<p>This episode is all about the software that made the classic Mac tick. We take a full tour of the System Folder's contents and how they were meant to be manipulated by users…although maybe not with ResEdit.</p>













 

  
  
    

      

      
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<ul>
<li>¿Follow in?
<ul><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/151277875">Susan Kare at Layers 2015</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/designing-medium/system-shock-6b1dc6d6596f">System fonts on Medium</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www3.nd.edu/~jvanderk/sysone/">System Folder in System 1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ƒ">option-F</a></li>
<li><a href="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tg.online/legacy/mactcp/mactcp2.gif">System Folder protection</a>
<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000425171438/http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n60547">removed in Mac OS 9</a></li></ul></li>
<li>System Folder contents
<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finder_(software)">Finder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_suitcase">System suitcase</a>
<ul><li><a href="http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/fontda-mover">Font/DA Mover</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://apple.wikia.com/wiki/MacTCP_DNR">MacTCP DNR</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageWriter">ImageWriter</a> driver</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_menu#System_7.0.E2.80.939.2.2">Apple Menu Items</a></li>
<li>Control Panels
<ul><li>orignally <a href="http://school.anhb.uwa.edu.au/personalpages/kwessen/web/systems/system0.97.gif">Control Panel</a> (singular!)</li>
<li><a href="http://apple.wikia.com/wiki/Memory_control_panel">Memory</a>
<ul><li><a href="http://apple.wikia.com/wiki/RAM_disk">RAM disk</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://apple.wikia.com/wiki/Map">Map</a>
<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equirectangular_projection">equirectangular projection</a></li></ul></li></ul></li>
<li>Extensions
<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Type_Manager">~ATM</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.essentialmac.com/system/extensions.html">Extensions Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_Catcher">Conflict Catcher</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime">QuickTime</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cbtcafe.com/mactutorials/launcher/launcher.html">Launcher Items</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=wdtjgTMbi4kC&amp;pg=PA181&amp;lpg=PA181&amp;dq=%22mac+os+rom%22+system+folder&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=VI-0KTWJwF&amp;sig=WxI_g1VZmlHYypRHqeHw-2E3-K0&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi1-JKv0tDKAhXHLSYKHYIFCbMQ6AEIVDAI#v=onepage&amp;q=%22mac%20os%20rom%22%20system%20folder&amp;f=false">Mac OS ROM</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.savagetaylor.com/2015/11/23/macintosh-system-enablers-for-os-7-1-to-7-5-5-current-versions-and-change-history/">Enabler</a></li></ul></li>
<li>~/Library
<ul><li><a href="http://www.loopinsight.com/2016/01/07/the-dalrymple-report-with-merlin-mann-i-dont-need-books-on-here/">The Dalrymple Report #23: I Don’t Need Books on Here</a></li></ul></li>
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e32 – System Hacking with ResEdit

A podcast looking back at the history of Apple and the Mac community. Hosted by Ed Cormany and Brian Sutorius.