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USB Adapter Card Support 1.4.1
Download this software to add a USB card to your PCI based Mac! This software supports any OHCI compliant USB controller and various USB devices from mice to external hard drives. It will work on PCI based Macs from the 7200 to the Beige G3 and PowerBooks from the 2400/3400 to the Wallstreet. This particular installer's script should be hacked to allow installation on "upsupported" Macs such as the 2400 and 3400. For more information about USB/CardBus on the 2400, 3400, and "Kanga" G3, please visit Rob Frohne's website. Many thank to Eric Strobel and the PowerBooks email list for the info! Click the download icon at right to download the software. It is a .img.sit.hqx file, if you understand.
(~700KB)


TomeViewer
Sometimes Apple's installers include a "tome" file. The tome is a compressed collection of other files such as extensions, control panels, and control strip modules, among other things. TomeViewer allows you to view the contents of these tomes and extract individual files for manual installation. This can help you to install Apple software on supposedly "unsupported" systems (like AirPort or iTunes on Mac OS 8.6). Click the download icon to start the download.
(~350KB .sit.hqx)


Disk Copy 6.4
The last public release of Disk Copy for the "Classic" Mac OS was 6.3.3. Disk Copy 6.4 implements lots of features not found in 6.3.3 including support for creating CD-R images. Disk Copy also allows you to mount most ".dmg" disk images that are commonly used in OS X.
(~760KB .sit.hqx)


Disk Tools PPC (8.1)
Disk Tools PPC is a floppy disk image for the utility disk that comes with OS 8. Disk Tools PPC will boot any PowerPC Mac that originally shipped with a floppy drive (including the Duo 2300 and PowerBook 2400). You can use it to repair some common disk problems.
(~1.5MB .img.sit.hqx)

Disk Tools 8.5
Disk Tools 8.5 is a floppy disk image based on OS 8.5 and includes the tools that shipped with that OS. You can use it to repair some common disk problems. This disk can be used to boot Macs that cannot boot from OS 8.1 like the PowerBook G3 (Wallstreet - it requires a system enabler with 8.1 that isn't on the Disk Tools PPC floppy). Disk Tools 8.5 is the last Disk Tools image from Apple. Later emergency boot procedures involve the use of a CD-ROM, which isn't helpful on Macs without CD-ROM drives like the 5300. (~1.5MB .img.sit.hqx)
(~1.5MB .img.sit.hqx)


pdisk
pdisk is an fdisk clone for the Mac OS. It is EXTEREMLY powerful. But it is also EXTREMELY dangerous. Using pdisk without knowing what you are doing can cause irreparable hard disk damage and loss of data. pdisk is not for the timid or faint of heart. OTOH, it is the only way I have found of recovering and reformatting individual partitions on a hard drive without reinitalizing the entire disk.
(~70KB .sit.hqx)


LapisColor MV v1.0.4
Here is what I have found to be the most stable driver for the Focus Enhancements LapisColor line of cards for the PowerBook 5300/190 series. This driver will work with the LapisColor MV16-EN Graphics & Ethernet Card, MV16 Graphics Card, and MV8-EN Graphics & Ethernet Card for your PowerBook 5300 or 190 computer.
(~216KB .sit.hqx)


AirPort 1.3.1 Patcher for 3400c and 2400c
Success! I've altered the AirPort 1.3.1 installer script so that it will install on the 2400c and 3400c under OS 8.5, 8.6, and 9.x. (The PowerBook G3 a.k.a. Kanga already has AirPort compatibility.) Click the download icon at right to download a copy of the AirPort Install 1.3.1 Patcher that I've created. You'll also need a copy of the unmolested AirPort 1.3.1 disk image from Apple (which you can get here). Follow the on-screen directions to apply the patch.
(~36KB .sit.hqx)

 

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