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Claris MacWrite Pro 1.5

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Category:	Word Processing & Publishing
Year released:	1994
Author:	Claris
Publisher:

Download MacWrite_Pro_1.5.sit (1.91 MB)
For System 6.x - Mac OS 9

Emulation
This app works with: SheepShaver, Basilisk II, Mini vMac

No, this is not the duplicate. It is the newer version of Claris MacWrite Pro 1.5, in disk images.

In the late 1980s Claris started a massive upgrade series to produce the "Pro" line of products. The main change would be to integrate all of their products with a consistent GUI based on that of FileMaker, notably a control bar running down the left side of the screen. The result would be a complete suite of high-end products that all looked and worked the same way, and would be able to read and write each other's formats.

For some reason, development of the Pro series took a long time; one developer claimed it was primarily due to extremely demanding quality assurance requirements.[citation needed] By the time MacWrite Pro was released in 1992, Word completely dominated the word processor market. There was simply no way for any other product, no matter how good, to make a dent in what had become a de facto standard among Mac users.

While the new user interface was a dramatic improvement over earlier versions, the program continued to lack a number of obvious "high-end" features, and was unable to compete in a checkbox comparison with Word and other Mac products. Performance was also poor. Sales were apparently dismal, and it was one of the first products Claris abandoned in the mid-1990s.

The word-processing module of AppleWorks is very similar to MacWrite Pro. While it was written entirely from scratch, it retained some of the design limitations of MacWrite Pro. However, later versions of AppleWorks are unable to read older MacWrite Pro files.

-Wikipedia

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k PPC

Minimum Requirements:
Macintosh Plus
2 MB RAM
2.5 MB RAM under Mac OS 7
8 MB RAM on PowerPC
System 6.0

Comments

by MacinTricks - 2013, April 15 - 10:41pm

Is anybody willing to post version 1.5v3 here as well? That would be awesome!

by MikeTomTom - 2012, October 5 - 1:19am

@24bit: I do own a copy of the English version, Claris Home Page 2.0 and am intending uploading (the Mac & Win installers from it) at some stage. But as the superior Home Page 3.0 is already here, I haven't been in a particular hurry to do so.

About the "LassoLite" interface to FileMaker Pro. I recall this from when I'd purchased CHP 2, new. I had to activate it by registering (free) on-line with BlueWorld. Likely this is no longer possible.

When Home Page version 3.0 became available, LassoLite was redundant. Claris had built-in the Home Page to FileMaker Pro interface for that release, native.

If you decide to upload your German version CHP 2 some time, it'll probably prompt me to archive the English copy to the same page. Or perhaps someone else will, before either of us

by 24bit - 2012, October 4 - 12:44pm

I have a Home Page 2 CD (456MB), but as you may have guessed, its a German version.
Extra items seem to be in English though.

Installing Extra Items from the Claris Home Page 2.0 CD

- Internet Movie Tool

Internet Movie Tool is a freeware utility from Apple Computer to flatten QuickTime movies. Either run the application from the CD. Or, copy it to your hard drive. Instructions are included in the same folder. Do not use this application on QuickTime VR files.

- Internet the City

Internet the City™ is a QuickTime introduction to the Internet. To install the movie, double-click the Installer file within the Internet the City folder. The Claris Home Page 2.0 CD must be present for Internet The City to run.

- LassoLite for CHP 2.0

LassoLite is a CGI program from BlueWorld Software for connecting web pages to FileMaker Pro databases. The program can be installed by dragging from the CD to your hard drive. Additional instructions are included in the readme files. In order to use LassoLite, you will need access to a Macintosh WebServer. The included sample database does not require that you have FileMaker Pro, but if you'd like to do your own databases you will need to have a copy of FileMaker Pro, also.

- Maxum Tools

Maxum Tools are a set of tools for building web pages from Maxum Development. The tools included are a full version of TagBuilder 1.0, and demo versions of NetCloak 2.0, NetForms 2.0, and PageSentry 2.0. An overview of the products can be found in the "HowTheyWork.html" file within the Quick Start folder. These programs can be installed by dragging them to your hard drive. A Macintosh Web Server with NetCloak and/or NetForms installed is required to use TagBuilder.

- Premium Web Art

The Premium Web Art files are additional artwork for building your Claris Home Page 2.0 documents. The images are already inserted into Claris Home Page libraries. So, you can either insert directly off of the CD. Or, copy the images and the libraries to your hard drive.

- TextureMill 1.0

TextureMill is a shareware graphics tool for creating seamless background textures. It can be installed by dragging the folder to your local drive. Additional information on the product as well as shareware registration is included in the README file in the Texture Mill folder.

- Web Explosion™ Sampler

Web Explosion files are additional artwork for building your Claris Home Page 2.0 documents. The images are already inserted into a Claris Home Page library. So, you can either insert directly off of the CD. Or, copy the images and the library to your hard drive.

- WebSTAR™

WebSTAR is a web server for the Macintosh from StarNine Technologies, a Quarterdeck Corporation. Install WebSTAR buy running the Installer file. The included version an evaluation copy. The Read Me file contains instructions for obtaining a temporary serial number.

by MikeTomTom - 2012, October 4 - 10:44am

I have a bunch of Apple/Claris apps (also from Macintosh Garden). The only apps missing are MWII and MacProject II.

~~ClarisDraw 1.x~~ (successor to MacDraw Pro) springs to mind as being missing. Oops, [appended] also ~~Claris Home Page 1~~ and 2 ~~and 3 (full version)~~.

Only Home Page 2 to go

by bertyboy - 2010, August 23 - 6:26pm

I have MacWrite II and the french version of MacProject II. But neither are the original install media. Can anyone help ?

by iMachinchilla - 2010, August 23 - 2:52pm

One thing is missing: MacWrite II (1.0 or 1.1). I'm looking for MWII for so long, and I can only find a DEMO which can't save. If someone has MacWrite II, so please upload. I have a bunch of Apple/Claris apps (also from Macintosh Garden). The only apps missing are MWII and MacProject II.
Did you know that ClarisLink.net is down?

by soudesune - 2010, August 20 - 3:00pm

Hi folks, I also have the German version (but not the installer, alas) and I'll get around to uploading it sometime. It won't be soon though.

by Protocol 7 - 2010, August 19 - 7:21pm

I was looking through some old CDs and found the Power Mac version of 1.5v3. It's a folder containing the contents of the install disks. I've upped it to mediafire: http://bit.ly/bg8dd3

And here's the about screen: http://bit.ly/bki9yq

by Dave_89 - 2010, January 11 - 2:42pm

Thank you for uploading this! I've been looking for this for ages!