Editing Connectix (section)

== Products ==
Primary products included these:
* Virtual: Its original flagship product, which introduced [[virtual memory]] to the [[Macintosh]] operating system, [[Classic Mac OS|Mac OS]], years before Apple's implementation in [[System 7]].<ref name="Orchestrating applications">{{cite magazine| magazine=[[InfoWorld]] | title=Orchestrating applications|url={{Google books|lzwEAAAAMBAJ|page=83|plainurl=yes}}|page=83|date=September 24, 1990 |volume=12 |issue=39 |first1=Brett |last1=Glass |first2=Tracey |last2=Capen}}</ref> Virtual also runs on a motley assortment of accelerator cards for the original Mac, Mac Plus, and Mac SE, which were not supported by Apple.
* HandOff II: The file launcher developed by Fred Hollander of Utilitron, Inc. This INIT for Macintosh solved the "Application Not Found" problem by launching a substitute application for the one that created the file the user was trying to open. Apple would later build a similar functionality into System 7.
* SuperMenu: The first commercial hierarchical Apple menu, developed by Fred Hollander of Utilitron, Inc. Again, Apple would make a hierarchal Apple menu standard in System 7, by buying one of the many [[shareware]] versions of the same concept.
* [[MODE32]]: Software which allows 32-bit [[Mac OS memory management|memory management]] on "[[32-bit dirty]]" [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] systems. Later bought by [[Apple Computer|Apple]] and distributed for free, at least in part to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by customers who demanded to know why their 32-bit 68020 microprocessors could not access more than 8 megabytes of RAM.
* Optima: Makes System 6 32-bit clean and puts a Macintosh IIsi into 32-bit mode. This makes all of the physical RAM addressable by System 6. It can have one application open at a time.<ref>{{cite web|title=System 6: Maximum Addressable RAM (9/93)|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/TA40741?locale=en_US|website=apple.com|access-date=24 November 2015}}</ref>
* MAXIMA: A RAM disk utility, better than the one that later came with Mac OS as it saved its contents before and after reboots, while also allowing booting from the RAM disk.
* Connectix Desktop Utilities (CDU): A collection of utilities for desktop systems, including utilities for [[PC power management|power management]] (screen dimming and automatic power down), synchronizing files when multiple disks are used, and custom desktop background images.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Powerbook utilities move to desktop |last=Lee |first=Yvonne |date=30 August 1993 |magazine=[[InfoWorld]] |url={{Google books|tjsEAAAAMBAJ|page=18|plainurl=yes}}|page=18 |publisher=[[IDG]] |volume=15 |issue=35}}</ref> A version of the CDU software received an [[Energy Star]] Compliant Controlling Device status from the [[US Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) on the basis of the software's power management functionality.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1994 |volume=17 |issue=7 |url=https://miniapples.org/download/1994/Newsletter1994-07.pdf |title=Press Releases |magazine=Mini'app'les Newsletter |publisher=The Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc. |page=8 |access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Connectix |date=1994-06-13 |url=https://tidbits.com/1994/06/13/connectix-3/ |magazine=[[TidBITS]] |author-link=Tonya Engst |last=Engst |first=Tonya |access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref>
* Connectix Powerbook Utilities (CPU): A collection of utilities designed to simplify common tasks for laptop users.
