Apple Software: Current Versions (12/95) Article Created: 7 December 1992 Article Reviewed/Updated: 15 December 1995 TOPIC ----------------------------------------------------------- The table below lists versions of SHIPPING Apple software products and provides the following information for each: Version ------- The current version number. 7.5? ---- Whether the product is supported with System Software 7.5 (SSW 7.5). Some products, are listed as unsupported, but may be fully compatible. For example, TeachText is listed as not supported with System 7.5, because it has been replaced by SimpleText. This does not necessarily mean that TeachText does not work with System 7.5. Notes ----- Additional information on the product Additional articles in the Tech Info Library describe many of the products listed below more fully. This article does not cover any announced Apple products which are not currently shipping. DISCUSSION ------------------------------------------------------ Begin_Table Product Version 7.5? Notes --------------------- ------ ---- ---------------------------- 32-Bit System Enabler 1.0.3 NO For Mac II, IIx, IIcx, SE/30; Use MODE32 version 7.5 8*24 GC (Extension) 7.0.1 NO 950 Color Addition 1.0 NO Unnecessary with SSW 7.5 A/UX 3.0.1 NO A/UX 3.1 NO Only supports the AWS 95. A/ROSE 1.2.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 ADSP 1.5.1 NO Not required, part of SSW 7.0 & higher Apple IIe Card SW 2.2.1d1 YES Apple Backup 1.4 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Apple Color Printer 1.0 YES See TIL article on GX drivers Apple DocViewer 1.1.1 YES Apple Extras folder of Power Macs Apple Event Manager 1.0.3 NO Not necessary with SSW 7.5 Apple File Exchange 7.0 NO Use PC Exchange, which ships w/SSW 7.5 Apple Font Pack 1.0 YES See separate article in Tech Info Library for contents of Font Pack Apple HD SC Setup 7.3.5 YES Ships with SSW 7.5, online Apple Guide 1.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Apple Internet Router 3.0.1 YES Install before NSI 1.4.5 Apple LAN Utility 1.0b3 YES Posted online. AppleLink 6.1 YES Contact Apple Online Services Apple Media Tool 1.2 YES Apple Menu Options 1.0.2 YES Posted online Apple MIDI Manager 2.0.2 YES APDA Developer's tool, posted online Apple MIDI Driver 2.0.2 YES APDA Developer's tool, posted online Apple Modem Tool 1.5.3 YES Apple Personal Diagnostics 1.1.3 YES Updater from 1.1 online Apple Phone 1.0.1 NO Application bundled with AV models Apple Photo Access 2.0 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Apple Printer Utility 2.0 YES Part of LaserWriter 8.3, posted online Apple Remote Access 2.0.1 YES Separate Client, Personal Server & Multiport Server versions. AppleScript 1.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 AppleSearch Client 1.5 YES AppleSearch Server 1.5 YES AppleShare File Server 4.1 YES 4.0.2 or better required with SSW 7.5 AppleShare Print Server 4.0.2 YES This version required with SSW 7.5 Apple Shared Lib. Mgr. 1.1.2 YES AppleTalk v.58.1.5 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 AppleTalk ImageWriter 7.0.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Apple Telecom 2.3 YES Release to add support for PC Card Modems, also backwards compatible with all GeoPort and Express Modem configurations. Apple Video Player 1.3.1 YES For Performa 6xx TV/Tuner Card AppleVision Display SW 1.0.1 YES Supports AppleVision & AudioVision Displays on System 7.5.x computers Assistant Toolbox 1.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 At Ease 3.0.1 YES Available from Claris At Ease for Workgroups 3.0.1 YES Available from Claris AudioVision (extension) 1.0.2 NO Extension for AudioVision 14 Display Auto Power On/Off 1.0 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 AutoRemounter 1.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 AV Serial Extension 1.0 NO Unnecessary with SSW 7.5 AW Server 95 1.1 NO Part of AWS 95 Update 1.1 AWS 95 Tune-Up 1.0 NO System update disks (2) for the Apple Workgroup Server 95 Basic Color Monitor 1.0 NO Unnecessary with SSW 7.5 Basic Connectivity Set 1.1.1 YES Battery DA 7.1.1 NO Part of control strip in SSW 7.5 Battery Recondition 1.