This CD booklet has a bright red cover and is titled “CD-ROM discs” in the Apple Garamond font used between 1984–2003. The cover includes a badge-style graphic that declares “Great Value!” and “Apple #1 Computer Used in Schools.”
This booklet is made from clear vinyl and measures 7.5 x 9.25 inches. The front and back flap have internal pockets that hold paperwork such as software licenses, and the three inside pages can hold 2 CDs each.
The CD-ROMs contained in the booklet are all video games and include:
Bungie (the company that would eventually create the Halo video game, 1996)
Based upon my own recollection, Apple offered a program called the “Apple Educator Advantage” to educators around 1993–2004. I personally participated in the program between 1999–2003. I first recall the program as a low-interest buying program for teachers and school staff that was set up through a school district’s administration center and offered to school staff. Educators were able to make purchases at the same discounted pricing offered to school districts and then pay over time.
The Apple Educator Advantage program was started at a time before Apple Stores existed, before online purchasing was commonplace, and continued to be offered a few years after Apple Stores began opening around the United States.
This CD booklet was likely offered to school staff who participated in the Apple Educator Advantage program. This booklet is made from frosted vinyl and measures 7.5 x 9.25 inches. The front and back flap have internal pockets that hold paperwork such as software licenses, and the two inside pages can hold 2 CDs each.
The FileMaker database application (in various forms) has been owned by Apple since the late 1980s, first as a product in Apple’s “wholly owned subsidiary” Claris, then as a separate company called “FileMaker, Inc.,” and (coming full-circle) in 2019 “FileMaker International Inc.” changed its name back to “Claris” as “Claris International Inc.”
As of 2023, the Claris “About Us” website declares, “Claris is the leader in workplace innovation.” A black Apple logo is displayed prominently on the page with the words “Claris, an Apple company.”
When this software box was produced in 2004, the company was called “FileMaker, Inc.” At version 7, FileMaker Pro was described as:
“the world’s leading workgroup database software, combines legendary ease-of-use with rich new features to help you get organized quickly and painlessly. With FileMaker Pro 7, you can create robust business database solutions in minutes, and instantly share them with your team or your customers over your intranet or the web with legendary Instant Web Publishing. For managing people, projects, processes, and information, FileMaker Pro 7 has everything you need to instantly turn your ideas into productive, creative, and scalable solutions.”
This box contains a Not for Resale FileMaker Pro 7 install CD, the FileMaker Pro 7 User’s Guide, a FileMaker Pro 7 Tutorial, licensing agreements, and various brochures and advertisements for add-on products and services.
This Apple Learning Series Secondary Multimedia CD set contained 10 CD-ROM titles curated and sold by Apple Education as a bundle. The CDs were packaged in a 2-ring binder with vinyl pages that each held one CD-ROM.
The PDF spec sheet states that, “This product provides an outstanding collection of educator-evaluated software along with a comprehensive website that includes model student projects, step-by-step instructions, an online professional development course, and a tool that correlates the software and projects to select state and national standards.”
The set includes the following CDs:
Art Mania 12,000, Nova Development—A collection of clip art and quality photographic images on two CDs.
Cinema 4D XL, Maxon—A completely integrated 3D modeling, animation, and raytracing program.
Director 8 Academic, Macromedia—The standard for delivering powerful multimedia for the Internet, CD-ROMs, and DVD-ROMs.
Final Cut Pro 2, Apple—The all-in-one solution for professional digital video editing, compositing, and special effects. The set also included Boris Script LTD, Boris FX; Cinema 4D GO, Maxon; Commotion DV, Puffin Designs; Cleaner 5 EZ, Terran Interactive; EDL Access, Focal Point Systems; and QuickTime Pro, Apple.
Inspiration, Inspiration Software—A dynamic diagramming and outlining environments to help you organize ideas and information.
Painter Classic, Corel—An easy-to-use version of the world’s leading paint program.
Photoshop Elements, Adobe—An introduction to the world-standard image-editing solution.
SmartSound for Multimedia, Sonic Desktop—Tools to produce professional-quality soundtracks.
The Archives of History, MPI Multimedia—More than 100 QuickTime movies that can be used in presentations or viewed on their own.
The VR Worx, VR Toolbox—A complete suite of authoring tools for QuickTime VR (virtual reality).
Surprisingly, the PDF Spec Sheet for this product was still available on Apple’s website as a download as of January 2023.
This booklet and set of CD-ROMs included software and how-to guides to teach a user to create the elements of a web page at a time when the Internet was still considered new and unknown by many. In true Apple style, the set provided easy-to-use tools and directions “that can help you build creative and engaging Web pages of your own—without any complicated programming.”
In 1997 the “World Wide Web” was defined as “the fastest growing part of the Internet.” The guide provided a handy definition of a Web page:
“Using Web browser software, you can view color images, animation, and video, and even hear sound on the Web. The documents that you view on the Web are known as Web pages, and can contain links to other pages so that when you click a word or image that has been designated as a link, your browser will automatically display the contents of the linked page.”
