What is Installer VISE 8.5?

It is simply the best software installer for the Macintosh, period! With Installer VISE you can easily build an installer that will reliably deliver your product to your customers. You can focus your energy on developing your software without worrying about the complicated details of writing an installer script.

When you need to modify, add, delete, or update files in your software distribution you will really appreciate the point and click and drag and drop simplicity of Installer VISE. In short, Installer VISE is the kind of Mac program that makes people select Macintosh in the first place.

Installer VISE Feature List:

• Locate and modify application bundles
• Add items to the Mac OS X Doc
• Carbon Builder
• Package Gestalts
• Easy conversion to Carbon installers 
• Assign External Code Resources
• One installer for System 7.1—Mac OS X v 10.3
• Assign file and folder options
• Create Mac OS X application bundles
• Enhanced Applescript support
• Support for billboards
• Behind-the-scenes installs
• Add a splash screen
• Set permissions for install items
• Assign a ReadMe File Option
• Execute UNIX shell scripts from the installer
• Display Text Option for Easy Install
• Edit text files
• Built-in special localization tools
• Uses Mac OS X install locations
• Dynamic localization for several languages
• Authenticate user's access privileges
• Support for Mac OS X large icons
• Run custom code according to the OS
• High performance compression engine
• Simple graphical user interface
• "Drag and Drop" supported
• Custom or generic icons supported
• Extended Add Dialog box
• Movable Model dialogs
• License Agreement Mode option
• Assign minimum requirements for installation
• Various archive shortcuts
• Numerous install locations pre-defined
• Archive preference options
• Assign locations for System Folder items
• Conditional Install options
• Built-in "Remove"
• Multiple advanced settings
• Install multi-file updaters (patches) and files
• User assigned installer options
• Built-in action items
• Auto-incrementing of segment names (in addition to disk names)
• Both the Archive and Installer recognize all Fat binary files
• Powerful CD-ROM support
• Automatic verifying and updating of archives
• Floppy updates for CD-ROM
• Resource merging from one file to another
• Customizable package options
• List package option
• Hierarchy package option
• "Fuzzy Replace" in updating archives
• Sub-package option
• Debug installer window
• Powerful reporting capabilities 
• Easy maintenance
• AppleEvents supported
• Flexible online documentation
• Included language files: Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (Traditional)

 

MindVision Software. (2005). Installer VISE for Macintosh. www.mindvision.com/macvise.asp

Download Installer VISE 8.5 for Mac

Architecture

IBM PowerPC

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: QEMU