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 CD-ROM Setup 5.1.2 YES Posted online Chinese Language Kit 1.1.1 YES See separate TIL article, RChinese Language Kit: Frequently Asked QuestionsS Chooser 7.5 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 CloseView 7.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Color Picker 2.0.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Color SW 2400 2.1.1 YES Available online. Color SW 2400 GX 1.0.1 YES Installed by Quickdraw GX 1.1.2 Color SW Pro 1.5 YES ColorSync 1.0.5 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 CPU Energy Saver 1.0.6 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Curare 1.0 NO No longer offered by APDA DAL Software N/A N/A Not Apple software, contact ITI DART 1.5.3 NO Not Apple software Desktop Printer Ext. 1.0.3 YES Posted Online Desktop PrintMonitor 1.0.3 YES Posted Online Desktop Printer Spooler 1.0.3 YES Posted Online Disk Copy 4.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 PUK Disk First Aid 7.2.1 YES Version 7.2.1 requires SSW 7.5.2 Display Enabler 1.2 YES Part of Apple Multiple Scan Display SW 1.2 DocViewer 1.1.1 YES DOS Compatibility SW 1.0.0 YES Drive Firmware Update 1.2 YES Available online. Drive Setup 1.0.2 YES Available online. Duo Battery Patch 1.0 NO Unnecessary with SSW 7.5 Easy Access Ctrl Panel 7.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Energy Saver 1.1 YES Ships with Display SW 1.2 EtherTalk 2.5.7 YES Network SW Installer 1.5.1 Express Modem** 2.3 YES Control panel for Express Modem and GeoPort Express Modem Tool** 2.3 YES CTB Extension for Express Modem, GeoPort Express Modem ARA 1.x** 2.3 YES AppleTalk Remote Access CCL file Express Modem ARA 2.x** 2.3 YES AppleTalk Remote Access CCL file Express Modem CCL** 2.3 YES AppleLink CCL file Extension Manager 3.0 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 eWorld 1.1 YES Supported by eWorld, 1-800-775-4556 eWorld Web Browser 1.0.2 YES Supported by eWorld, 1-800-775-4556 Fax Extension** 2.3 YES PB Modem, Express Modem, GeoPort Fax Sender** 2.1 YES PB Modem, Express Modem, GeoPort Fax Sender GX** 2.3 YES PB Modem, Express Modem, GeoPort Fax Terminal** 2.1 YES PB Modem, Express Modem, GeoPort Fax Viewer** 2.2 YES PB Modem, Express Modem, GeoPort Fax Cover** 2.0.1 YES PB Modem, Express Modem, GeoPort Font/DA Mover 4.1 NO Unnecessary with SSW 7.5 GeoPort Extension 2.3 YES See Apple Telecom 2.3 above GeoPort for Power Mac 2.3 YES See Apple Telecom 2.3 above Hardware System Update 2.0.1 NO Obsolete-changes included in SSW 7.5 HyperCard 2.3 YES APDA Product, avail from resellers HyperCard Player 2.3 YES Bundled with Power Macintosh HyperScan 2.0 YES OneScanner ImageWriter 7.0.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 ImageWriter GX 1.1.1 YES Installed by Quickdraw GX 1.1.2, replaced 1.0.1 ImageWriter LQ GX 1.1.1 YES Installed by Quickdraw GX 1.1.2, replaced 1.0.1 Installer 4.0.3 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Inter*Poll 1.0.1 NO Not supported with SSW 7.5 Internal HD Format 1.3 YES For use with IDE Drives Only, posted online Japanese Language Kit 1.2 YES From Hibbert 800-769-2775 ext. 5795 LaserWriter 7.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 LaserWriter 8 8.3.2 YES Part of 7.5.2 Printing Update 1.1, posted online LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 YES Installed by Quickdraw GX 1.1.2, replaced 1.0.1 LaserWriter IISC GX 1.1.1 YES Installed by Quickdraw GX 1.1.2, replaced 1.0.1 LaserWriter Utility 7.7 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 LaserWriter Select 300 1.2 NO Use LaserWriter 300 driver LaserWriter 300 1.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 LaserWriter 300 GX 1.1.1 YES Installed by Quickdraw GX 1.1.2, replaced 1.0.1 LaserWriter Select 360 1.1 NO Use LaserWriter 8.2.2f driver LaserWrtr Select 360 Fax 1.1 NO Use LaserWriter 8.2.2f driver Likewise 1.0.1 NO Discontinued 12/93 LW Select 310 7.0.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 MacApp 3.0.1 YES APDA Product MacCheck 1.0.5 NO Discontinued MacinTalk Pro 1.4 YES Ships with Text-to-Speech software 1.4.1 Macintosh Basics 5.0 NO Mac Tutorial comes with new CPUs Macintosh Common Lisp 2.0.1 YES APDA Product Macintosh Easy Open 1.1.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Macintosh Quadra Extra 1.0 NO Unnecessary with SSW 7.5 Macintosh Visca Driver 1.2 YES ADPA Product MacODA 1.0 YES MacOSI 1.1 YES MacsBug 6.5.2 YES Posted online MacSNMP Admin 1.0.2 YES MacSNMP Client 1.0.2 YES MacTCP 2.0.4 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 MacTCP Admin 2.0.4 YES MacTCP Developer's Kit N/A YES APDA Product MacTCP Token Ring Ext. 2.0.4 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 MacTerminal 3.0 YES MacX 1.5 YES MacX.400 1.0 YES MacX25 1.2 YES MIDI Manager Extension 2.0.2 YES APDA Developer's tool, posted online MountImage 1.2 NO NOT APPLE SOFTWARE use at own risk Mouse Basics 4.5 NO Replaced by Macintosh Tutorial MoviePlayer 2.0 YES Happy Mac'd on the Power Mac 7500, 8500 MPW 3.3 YES APDA Product MPW 411 N/A YES APDA Product MPW C++ 3.2 YES APDA Product NetTrax 1.2 NO No longer offered by APDA Network Launch Fix 1.0.2 NO Unnecessary with SSW 7.5 Network Software Installer 1.5.1 YES See separate TIL article, posted online Newton Connection (Mac) 2.0.2 YES For Macintosh Newton Connection (Win) 2.0.3 N/A For Windows, update online Newton Toolkit 1.5.2b2 YES Update online Open Transport 1.0.7 YES For 7200, 7500, 8500, 9500, update posted online Ofoto 2.0.1 YES Color OneScanner Support OfotoColor 1.0 YES System Extension PANTONE Files for Color LW 12/600 YES Posted Online PatchBay DA 2.0.1 NO APDA Developer's tool, posted online PC Exchange 2.0.5 YES Ships with SSW 7.5.2 PC Net Exchange 1.0.1 YES Posted online PC Setup 1.0.7 YES Update online, for 6100 DOS Compatible PDD Maker GX 1.0.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Personal LaserWriter 300 1.2 NO Use LaserWriter 300 driver Personal LaserWrtr 320 1.0.1 NO Use LaserWriter 8 driver Personal LaserWriter NTR 2.0 NO Use LaserWriter 8 driver Personal LaserWriter SC 7.0.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 PhotoFlash 2.0.1 YES Fixes Enhance problem on PCI-based Macs PlainTalk 1.4.1 YES Bundled with Power Surge Power Macs in USA, available online. Portable StyleWriter 1.0.1 YES See TIL article on GX drivers PowerBook Control Panel 7.3.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 PowerBook/DOS Companion YES See separate TIL article PowerBook Display 7.5 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 PowerBook File Assistant 1.0 YES PowerBook Setup Ctl Pnl 7.3.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 PowerCD Setup 1.0.1 YES PowerShare 1.0 YES Collaboration Server PowerTalk 1.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 PowerTalk for PowerPC 1.0.2 NO Use PowerTalk 1.1 PrinterShare 1.1.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Quadra 950 Color Addition 1.0 NO Unnecessary with SSW 7.5 QuickDraw GX 1.1.3 YES Posted online QuickTake 1.0 YES QuickTime 2.1 YES Posted online QuickTime Conferencing 1.0 YES Shipped on PowerMac 7500/8500 QuickTime Starter Kit 1.6.1 NO Discontinued product Rename Rescue 1.0 NO Unnecessary with SSW after 7.0.1 ResEdit 2.1.3 YES APDA Product Responder 1.1.1 NO Not required, built into System 7.x SADE 1.3.2 NO No longer offered by APDA Scanner 3.0 YES Color OneScanner Support Screen 1.0.6 YES Posted online Script Editor 1.1.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Scriptable Text Editor 1.1 YES AppleScript Developer's Kit SerialDMA 1.1 YES Part of 7.5.2 Printing Update 1.1 Serial Switch 1.