Copy 6.12 (457K) to extract this file after you download it.

File Buddy 4.03 (406K) this application does many useful things on your system, including: finds invisible items, finds duplicate files, extends get info, restarts the finder, rebuilds the desktop, finds files, and many others.

Download Deputy 1.65 PPC (934K) and 68K (733K) this program will download files while your off doing other things. It will even shut down your computer when it's done.

PPP Menu 2.03 (144K) this control panel gives you a button in your menu bar to open and close your PPP account and can also launch Internet Applications. This utility supports both FreePPP and OT/PPP.

The Palace 2.2 (3712K) is a graphically rich chat program which will connect to any Palace server. It is a maze of virtual chat rooms, which you can see right in front of you!

SoundApp 2.31 (876K) will play any sound file you can find on the Internet, including MPEG's (Only on PowerMacs). It can convert to different formats and is the best, free sound application around. This is a must if you want to hear what the web has to offer.

Glidel 3.42 (39K) this extension allows you to drag items into menus for drag and drop launching. I use it to open documents and pictures with an alias of an application in the apple menu or to drag items to the applications menu.

Disk Surveyor 1.3 (219K) This application shows you what's taking up all the space on your hard drive. I threw away 150MB of movies and music that was taking up way too much room.

Go Mac 1.1 (104K) this control panel gives you a program bar at the bottom of your screen, similar to the one found in Windows 95. It has a handy "Start" button which can come in useful.

Sun Clock 1.01 (77K) this small application graphically shows you where the sun is shinning on the earth and where it's not. Maybe you can use it if you call overseas a lot.

Vremya 1.62 (42K) this application sets your clock to the correct time, quickly and easily. It requires an Internet Connection to work.

CU-SeeMe 0.87b1 For PowerMac (554K) or 68K Macs (426K) (You might have to drag these binary archives onto Stuffit Expander 4.01 (267K) to decode them.) This software is for video-conferencing. You can talk to other users and see them at the same time, provided you have the video equipment, and a reasonably fast connection.

TechTool 1.1.4 (547K) this application does 3 very useful things, which help prevent system problems. It rebuilds your desktop without remembering any complicated key combinations, it zaps your PRAM which stores your mouse speed..etc.,and sometimes some nasty bugs, and finally it analyzes your system and tells you what you have. This version is compatible with System 7.6.1.

PointCast 1.0.1 (PPC) (3701K) -- A truly unique internet application that delivers you all the news you want, stock prices, sports scores, horoscopes, loto numbers, a web browser and a great user interface. Best of all it's all customized to your needs.

MacPPP 2.53 (129K) this control panel / extension is Apple's Internet Connection software for the Internet. This version fixes problems with connection scripts and Internet Service Providers. You need Disk Copy 6.12 (457K) to extract this file after you download it.

Adobe Table 3.04 (1003K) -- this package includes an updated Adobe Table for Adobe Pagemaker 6.5.

Copy Paste 3.31a (390K) This useful extension allows you to have 10 clipboards instead of only one. All you have to do is choose which clipboard you want to use under the edit menu.

Image Mapper 2.03 (586K) this application will make image maps for you web pages easily in any format you choose. You may need DropStuff with Expander Enhancer 4.01 (673K) to decompress this file.