This site contains older versions of freeware and shareware software for Windows and Mac computers. The software is listed under the categories of ‘Communication’, ‘Graphics’, ‘Multimedia’, ‘Internet’, ‘File Sharing’, ‘Utilities’, ‘Security’, ‘Enterprise’, ‘FTP’ and ‘Mac’.. File links are listed by ‘Most Popular’ and ‘Recently Added’. Users may search from a drop down list found at the top of the page. The site contains a discussion forum, also.
The stated purpose of this site is to make older software version easily available to users who have older, slower and smaller computers and those who simply prefer the features found in older software versions. In addition to making these files available to the general public, the owner of this site feels the historical value of older technology is invaluable to historians.
The files found on this site are primarily user contributed and are verified to be original. The software may contain unwanted programs such as adware and spyware bundled in as the file was released by the software manufacturer. User contributed files may also contain viruses. Caution is advised when downloading these files.
This site is rated safe by McAfee SiteAdvisor but it is noted that some downloads may contain unwanted programs. Norton Safe Web rates this site as dangerous. User reviews are mixed and many of these warn this site is not for inexperienced users.