Talk:MacAddict/@comment-24886041-20140516223207

Interesting... I had the first 30 or so copies of MacAddict, complete with CDs. That was back when not all software was distributed on the internet, not even via the HyperArchive or MIT's Apple FTP archive, so The Disc was a definite boon. At one point, they were even distributing full versions of commercial software on it, where you went through an intermediary to unlock the software after a trial period expired. The videos and interactive content were "cutting edge" for the time; they even had interactive music videos, audio CD tracks, and other goodies included.

Eventually the software they were demoing required more hardware than I had at my disposal, the publisher changed, and the tone of MacAddict shifted slightly (less antics like throwing IBM PCs out the window or smashing them with cars/sledgehammers). By that point, the World Wide Web was in full swing, and sites like MacUpdate and VersionTracker were on the scene to track all the great software available for the Mac.