Boston Computer Society

The Boston Computer Society dissolved in 1996 (read article). The many shareware disks they produced are still of use to hobbyists and users of earlier Macs, however, so we are attempting to catalog them here.

These files can be downloaded with any computer, but in order to access the 400k disk images you must be running Mac OS 7.x or earlier. Disk Copy 4.2, or a similar utility, is required to mount the images, as well as a utility such as Stuffit to expand the files. To download the images, it may be necessary to hold down the option key while clicking. Those without an early Macintosh can try running the programs in vMac.

Some disks are damaged. In this case, a stuffit archive of the salvagable files in included. The names of damaged disks are listed in italics. In the Stuffit files, folders are used as placeholders for the missing files. If anybody can provide images of the damaged disks it would be appreciated.

Thanks to Justin Mayrand for providing the original disks.

Disk

Size

Contents

Utilities 1

400k

MassCopier, RamStart 1.3, REdit 1.0, ResEdit 1.0.1, Speed Check, System Files.

Utilities 2

400k

512K Copy, Autocruiser, Banner, Chatter, Diddler, DiskUtil, FontDoubler, IEdit 1.0, Keyboard 0.1, Localizer, MacClone 2.0, MacPascal Install, Mass Initializer, MDS Edit 2.0, MenuEdit, ReadLisa, SportMenu, Utah File, System Files.

Utilities 3

400k

BigCruiser, BootConfigure, ComKey, Copy Screen 2, DA Key 2.02, Date Key 2.0, DES 2.0, DiskCat, FadeKey, FEdit 3.21, File Converter, FKEY Installer, LineFeedStrip, Menu Clock, Sleep, Split, System Files.

Utilities 4

400k

CrashSaver, JClock h/m, JClock h/m/s, Launch, MacPhile 1.2P, Mighty Finder, Page Setup Customizer, PRAM2, PSC Kernel, PSC Menu, System Crash, WayStation 2.6, Window Shell, System Files.

Utilities 5

400k

Browse, Cleanup, Clock, Directory 0.9, FKEY sampler, MiniFinder, Q/Reader 1.0, SetFileInfo, TabUtil, ThinkTank to WP, System Files.

Utilities 6

400k

Boot Edit, Fast Formatter, KeyCode, MEdit, PurgeIcons, Reminder 0.3, Sequencer, SysVers, Typist, VersInfo, System Files.

Utilities 7

400k

Archiver, Cheap Talk, Describe, Disk Librarian v1.7, INFO+ Init Resource, MacDump, Reverse Screen, TalkAlarm, Welcome2, System Files.

Utilities 8

400k

Amortize 1.0, Depreciation v.3, Dir-Acta-ry, Disk Dup+, Fast Print, Fortune, Idealiner, Inventory, Mailing Labels 1.0, Password, Quacta2, Ripper, System Files.

Utilities 9

400k

Convert Text, CrashGuard, D2R, FileStripper2.1, Fit To Mac, FKEYpad 1.0, Flush, Immortality, LaserKey Installer, MacsBug, Scriptor, XRef 0.1b, System Files.

Utilities 10

400k

Mangle, MapScan1.5, MWRescue, PrettyPrint, QD Mover, QuickData, Remount HD20, SCSIStop, Servant .89, Sort, Tab Expander, System Files.

Utilities 11

400k

DiskTimer, File Tricks, MacSnoop, Scan, SuperCopy, Verify, WizardCopy 1.1, System Files.

Utilities 12

400k

Backup, beep.init, Day/Month Edit, Layout, MacProject, NetCheck 2.0, ResPreloader, Restore, Scavenger Mac, Smallview, System Files.

Utilities 13

400k

ICONstructor, Icosahedron, Oasis, SicnEdit, SysPwd, TextDiff, System Files.

Games 1

400k

Amazing, Backgammon, Hustle 1.1, MacBugs!, MazeWars, Reversi, The New Daleks

Games 2

400k

Banzai!, Bash Big Blue, Brickles5, MegaRoids+, Space Bubbles, Think Ahead+, Wizards' Fire, System Files.

Games 3

400k

Clock, Core War, Lines, MacSevens, Solitaire, Star Flight v0.3, VW player, System Files.

Games 4

400k

Black Box, Canfield 1.1+, Connect Four, Enigma, HangMan5, MacConcentration, MacHeads, MacLuff, MasterGuess, Silicon Volleyball, Yahtzee V2.3, System Files.

Games 5

400k

Billiards, LAZlife2.0c, Space War!, Wave 15

Games 6

400k

Ashes, Dynamo, Go, IconBounce, Klondike 2.1, MacTrivia, Wide Flight, System Files.

Games 7

400k

PCS Demo, System Files.

Games 8

400k

AdvCom, AdvInt, CatchMe, Maze2, Star Trek, TAO, The Adventures of Snake, System Files.