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Serial Tool 1.0.2 YES Basic Connectivity Set 1.1.1 SimpleText 1.3 YES Shipped with QuickDraw 3D, Online SNA*ps APPC Developer's N/A N/A APDA Kit SNA*ps N/A N/A Contact Wall Data, Inc. Sound Control Panel 8.0.5 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 Sound Effects 1.0 YES Sound Manager 3.1 YES Posted online Speech Manager 1.1.1 YES StyleWriter 1200 2.1.1 YES Posted online StyleWriter GX 1.1.1 YES Installed by Quickdraw GX 1.1.2, replaced 1.0.1 StyleWriter II 1.2 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 System Enablers* - Please see separate Tech Info Library article: "System Enablers: Current Versions" System Picker 1.0 NO NOT APPLE SOFTWARE use at own risk System Update 3.0 NO Update for System 7.1.x System 7.5 Update 1.0.2 YES Update for System 7.5 System 7.5.2 1.1 YES Specific to System 7.5.2, online Printing Fix TeachText 7.2 NO Use SimpleText, which ships with 7.5 Telephone Manager 1.1.1 YES Thread Manager 2.0.1 YES Comes with PowerTalk/System 7.5 Token Ring 1.0.1 YES Ships with SSW 7.5 TokenTalk 2.5.7 YES Network Software Installer 1.5.1, Online TV Setup Cntl Panel 1.0.2 YES System Update Disk v 3.0 Type III Battery (Ext.) 1.0 NO To use Type III batteries on PB Duos (other than 280) running pre-System 7.5 Video (control panel) 1.0 NO Cntl pnl for AudioVision 14 Monitor Video Monitor 1.0.1 YES Bundled with AVs and Power Macs VideoSync 1.0 NO No longer offered by APDA Virtual Monitor Switch 1.0 NO Unnecessary with SSW 7.5 Virtual User 2.0.1 YES APDA Product WorldScript II 7.5 YES Xmodem Tool 1.1 YES Basic Connectivity Set 1.1.1, Online End_Table * System Enablers provide machine specific support for new Macintosh Computers introduced beginning in October 1992. System 7.5 eliminates the need for a machine specific enabler, on systems shipping prior to October 1994. ** All of these Express Modem files are part of the Apple Telecom 2.3 software package. This article provides some information about non-Apple software products. Please contact the appropriate vendor for additional information. The Tech Info Library article titled "Locating Vendor Information" can help you search for a particular vendor's address and phone number. These articles can help you locate the software updates mentioned here: % "Where To Find Apple Software Updates" -- Lists online services for free Apple software updates. % "Obtaining Apple Product Support in the USA" -- Lists 800 numbers and online services for software updates, Apple support information, and a subset of the Apple Tech Info Library. This article is one of many available through the Apple Fax center. For a complete list of available fax documents, search the Tech Info Library for Apple Fax Document Index or call the Apple Fax line at 1-800-505-0171 and select document number 20000 (Apple Fax - Document Index - Product Support Literature). The Apple Fax center is available free of charge 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Article Change History: 15 Dec 1995 - Added Apple Telecom communications software version numbers. 20 Nov 1995 - Added new keyword and reviewed article for technical accuracy. 16 Nov 1995 - Added components of the System 7.5.2 Printing Update 1.1. 09 Nov 1995 - Updated MacX to 1.5. 08 Nov 1995 - Added new version of Japanese Language Kit. 01 Nov 1995 - Added new version of CD-ROM Setup. 25 Oct 1995 - Added MIDI Manager online availibility. 18 Oct 1995 - Updated eWorld Browser, PC Exchange, CD-ROM Setup, Printing Fix. 02 Oct 1995 - Added Telecom 2.3 and Battery Tools information. 26 Sep 1995 - Added Desktop Printer software components. 14 Sep 1995 - Updated QuickDraw GX version. 05 Sep 1995 - Added AppleVision Display software information. 31 Aug 1995 - Added Photoflash update version. 29 Aug 1995 - Updated Disk First Aid version number. 28 Aug 1995 - Updated Sound Manager and Sound control panel versions. 24 Aug 1995 - Added EtherTalk 2.5.7, AppleTalk v.58.1.5, TokenTalk 2.5.7, Sound Manager 3.1, Apple LAN Utility 1.0b3, PANTONE Files for LW 12/600, Apple Personal Diagnostics 1.1.3, MacsBug 6.5.2, PC Setup 1.0.7, Newton Toolkit 1.5.2b2, Open Transport 1.0.7, Apple Printer Utility 2.0, PC Net Exchange 1.0.1, Screen 1.0.6, Drive Firmware Update 1.2, StyleWriter 1200 2.0, Apple Menu Options 1.0.2, Apple Video Player 1.3.1, and Network Software Installer 1.5.1. 10 Aug 1995 - Added new version of MoviePlayer. Support Information Services Copyright 1992-95, Apple Computer, Inc. Keywords: review,ktable,kppc,ktop20,kfax,ktoptil ================================================================== This information is from the Apple Technical Information Library. 19951218 07:50:30.00 that have SSW 7.5 preinstalled