Apple II Desktop Version 1.4 Alpha 6 Released

Apple II Desktop Version 1.4 Alpha 6 has been released by Joshua Bell, the curator of the project. Updates to the latest Alpha include the following items:

General

  • Improve appearance of buttons when clicked. c/o @buserror

DeskTop

  • Click on menu bar clock now shows Date & Time DA.

Selector

  • Prevent crash on IIc+ under ProDOS 2.4.3. (#789)

Desk Accessories

  • Matrix: Show green-on-black text on IIgs.
  • Options: Fix crash after running the DA. (#784)
  • Sounds: Fix “Obnoxious” sounds to prevent crash. (#785)
  • Image Preview: Packed Super Hi-Res PNT files ($C0/$0001) can be previewed on Apple IIgs.
  • New Screen Saver: Helix.
  • Text Preview: Align Proportional/Fixed text with window title. (#787)
  • Electric Duet Preview: Detect Mockingboard and use for playback if found.

The latest version of the Apple II Desktop can be downloaded from the Github page at:

https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d/releases/tag/v1.4-alpha6

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