Games 9

400k

Go, MacLanding, MacYahtzee, Match, Mystery Box, Star Trek trivia, Think Ahead+(Read Get Info), Wall Game, System Files.

Games 10

400k

Crystal Raider, MacCommand, MacMatch, StuntCopter, Tablut, Worm, System Files.

Desk Accessories 1

400k

BigBen, Calendar 1.4, Convert DA, Cube, DAFile, DCAD DA, DiskInfo 1.42, Dvorak, Eplorer, Extras 1.5, Idle, Install FKEY 8, Install MultiScrp Icon, Journal, MultiScrap, NewKeyCaps, QuickCalendar, Reader 1.06, RPN Calc, SkipFinder 6.1, Telegraph, Time, Timer, ToggleKeys, Word Count,Sytem Files.

Desk Accessories 2

400k

3DTTT Game, Bagels, BCS•Clicker, BCS•Sleep, Camera, Change Font 1.03, Choose Scrap, ClipEdit 1.2, ConCode 1.3, Crabs, DA Sampler, DA Font, Flow, HFS•SetFileDA, IconMaker 2.1, MegaWatcher, Multi-Tasking Print, New Wrap, NumCaps, Other... 3.0, Push, Quick Print 0.7, RasNIX, Sampler, Set Sound, Stuff Clip, Twelve-C Demo, VT52, WeAreTheWord, World Clock, System Files.

Desk Accessories 3

400k

Abacus, Bricks, Comments, Copyfile, CrashFix, Disk Labeler, F/DA Mover 3.2, Fade to Black, FileTransfer, FixPic, FixUpDA, Function Keys, Grep-WC, Info 1.2, Launch, Maxwell 2.1, Message DA, MM BlackJack, New MemScan, Phone Book, ProgCalc, QDdsm, DA, QDial 1.5, Rolodex, ScreenDump, Window DA, System Files.

Desk Accessories 4

400k

A-Talk, Animator, Artisto, BackDown, Base2Base V1.0, Compress It, File Tools, FileCopy, LifeSaver, Lockout 1.0, MacInTalk, Moose Frazer, Moose Phrases, ParmBlaster, Slow Death, Stars 1.3, Talking Moose 1.1, TimeOut, Utils, Wrapper, µPaint, System Files.

Desk Accessories 5

400k

F/DA Mover 3.2, imageWRITER font, miniWRITER, MockPackage Utilities, MockPackage+ 4.3.4, System Files.

Desk Accessories 6

400k

Boot Paths, Chat DA, CheckSum, Cookie Client, Cookie Server, Counter, DeskZap 1.2, Draw Font Sizer, FileStar 1.0, Fourier, HFS Find DA, Mac's Headroom, Mini Sci Calc, New Scrapbook, Periodic Table, Reset LW, Saviour, Set Paths, SetMenuFlash 1.1, Show Clipboard, SportDA, Speak DA, Tab Expander DA, Translator, Vi-Mode, Zoomidle 1.1, System Files.

Education 1

400k

Life, New Life, Wator, XLisp, System Files.

Education 2

400k

Curve, Curves, Diatom, Fractal Counters, Grades - Alpha 2.0, Regress, Smile, Spline Demo, System Files.

Education 3

400k

Earth Plot 2, Ecology, MacInTalk, Mini Ada, Para Stats, SpeakEasy, System Files.

Education 4

400k

AB Speaks, MacInTalk, MiniFinder, Music Paint, ShapeArt, System Files.

Education 5

400k

3d Animator, Anatomiser, Biorhythms, MandelBrot, Moire, Seahorse Valley, Weinberg, System Files.

Education 6

400k

FlashCard, Histogram Maker, MathMaster 2.1, MathTutor, Sort Demo, XYZ Chart, System Files.

Education 7

400k

Camera, Library File Maker, Pitcher 1.0, System Files.

Graphics 1

400k

Banana Jr., Bill the Cat, Borders, Cutter, Mac Factory, Many Fish, Milo, Opus, P, Patterns 1, Patterns 2, Pottery, Robot Family, Robots, Screen Maker, Set Design, Slideshow, Sneaker, StartupScreen, TARDIS, ViewPaint 1.1, Woodcut, System Files.

Graphics 2

400k

Apeing Around, DrawPaint 1.0, Hello Amiga, Icon Collector, Icon Magic, Icon Movie, Illusions #1, Illusions #2, Illusions#3, PaintMover, Pattern Librarian, Scroll Paint 1, Space Epic, VW Player, System Files.

Graphics 3

400k

Apeing Around, CalendarMaker 1.2, FastPaintPrint, Hello Amiga, Living Art, MacBillboard, Overlay, PaintShow, Slideshow, Space Epic, Throw, System Files.

Fonts 1

400k

Math Fonts, Picture Fonts, System Files.

