Cover of the August 1997 issue of MacAddict

I have always thought of MacAddict as a Mac version of boot/Maximum PC. It was a great magazines for Mac fans though in my opinion that changed when they became MacLife. The mid 90s was not a great time for Apple in general. This magazine hit the stands only a couple of months before Steve Jobs returned to Apple and a little over a year before the original iMac was released and really started turning Apple around. The August 1997 issue of MacAddict includes:

Highlights

A Visual Tour of Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8 wasn't as big of a change as OS X would be a few years later but it was still a pretty big upgrade from OS 7 which was starting to feel a little dated at the time. The transition from 7 to 8 to X was lightning quick compared to how long OS 7 was around.

The Frugal Designer - A look at five inexpensive design programs including The Print Shop CD Ensemble, PrintMaster Gold, Corel Print House, Adobe HomePublisher Deluxe, and MacPublisher. Also included are tips for using each of these programs.

This Old Mac - Tips for upgrading the Mac LC 475, 520, 550, 575, 580, and 630. These Macs include 608030 and 68LC040 CPUs. Suggestions for upgrades include using a SCSI based ethernet adapter, going from 4 MB of RAM to up to 36 MB, expanding VRAM from 512K to 768K or 1MB (depending on model), add an accelerator (though specific hardware isn't mention other than to suggest buying one with RAM expansion), and more.

Table of Contents from the August 1997 issue of MacAddict

How To

Make a Warcraft II Scenario - At the time (and still today I suppose) the Mac had few games relative to the PC. However, Warcraft II was one that was available for the Mac. This is a guide for creating your own scenario.

Use Web Style Sheets - A guide to using HTML style sheets which were a new HTML feature at the time first available in Internet Explorer 3.0.x and Netscape Communicator.

Table of Contents from the August 1997 issue of MacAddict (continued)

Every Month

Editor's Note - The editor opines on Internet Explorer, Mac OS 8, and software piracy.

Letters - Letters from readers about Marathon, storing magazines, the Mac 9500, and more.

Get Info - Updates on Rhapsody for the PowerPC and Macs, Pentium vs. the PowerPC, Apple spins off the Newton, and more.

Cravings - A look at some new gadgets including the Comfort Point mouse pad, Norton Utilities, PowerBook PCI Expansion Sytem, and more.

Reviews - Reviews of Adobe Illustrator 7.0, the PowerBook 2400c (180MHz 603e CPU, 16MB RAM, 1.3GB hard drive, 10.4-inch 800x600 display and more for $3499), the PowerCenter Pro 210 (210MHz 604e CPU, 32MB RAM, 2GB hard drive, and more for $2525), the PowerMacintosh 9600/333 (233MHz 604e, 32MB RAM, 4GB hard drive, and more for $4299), the NUpowr 1400/183 (replaces teh PowerBook 1400's 117MHz 603e CPU with a 183MHz version plus 128K L2 cache for $600), Sony DSC-F1 digital camera, Claris Emailer 2.0, SmartSound for Multimedia 1.5, 4th Dimension v6, VectorTools 2.0, F/A-18 Hornet 3.0, and Obsidian. Plus reviews od CD-ROMs including The Harvard Guide to Women's Health, Wings: London Blitz to Pearl Harbor, Witness to the Future, The Jenny Craig Cookbook: Cutting Through the Fat, Life in the Universe with Stephen Hawking and reviews of kids oriented software including Major League Math 2nd Edition, Mario Teaches Typing 2, Alphabet Adventure with Digby & Lydia, Multiplication Tour With Mike & Spike, Exploration Station, Disney's Ready to Read with Pooh, and Amazing Animals Activity Pack.

Ask Us - Questions answered about reusing AOL disks, upgrading a modem in a Performa, using virtual memory, overlapping icons, accessing internet services, upgrading to a PowerPC, and much more.

PowerPlay - A brief look at new games on the Mac including Civilization II, Diablo, Master of Orion II, Racing Days, Starcraft, and Gundam 0079. Plus an interview with Andrew Sispoidis, president of Heliotrope Studios, primarily about Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain.