Hey everyone,

I have a sort of weird question. Like others here, I'm always prowling looking for more old software. I've learned that finding the name of an application can often be trickier than finding the application itself. What I mean is, I know there's more software in general I'd love to have out there, but I don't know the names of it.

For example, I like "UI Customization" utilities -- custom cursors, scrollbar patterns, window colors, etc (eg ClickChange). I've been collecting them for years, so you'd think I'd have seen them all by now, or at least I did. Then I read a random readme file that happened to mention 2 similar utilities I'd never heard of. Now knowing their names, I was able to start tracking them down.

Then I wondered, could there be a kind of "master list" that lists all the Mac software published around 1989 - 1998. I'm mostly thinking of commercial products since free/shareware tends to be easier to find other ways. With this list I'd know the names of the applications I'm hunting, which is half the battle.

I've never heard of such a list, but it sounds plausible. I don't know who'd have made it or where it would be, which is where I'm hoping you guys can help. Obviously it doesn't have to be "complete", just any kind of software list.

The only idea I have as a potential source is like an (old) computer magazine OR some kind of old software "catalog", though I'm not sure how to even check that out.

We all know there's more great stuff out there waiting to be discovered. I want to help bring even more unique and rare titles to the thriving Mac Garden community!

I'm especially interested in applications over games, though either would be appreciated.

Thanks for any input you guys can offer!

Gonzo