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BeLogo INIT is a simple system extension that sets up your Apple IIgs desktop background as an image of the Be, Inc. logo prior to the release of BeOS 5.

I wrote this back when I was a Be employee. Ah, those were the days...

Cleaner Clean Up is a Finder extension that can help you avoid accidentally shuffling around the icons on your desktop if you unintentionally choose the Special menu's "Clean Up" option while there aren't any Finder windows open.

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DiskMaker -- counterpart to ImageMaker -- lets your Apple IIgs reconstitute disk image files back into real disks. With complete support for Universal Disk Image, DiskCopy 4.2, DiskCopy 6, DOS order, .DSK, and "raw" image files, you can create disks from an archive of Apple II disks, or restore from backups made using ImageMaker!

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Apple IIgs System 6.0 and 6.0.1 provide a standard error dialog box function (ErrorWindow) which is used by a lot of applications. This function provides a standard error message for an error code specified by the application. …

FixFindFile corrects a bug in the Apple IIgs System 6.0 version of the Find File New Desk Accessory (NDA). This bug can cause your system to crash when trying to run ProDOS 8 programs under certain circumstances.

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The news command displays systemwide news announcements in a consistent format. It's primarily used for system administrators to provide information to users on a multi-user IIgs running the GNO/ME system.

Articles are simply text files placed in the …

The GreyScale INIT changes the default system palette into a greyscale palette. This lets you use cool greyscale desktop pictures (such as with my own Desktop Image INIT).

gsAIM is an AOL Instant Messenger compatible Internet messaging program. With Marinetti 2.0 installed, it lets you have two-way conversations with other AIM users (whether they're on Mac, PC, or Apple IIgs) -- up to 20 conversations at a time! …

IdleTime is a system extension that monitors user activity, keeping track of how long it's been since the last time the user pressed a key or clicked or moved the mouse. Other applications, extensions, or desk accessories can use Interprocess Communication (IPC) to obtain this information from IdleTime. 

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KeyNotifier is a Control Panel that adds an icon to your menu bar if your caps lock key is down. In addition, if you have an extended keyboard, you can assign purposes to the lights on that keyboard.
Each of the three lights can be assigned one of these tasks:

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This patch fixes a very minor glitch in the List Manager Tool Set that can cause erroneous keyboard navigation under certain circumstances (namely, the keyboard navigation key buffer isn't cleared when the list's contents are rebuilt).

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MenuWiper is a system extension that causes the Finder’s menu bar to slide down the screen, erasing it, as the Finder exits. The menu bar then glides back down from the top of the screen (without any menus in it), and the name of the application being launched slides onto the screen, from right to left, winding up in the center of the screen (instead of just appearing in the center of the screen).

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Merlin 16+ is a great assembler for the Apple IIgs, but the suite of macros that are included with it don't include very good macros for making GS/OS calls. In addition, the macros included with the assembler are missing the newest GS/OS calls added to System 6.0 and System 6.0.1.

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Network Printer Setup is a simple program that simply displays the NetPrinter control panel, lets you select a network printer, then quits when you close the NetPrinter control panel.

The point to this utility is to provide a way to access the network printer settings when using a customized button-based launcher, such as a HyperCard or HyperStudio stack in a classroom environment.

PC Transporter Savior is a special MS-DOS launcher program for your Apple II that detects if the RAMAEPC RAM disk (which uses the memory on your PC Transporter card to provide a RAM disk for ProDOS 8 or GS/OS) contains any files. …

Once you've installed ProBOOT 8, you can hold down the Apple key when you boot your Apple II to be given a chance to choose what slot you'd like to boot. This is a great addition to an Apple II that you normally boot off a hard disk -- simply install the software, then when you want to play your favorite game that has to be booted from a floppy, restart your computer with the Apple key held down, and you'll be able to specify a slot to boot from.

SheppyLib is a library for ORCA languages that provides a suite of useful functions. Only C headers are provided, although the library will work with any ORCA language.

Functions are included for manipulating files, creating directories, checking to see if files exist, and so forth.

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This extension for the Apple IIgs adds a set of routines software can use to create contextual menus similar to those on modern operating systems. Included are some additional extensions that let you add contextual menu items for things like getting the word count in TextEdit boxes, hiding and showing the menu bar, restarting the computer, and more.

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StampOut! is a simple temporary initialization file that configures the ProDOS File System Translator (FST) to not update modification dates for nested trees of directories every time a file is modified. Instead, only the directory in which the file is actually located is updated.

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SysFail Plus enhances the Apple IIgs System Death Manager to improve the screen you see when the system crashes. Instead of the sliding Apple with a cryptic error message like this:

Eww. Gross.

You get a much more detailed screen that looks like this:

The Localizer installs keyboard translation tables to allow international keyboards to be used under GS/OS. There are several versions available for various languages, including Swedish, Italian, French, and German. …

The contestants eyed each other across the game field, glancing occasionally at their meager instrumentation and revving their engines, listening to the screaming roar of the jet turbines. Twitching anxiously, they awaited the signal to begin their fierce competition -- the signal that would begin a battle for survival.

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Tsukue is a system extension and optional GS/OS patch that enhances the process of launching and quitting applications on GS/OS.

System 6.0 adds a feature called "smooth launching," where the desktop doesn't disappear if the application you're launching is tagged as being a desktop application. …

You're a soldier and spy for the Allied Forces during World War II, and you've been sent deep into the heart of Nazi Germany to infiltrate a secret project that the allies believe may be planning to genetically engineer the perfect soldier. …