Joshua Bell has announced the latest pre-release of the Apple II Desktop, version 1.5 alpha 2, a Graphical User Interface operating system for the Apple II. This release has a number of new features enhancing the user experience for Apple II enthusiasts, offering a range of new features, bug fixes, text updates and improvements. As always, the developer warns users to use alpha and beta software with caution, as the latest release of Apple II desktop is still in the testing phase.
Try It Now
To experience the latest features of Apple II Desktop v1.5 alpha 2, you can use the Virtual II Emulator, Clock Signal Emulator (CLK), Ample MAME Interface, Applewin, Apple IIjse or Apple2TS Emulator. These platforms provide a convenient way to explore the new functionalities and improvements in this release.
Updates
General
- Hide “invisible” files in file dialogs by default.
DeskTop
- Add Text-to-Speech file type ($D9) and icon.
- Ensure DHIRES mode is exited when exiting to BASIC.
- Fix error shown after dragging volume onto another volume
- Fix clipping bug when icon is underneath aligned right edges of two windows.
- Fix clipping bug when icon’s middle is obscured by overlapping windows.
Desk Accessories
- Print Screen
- Renamed from “Screen Dump”
- Show alert on startup if no SSC found.
- Don’t corrupt “File” on menu bar. (#810)
- Print Catalog: Show alert on startup if no printer card found.
- About This Apple II: Detect Passport MIDI card
- New DA (in Extras): “Screenshot” – saves screenshot file to application directory.
- New DA (in Extras): “DOS33.Import” – allows importing files from DOS 3.3 disks.
Misc
- Add TTS.system (and SAM) for playing “speech” files.
Downloads
You can download the latest version of the Apple II Desktop from the Github page at:
https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d.
The application is available in one of nine language versions from the Github page. The full source code is also available.
