F.E. Systems Emulation Technologies, emutech@magnet.ch, http://www.magnet.ch/emutech
With the way technology continues to steamroll ahead at an overwhelming pace, it’s nice to see that technology can also take us back to the comforts of the past. This program will emulate the Apple IIgs right on your Power Mac. Put all your old software and files to use and take a trip down memory lane. Requires a PPC.
Biggy-Light - Demo
RJ Cooper and Associates, techsupport@rjcooper.com, http://www.rjcooper.com
For all of you who are out to prove that BIG is definitely better, try these on for size. This collection of cursors and animated cursors will replace your old system pointer, watch, and insert point with beautiful, bright, biggies. You can also change application cursors and customize colors of your biggies to suit your own tastes. 68k and PPC compatible.
This Control Strip module will add a tiny calculator to your desktop when you click on its strip icon. Enter calculations from your keyboard or by clicking on the numbers in the calculator keypad. Clicking outside the calculator window will close it.
DeskPicture 4.5 - Shareware
Michael Peirce, DeskPicture@peircesw.com, http://www.peircesw.com/
This utility allows you to display one or more pictures as your desktop picture. It features tools to manipulate your pictures and adjust their appearance. You can place up to 16 different pictures on your screen at once or even tile one picture. It also includes a screen saver module.
GetChar FKEY 1.0.1 - Freeware
Bruno Di Gleria, inf117k1@ud.nettuno.it, http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/way/6897/
This easy to use utility will allow you to view all characters available in the current font via the FKEY. Very similar to Uni Software’s PopChar except this one’s got them beat - it’s freeware! 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.5 or later.
Wanna subtle way to spruce up your desktop? Check out these cursors. This collection of colored pointers offers a rainbow of tints for matching your iMac, your kaleidoscope schemes, your desktop patterns, and more. Lefties take note: there’s even a large assortment of left-handed cursors too. 68k and PPC compatible.
Turn your cursor into a little Mickey Mouse gloved hand. Based off of Mac OS 8.5’s cursor that changes to a hand when holding down the command key, this one allows 8.5 users to enjoy the same little cursor in everything they do on their Mac. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 8.5 or later.
Scrollability 1.0.5 - Shareware
Eden Sherry, eden@kagi.com, http://www.edenware.com/
This Control Panel gives you faster, more intuitive ways to scroll through documents than the scroll bar and keyboard do. It features two modes: Hover Scroll allows you to scroll through documentation by simply “hovering” the cursor over the top or bottom edge of a window to scroll it. Grab Scroll works by letting you “grab” the contents of windows and dragging them up or down to view. 68k and PPC compatible.
