Configuring a Power Mac 6100 From Scratch

• Introduction--Introduction
• Utilities--Must-have utilities for setting things up
• Mac OS--Links for essential pieces of Mac OS
• Applications--Free browsers, email apps, and productivity apps
• Go Back--Back to the PowerMac 6100 Upgrade Page

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• Disk Copy 6.3.3--Essential for mounting those pesky disk images from Apple or creating boot floppies from those images (such as the really important one below)
• Disk Tools PPC--Creates a boot floppy for any Power Mac, including Disk First Aid and Hard Drive Setup.
• SCSI Probe 5.2--Helps to mount stubborn SCSI peripherals
• Aladdin Expander 5--A must-have for unstuffing compressed files
• Newer Technology's Gauge Pro--A really useful utility for seeing your system configuration

• Mac OS 7.5.3 Rev. 2.2 (Unity release for all Macs)--A free reference release (i.e. complete install) that will run just about any Mac from a Mac Plus to a Power Mac 9600
• Mac OS 7.5.5 Updater--Bugfix release for 7.5.3. Highly recommended
• OT 1.1.2--Essential for running non-ancient versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer. OT/PPP get installed in the "Open Transport Extras" folder, and is what you need for dial-up access.
• QuickTime 4--View movies and streaming video

• Netscape 4.05 and 4.08--The browser that started it all! This version is not officially sanctioned on 7.5.5, but it seems to work fine.
• Fortify! 2.2.6--Update other versions to 128-bit encryption
• Internet Explorer 4.01--I don't know where to download this anymore. Try an old MacAddict CD
• Outlook Express 4.0--Ditto
• Palm Desktop 2.6.1--A free Personal Information Manager (PIM) that works even if you don't own a Palm organizer.
• America Online 2.6, 3 and Version 4--If you must use AOL . . .
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05--Essential for reading Adobe PDF documents. Anyone have a link for version 3?
• Corel's Wordperfect 3.5 Enhancement Pack for the Mac--Not the greatest word processor in the world, but it's free!
• Nisus Writer 4.1.6--Nisus requires (free) registration, but their free word processor is widely heralded for being compact and versatile.
• BBEdit Lite--Probably the best free text editor out there. Includes grep search/replace across multiple files and more!

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Last updated: 6/1/00

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Document change history

12/12/00--First revision
2/23/01--Added Nisus and BareBones links