Fonts 2

400k

Display Fonts, F/DA Mover 3.2, Font Tester 1.4, Languages, Text Fonts.

Fonts 3

400k

Apple Fonts, Doubler, F/DA Mover 3.2, Font Librarian.

Fonts 4

400k

BostonII/MacWrite, BostonII/NY, Word, F/DA Mover 3.2.

Fonts 5

400k

F/DA Mover 3.2, Hangul (3.0), MacInHebrew 2.0.

Fonts 6

400k

Lachine, GenFracXR Fonts, International Fonts.

Developer 1

400k

DeRsrc, Hyper, Peek (V1.2), Poke (v 2.0), Quick Calendar, Screen Editor, Screen Maker, Skel 2.2, System Files.

Developer 2

400k

Ascii Chart, BaseTool, CCheck 1.0, Delay, Dissolve, Exception Edit, Heap Doctor, Hex Calculator, MacInTalk, Mondrian, Mouse Print, NNNNNN, SpeakFile, Star Flight v0.3, Trap List, System Files.

Developer 3

400k

Cursor Demo, Cursor Designer, MacWait, MakePaint 1.1, MiniEdit, PainToR, SountInit, SoundPlay, System Files.

Developer 4

400k

DisAsm, FastEddie2.6Ltd, Panic!, System Files.

Developer 5

400k

Downloader, DynaEdit v1.0a, PSDump 2.5, Skeleton, Vanlandingham, Windows, System Files.

Communications 1

400k

Autolog 1.1, BinHex 5.0, Display RLE, FreeTerm 1.7, PackIt III V1.2, PGTerm 2.1, Unpit, System Files.

Demo 1

400k

FileMaker Demo, MTM 1.5 Demo, Webster's Revenge Demo, System Files.

Demo 2

400k

True BASIC Demo System, Disk Ranger Demo, System Files.

Disk 48

400k

ABSpeaks, Limerick Machine, Mac'N'States, MacTrivia, MusicPaint, Pattern*, RandomWalk, ShapeArt, System Files.

Disk 49

400k

3D-Edit, Cleanup,DisAsm, DiskBench, FastPaintPrint, Iconer, MassCopier, microEMACS, miniFinder, Print Utility, Resume INIT, SortMenu INIT, TextDiff, WayStation 2.2, System Files.

Disk 50

400k

CrashFix, DiskInfo 1.41, Dvorak3.0, FileTransfer, Function Keys, Grep-WC, Launch, MacBillboard, Macwell 2.0, MerriMac BlackJack, Panic!, Phone Book, QDial 1.1, Rolodex, SkipFinder6.0, Window DA, Sy stem Files.

Disk 141

800k

BackDrop, BCS Membership Application, Download Cost DA, Ez-Mail 1.10, Clutter, Color Icon Editor, MacPassword, ResEdit 1.2b3, XLisp20.

Disk 142

800k

BCS Membership Application, Big DAs Runner, DeskTop 1.5, GIFConverter Demo, Interferon 3.1, Magic Lines v5.0, MF Monitor, MultiPlot v1.00, SetClock, SFScroll INIT, DAfx 1.32, Peeper, Memoir DA, ToMultiFinder 2.2.

Ars Magna

400k

Ars Magna, System Files.

Assembler

400k

Lister, McBug, MDS Edit, MDSMake, System Files.

Cap'n Magneto

400k

Cap'n Magneto, MacInTalk, System Files.

Dungeon of Doom

400k

Dungeon of Doom, Mini Finder, System.

Kermit

400k

Change Keys 0.8, CKMKER 0.8(34), System Files.

Music

400k

2BRNLE, A Life, Amazing Grace, Closer to the Heart, Danube, FMSound, For Your Eyes, Jukebox, Jump, Lady Jane, Lassus, Lucy, MacMusic Demo, MusicWorks Demo, New Penny, Polona, PreDud, Rock It, Stars and Stripes, Swing, The Easy Winners, Toccata 0p.7, Wave Maker, Wheel, System Files.

Music H

800k

BCS Membership Application, Back Off!!!, Cuckoo Clock, Depth Charge, Excuuuuuse Me!, Flash 1, Fog Horn, Han han han, Happy Trails, Hi, Mah Na Mah Na, Never Know, UhOh, Wild Wild West, Your time is up.

Net Trek

400k

TREK, System Files.

Red Ryder Documentation

400k

9.0 Changes, 9.4 Changes, Red Ryder 8.0 Doc#1, Red Ryder 8.0 Doc#2, Red Ryder 8.0 Doc#3, System Files.

Red Ryder Program

400k

RR 9.4, System Files.

Rolodex

400k

Configure Mock Terminal, MDS Edit, QuickFile, System Files.

Spell

400k

SpellCheck1.3, System Files.