e29 – Software Packaging
Dec 26, 2015•1 hr 10 min
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Episode description
It's a Boxing Day special all about when software came in boxes (or cans, sometimes). We cover everything from staid operating system packaging to odd un-stackable shapes to wild, fictional shareware box art.
Followup Apple Software- MacWrite
- MacPaint
- cf. Illustrator – Birth of Venus
- PC Exchange
- Sistine Chapel – Creation of Adam
- Apple Garamond
- Snow Leopard – slightly bloody
- Mac Box Set
Third party – unique boxes
- Office for Mac 2001 [WayBack]
- Fractal/MetaCreations/Corel Painter [WayBack]
- Spectre VR
- Marathon series
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Third party – memorable artwork
- RAM Doubler [WayBack]
- Conflict Catcher
- Macromedia FreeHand [WayBack]
- Ray Dream Designer/Studio [WayBack]
- RealPC
- I Know It's Here Somewhere [eBay]
- Panic's Atari-style boxes
- actual Atari Boxes
- Super Breakout
- on the Panic Store [WayBack – sold out]
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