The three CD-ROMs included in the kit were an Apple Web Page Construction Kit CD (containing Kaboom! Special Edition and Web Explosion Special Edition from Nova Development Corporation and WwwART from Microfrontier. Inc.), Claris Home Page 2.0, and WebPainter.
The kit was comprised of a 7.5 x 9.25-inch booklet and a single frosted vinyl CD packet containing 3 CDs. This kit was shipped in a cardboard box that I do not have in my collection.
eWorld was a relatively short-lived online service operated by Apple from June 1994—March 1996. eWorld’s services included email, news, a bulletin board system, and access to Apple software. According to the website, Remember eWorld, “eWorld competed directly against AOL, CompuServe, and MSN, and finally lost this competition.”
The service was available for Apple IIGS, Macintosh, and offered limited support for the Newton. Although AOL (America Online) was, by far, the most popular service of the time, Cult of Mac author Rob LeFebvre wrote fondly about eWorld, remembering, “When eWorld went online…the combination of real time chat and a distinct graphical style really made it stand out.”
Several historical references to eWorld noted its relatively high price. A Business Insider article reported that eWorld cost “$8.95 per month, which included two hours of evening or weekend use, with each additional hour costing $4.95.”
This 3.5-inch disk contains the software (Version 1.1) that allowed a Macintosh to access eWorld. According to TechNotif, “Users accessed eWorld through Apple’s custom client software and connected by way of a dial-up modem. Once you connected, the eWorld software displayed a playfully illustrated aerial view of a small city.”
This CD was packaged in an orange sleeve from the ADC (Apple Developer Connection). The packaging lists the contents:
Macintosh Products Guide
“Have you ever wondered if the right software or hardware existed to perform a specific task on your Mac? Or have you heard about some of the latest products for your Mac and wished you had a convenient resource to learn more about them?
On this CD you’ll find Apple’s Macintosh Products Guide, the only tool you need to help you locate information on over 12,000 software and hardware products for the Macintosh platform. Here you’ll learn about the hottest products available for your Mac, including games, productivity applications, printers, scanners, image editing applications, utilities, digital cameras, USB peripherals for the iMac, and much, much more. And many of the products listed in the Macintosh Products Guide have direct links for easy online purchase.
We’re sure you’ll find the Macintosh Products Guide on the web an invaluable resource for all your product information needs—one you’ll turn to again and again. With that in mind, be sure to visit the Macintosh Products Guide web site for the latest information on the wide range of products available for your Mac. Point your browser to www.apple.com/guide.”
This collection of CDs include original cardboard packaging with each package containing 1–3 CD-ROM discs. Each CD package is titled “The Apple Sales and Marketing Resource Library” and features a color photo of an Apple product. Each package is also dated.
March 1999 (2 CDs) Pictured: G3 Blue & White tower and matching Blue & White display CD 1 USB FAQ K-12 Seminar # 1 Education QuickFacts New/Revised Data Sheets Mac Products Guide 02.99 Studio Display QTVRs FireWire Fact Sheet iMac Photography iMac Sales Pres CD 2 “A Day in the Life of an SAP Order” “Learn & Earn 1999” “Part lI SAP” Exec. Commentary: Wane Kozlow
May 1999 (2CDs) Pictured: Strawberry iMac CD 1 PowerSales May 1999 Apple Loan Ad Slicks ColorSync White Paper Final Cut DataSheet & FAQ QuickTime 4.0 Data & Fact Sheets Mac OS X Server Data Sheet & FAQ Mac OS X Server Presentation Mac Products Guide 04.99 Mac OS Promos CD 2 Mac OS X Server Training
June 1999 (3 CDs) Pictured: PowerBook G3 CD 1 PowerSales June 99 PowerBook G3 Series Photography PowerBook G3 Series Data Sheet PowerBook G3 Series Presentation Final Cut Pro Data Sheet Final Cut Pro White Paper Final Cut Pro Overview Movie Final Cut Pro Presentation QuickTime 4.0 Pro Data Sheet QuickTime 4.0 Pro Fact Sheet WebObjects Success Stories CD 2 WWDC 99 Taped Kevnote Speeches: Jon Rubenstein & Phil Schiller Mitch Mandich CD 3 WWDC 99 Taped Sessions: Mac OS 8 Overview Mac OS X Overview QuickTime-What’s New
July 1999 (1 CD) Pictured: G3 Blue & White tower CD 1 PowerSales July 99 QuickTime 4 Glossary WebObjects Success Stories Mac OS X Server Presentation Macintosh Server G3 Presentation QuickMail Pro Client Demo Electrifier® Pro 1.0.1 Quickevs 4.0 Demo Informed 2.6.2 4D v6.5
August 1999 (1 CD) CD only (no cardboard insert) CD 1 PowerSales August 99 iBook Sales Presentation Macworld NY 99 Keynote Speech iBook Data Sheets, Take One and FAQ iBook and AirPort Product Photography Design & Publishing Sales Presentations AppleShare IP 6.2 Sales Presentation AppleCare Data Sheets and FAQs QuickTime 4 Sales Presentation WebObjects Success Stories AppleShare IP 6.2 (NFR)
