Software for MacOS

These applications for the Apple Macintosh and compatibles range from research-grade visualization (MacVol) and analysis (Dendrometer) tools, to games designed to flex your mental muscle. Most of these are not available elsewhere.

Graphics Utilities
Dendrometer	Dendrometer is a tool that allows you to trace a branching structure such as a neuron, and convert the voxel data into a vector format which is more easily analyzed and modelled.
ImageViewer Plug-In	This is a plug-in for GraphicConverter which reads and writes files in "ImageViewer" format -- a common image format on the PalmPilot. See Spec for a good freeware ImageViewer-compatible viewer.
Jam	Jam is a 3D metaball (or "blob") modeling program, optimized for use with POV-Ray (an excellent freeware ray-tracing program).
MacVol	MacVol is a volume rendering program -- given a voxel dataset, it generates a shaded view from any angle. It's extremely fast and high quality, but requires large amounts of RAM.
Meshwork	Meshwork is a 3D modeling program, used to build and edit triangle meshes. Outputs to 3DMF and POV-Ray.
CubeRender Demo	This demonstrates the "Cube Render" algorithm described by Paul Bourke (also known as "sky cube" in come circles). It seamlessly combines six images to provide a view of a scene looking in any direction.
PBM Plug-In	This Photoshop plug-in enables PhotoShop to read Portable BitMap and Portable PixMap files (a common graphics interchange format in the Unix world).
Educational & Scientific Tools
MacTar	a MacOS port of the Unix tar program; reads and writes tar archives
UnitCalc	UnitCalc is a calculator that keeps track of units -- e.g., multiply 5 ohms by 2 amps, and you'll get 10 volts.
Zippy-Type	This program is a simple typing tutor, especially suited for teaching the Dvorak layout.
Strategy Games
Luminous Chess	This is a two-player Chess board, on which the squares light up to show the combined influence of the pieces. A good teaching aid for newcomers to the game, and also very pleasant visually. Also plays Grand Chess.
Shakti	Shakti is a simple but interesting chess-like strategy game. For 0-2 players.
Other Goodies
FarSight	This is a little utility for editing "FAR" files used in the Maxis game The Sims.
RB Plugins	Herein you'll find a plugin or two for use with REALbasic.

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