# List your best computer programs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-best-computer-programs/78298>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 27, 2001, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-best-computer-programs/78298 "2001-08-27T08:50:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-best-computer-programs/78298/21 "2001-08-28T19:11:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by yosemitebabe \*  
> BBEdit (The only game in town. I have 4.5. Is BBEdit 6.0 a big improvement?)

Depends on what you consider “big”. 😉 I like it, though.

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**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-best-computer-programs/78298/22 "2001-08-28T23:57:47Z")

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Windows software:

Nero Burning ROM-burns _anything_. I’m not exaggerating.

Quake III

Winamp

Outlook Express

Mac software:

Microsoft Word 5.1-Why bother with newer versions if I don’t use the features? Plus, it’s stable.

MacLink Plus

Micronet Utility 7.5.1-This baby will format and partition _anything_. Screw the hacked version of HD SC Setup.

Netscape Navigator 4.77

StuffIt Expander 5.5

Disk Copy 6.3.3

Plus, I run all that on a PowerBook 540c: 33 Mhz 68040. I don’t need a PowerPC! 😃

And a quick mention goes to vi, my favorite UNIX text editor.

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