This is the MacAddict issue for December 1998. There are supposed to be a number of "cracks" (or so the April '99 issue says) in this magazine (no idea what that means. jokes? errors? piracy?)
Some stats for this issue: it's Volume 3 Issue 12 (28), cover price $7.99. 128 pages.
As soon as you open the magazine, there's a funny two-page ad for Yoot Tower, the sequel to SimTower in which there's a skyscraper, with large windows, all of which are dark and empty, except for one, in which someone is mooning those who watch on the outside. The text reads "our deepest apologies to pc users, but Yoot™ Tower is coming out on mac first. get your copy at yootmacfirst.com."
Some highlights of this issue include:
- Pictures and info of a custom Mac, a 7600 logicboard inside of a 1940s Zenith radio. It's unique in that it doesn't have a floppy drive (and this was submitted before the iMac was announced).
- A large (8 page pullout) ad for Mac OS 8.5
- The fate of the Claris applications: Claris FileMaker (as well as Claris itself) became FileMaker, still made today, ClarisWorks became AppleWorks and lived for many more years, Claris Organizer was bought by Palm and renamed Palm Organizer, and Claris Emailer and Claris Home Page were abandoned (sorry).
- "30 Days to the Perfect Mac": the flagship article. Basically, it tells you to get rid of extensions, documents, and extra copies of software you don't need, optimize performance, and make backups.
- The Holiday Games Spectacular 3, with the "Hype-Meter". Tomb Raider II and Myth II: Soulblighter topped the list at 11. Redneck Rampage came in last at 2, with Nightfall and Yoot Tower coming in at 4.
- An article on Mac OS 8.5.
- Another copy of the PCfx! advertisement.
- Starcraft review.
- Building a shoot-'em-up game in Flash 3 (gee, Flash games sure have gone a long way)
- An article that accidentally runs its text into an advertisement (whoops)
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