* RAM Doubler: The first product to combine compression with virtual memory. A top selling Mac utility for many years which eventually was made obsolete as Apple improved their own virtual memory. There is also a RAM Doubler for Windows 3.1 which uses compression to increase system resources, allowing more applications to run. RAM Doubler was something of a case study for porting Macintosh products to the [[PowerPC]] processor, as CEO Roy McDonald presented a paper detailing the company's porting efforts at the Sumeria Technology and Issues Conference on June 30, 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://tidbits.com/1994/07/25/transition-to-powerpc-ram-doubler-1-5/ |title=Transition to PowerPC: RAM Doubler 1.5 |last=McDonald |first=Roy |date=1994-07-25 |magazine=TidBITS |access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref>
* Agent95: The replacement for the Windows side of RAM Doubler. In addition to being updated with Windows 95 support, it also added resource monitoring capabilities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Connectix's Agent 95: An Early Warning System For Your Memory |first1=Craig |last1=Crossman |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=11 May 2023 |date=3 June 1996 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1996/06/03/connectixs-agent-95-an-early-warning-system-for-your-memory/0ac75490-fa4d-4cfd-8a9a-1b7fcf307091/}}</ref>
* Speed Doubler: Software that combines an enhanced disk cache called Speed Access, better Finder copy utility called Speed Copy, and a dynamically recompiling 68K-to-PowerPC [[emulator]] called Speed Emulator, which is faster than both the interpretive emulator that shipped in the original PowerPCs and the dynamically recompiling emulator that Apple shipped in later machines. It was made obsolete as 68K applications became less common and OS code improved, though its better Finder copy utility would be spun off into its own OS 9 compatible product called CopyAgent.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100820075411/http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/406517/review/copyagent_10.html  Connectix CopyAgent 1.0 Product Review - Macworld]</ref>
* Surf Express: A local proxy server designed to accelerate the web browsing experience by caching and auto-refreshing frequently visited web sites. Offered for both Mac OS and Windows 95.
* [[QuickCam]]: The first [[webcam]]. Originally the sole design of Jon Garber, he wanted to call it the "Mac-camera", but was vetoed by marketing, who saw the possibility of it one day becoming a cross-platform product. It became the first Connectix Windows product 14 months later, with RAM Doubler for Windows 3.1 being the next. The Mac QuickCam shipped in August 1994, RAM Doubler for Windows in April 1995, and QuickCam for Windows in October 1995. The line was sold to [[Logitech]] in August 1998 for $25 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Logitech Buys QuickCam Unit Of Connectix |url=http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19980811S0003 |website=techweb.com |access-date=4 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203040113/http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19980811S0003 |archive-date=3 Feb 1999 |date=11 August 1998}}</ref> QuickCam is now considered one of the top gadgets of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ha |first=Peter |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2023689_2023703_2023628,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028085336/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2023689_2023703_2023628,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |title=Connectix QuickCam - All-Time 100 Gadgets |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=2010-10-25 |access-date=2011-12-16}}</ref>
* DoubleTalk: Access Windows-Based Network Resources - Access Windows fileservers, transfer files to and from shared Windows workstations over the network and print to shared PC-based PostScript printers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=D'Addario|first1=Kyle|title=Connectix Allows Mac's and PC's To Live In Harmony|url=http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Connectix_Allows_Macs_and_PCs_To_Live_In_Harmony|website=macobserver.com|access-date=24 November 2015|date=8 Jan 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Connectix Announces DoubleTalk: Accessing Windows Networks|url=http://www.mactech.com/content/connectix-announces-doubletalk-accessing-windows-networks-0|website=mactech.com|access-date=24 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Connectix Virtual Game Station|Virtual Game Station]]: [[PlayStation]] [[emulator|emulation]] software. Sold to [[Sony]], who bought it only after their lawsuit to stop it failed, and then dropped the product immediately.
* [[Windows Virtual PC|Virtual PC]] and [[Microsoft Virtual Server|Virtual server]]: Emulation software of [[x86]]-based personal computers for the [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[OS/2]]. Sold to [[Microsoft]], the transaction was completed on February 18, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2003/02/19/microsoft-acquires-connectix-virtual-machine-technology/|title=Microsoft Acquires Connectix Virtual Machine Technology: Move Eases Consolidation and Migration to New Operating Systems for Customers |date=19 February 2003 |publisher=Microsoft.com |access-date=2011-12-16}}</ref>

With the sale of ''Virtual PC'' development and support, staff were transferred to Microsoft, including Connectix's [[Chief Technical Officer]] [[Eric Traut]], but not including any of the Connectix board members or Technical Support. Its Macintosh products, including ''DoubleTalk'', ''CopyAgent'' and ''RAM Doubler'', were discontinued.