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Desk Accessories

  • Calculator
    • A basic four function calculator. Original DA from MouseDesk, with fixes.
  • Sort Directory
    • Reorders the files in the active window by file type or selection. Original DA from MouseDesk, with fixes.
  • This Apple
    • Gives details about the computer, expanded memory, and what's in each slot.
  • Calendar
    • Displays any month, from 1901 through 2155.
  • Key Caps
    • Shows an on-screen keyboard map, and indicates which key is pressed.
  • Run Basic Here
    • Launches BASIC.SYSTEM with PREFIX set to current window's directory.
  • Find Files
    • Search a directory and descendants for filenames. Use ? and * as wildcards.
  • Scientific Calculator
    • Calculator with trigonometry and other additional functions
  • Map
    • World map with some searchable city locations.
  • Print Catalog
    • Dumps a recursive catalog of filenames to a printer attached to Slot 1.
  • Change Type
    • Shows the type and auxtype of selected files, and allows changing them.
  • DOS 3.3 Importer
    • Allows importing from DOS 3.3 disks to the current window.

Control Panels

  • Date and Time
    • Based on the original Date DA from MouseDesk, expanded to include setting the time as well.
  • Control Panel
    • Modify DeskTop settings: desktop pattern, double-click speed, mouse tracking speed, and insertion point blink speed.
  • Sounds
    • Select different alert sounds.
  • International
    • Modify regional options, including date, time, and number formats.
  • Options
    • Modify options, including launching the selector or copying to RAMCard.
  • Joystick
    • Shows joystick calibration.
  • System Speed
    • Enable/disable system accelerator.

Entertainment

  • Eyes
    • Eyes that follow the mouse.
  • Puzzle
    • Sliding tile puzzle. Original DA from MouseDesk, with fixes.
  • Neko
    • An animated cat who interacts with your mouse.
  • CD Remote
    • Controls music playback on an AppleCD SC.

Screen Savers

Development Tools

  • Darkness
    • A debugging tool that paints the whole screen a dark pattern.
  • Print Screen
    • Prints a screenshot to an ImageWriter II attached to a Super Serial Card in Slot 1.
  • Screenshot
    • Saves a screenshot to the application directory.
  • Benchmark
    • Measures CPU speed using VBL.

Note that the new desk accessories require an updated version of Apple II DeskTop and will not work with DeskTop 1.1 or MouseDesk.

See API.md for programming details

Preview Accessories

These files are a special class of Desk Accessory which reside in the MODULES subdirectory relative to DESKTOP (next to APPLE.MENU). These DAs will be invoked automatically for certain file types when File > Open is run or the files are double-clicked.

  • Show Text File
    • Handles text files (TXT $04). Original DA from MouseDesk, with fixes.
  • Show Image File
    • Handles image files (FOT $08 and some BIN $06)
    • Supports Hires and Double Hires images, including compressed images
    • Supports MiniPix/PrintShop clip-art
  • Show Duet File
    • Handles Electric Duet music files ($D5/$D0E7)
  • Show Font File
    • Handles MGTK font files (FNT $07)

The files can optionally be copied into the APPLE.MENU directory to allow direct invocation from the Apple menu. This can be useful to preview files of different file types e.g. image files saved as BIN $06.

NOTE: ProDOS file type FNT $07 is reserved for Apple /// SOS font files, but given their scarcity the type is re-used here.