October 1999 (2 CDs) Pictured: Mac OS 9 retail box CD 1 PowerSales October 1999 Mac OS 9 Sales Presentation Macintosh and DV White Paper Digital Moviemaking with iMac DV Mac OS 9 Data Sheet, FAQ & Take One iMac DV Data Sheets, FAQ & Take One iMac DV Product Photography WebObjects Success Stories iMac DV Sales Presentation iMovie Fact Sheet & FAQ CD 2 Flint Center Event – Steve Jobs Electrifier® Pro 1.0.2 Spell Catcher 8 Demo Soundlam MP v1.1.1 Demo Conflict Catcher 8.0.6 Demo Informed Designer®v2.7 Demo Informed Filler® v2.7 Demo Version Master Mac 2.0.2 REALbasic 2.02 Demo FMSync for JFile
November 1999 (2 CDs) Pictured: Graphite iMac SE CD 1 PowerSales November 1999 iBook Demo Fall ’99 V2 PowerBook G3 Demo Fall ’99 Power Mac G4 Demo Fall ’99 V2 iMac Demo Fall ’99 V2 AppleShare IP 6.3 CD 2 iBook First Impressions AppleShare IP 6.3 Data Sheet AppleCare Protection Plan Data Sheet Design & Publishing Sales Presentations AppleShare IP 6.3 Sales Presentation Apple Corporate & Reseller Logos Reseller Advertising Guidelines Mac OS 9 Reseller Ad Kit iMac Reseller Ad Kit
January 2000 (1 CD) Pictured: 5 slot-loading iMacs (tangerine, strawberry, blueberry, grape, and lime) PowerSales January 2000 AppleWorks 6 Data Sheet Apple Internet Services FAQ Apple Internet Services Sales Preso Apple Studio Display 15″ Data Sheet Mac OS X Server Data Sheet & FAQ Apple Displays Sales Presentation Adobe Web Collection Promo AirPort FAQ
This Mac Box Set included a set of software that allowed users to purchase one product and install several products at once. The front of the box specified: “Includes Mac OS X Leopard, iLife ’09, and iWork ’09” and showed images of icon-like depictions of each product.
The back of the box had the headline “An upgrade to the Apple software for your Mac. All in one box.” Mac OS X Leopard was described, and iLife and iWork listed each of their component apps with one to three bullets describing key features:
Mac OS X Leopard The world’s most advanced operating system. • Automatically back up your Mac with Time Machine • Flip through your files in the Finder with Cover Flow • Keep your files organized using Stacks • Preview a file without opening it using Quick Look • Group your windows in spaces and quickly switch between them • Show off your photos, movies, and presentations with iChat Theater • Email personalized stationery, create to-do lists, and take notes
iLife ’09 iPhoto • Organize photos by people using facial recognition • Browse and search photos based on GPS location iMovie • Fine-tune your movies with new Precision Editor • Fix shaky clips using automatic stabilization GarageBand • Master piano or guitar basics with interactive lessons • Learn how to play hit songs from original artists iWeb • Create custom websites and publish anywhere
iWork ’09 Pages • Choose from over 180 Apple-designed templates • Write with full-screen view • Easily lay out newsletters, posters, flyers, and more Numbers • Mix tables, graphics, and charts on a freeform canvas • Choose from over 250 functions • Make sense of your data with interactive Table Categories Keynote • Create sophisticated presentations with ease • Build stunning animations with simple transitions • Edit with powerful graphics tools
The box contained three install DVDs and printed and electronic documentation.
This boxed retail version of Mac OS X is version 10.5.1, also known as “Leopard.” This particular box is the Retail Family Pack, licensed for “up to five computers in one household.”
Leopard (Mac OS X v10.5) was marketed to contain over 300 enhancements from its predecessor, Mac OS X v.10.4, Tiger. The Leopard Finder included a redesigned Desktop and Dock, a semi-transparent menu bar, and the addition of Cover Flow, a visual file navigation method borrowed from iTunes. This release also introduced Time Machine automated backups, Spotlight searches across multiple Macs, the Photo Booth app, and the Front Row system that served as a simple multimedia interface.
The design on the outside of the box is printed with a high-gloss finish and foil-metallic accents for the outer space design elements—a somewhat perplexing concept given the name of the OS was “Leopard.” The back of the box highlighted five operating system features: Cover Flow in the Finder, Time Machine automatic backups, iChat video chat effects, stationery in Mail, and Spaces window organization.
The box contained an install DVD and a color-printed manual. The exterior of the box lists the following contents:
DVD containing Mac OS X; printed and electronic documentation. Requirements Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor; 512MB of physical RAM; DVD drive for installation. • Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply. • Time Machine requires an additional hard drive, sold separately. • iChat requires a compatible camera. • Some features have additional requirements; see www.apple.com/macosx/techspecs. 826-8133-A
