Sweet16 2.0 now available!

July 23, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Sweet16 2.0, the latest version of the Apple IIgs emulator for Mac OS X, is now available!

The major improvements in Sweet16 2.0 are:

  • Networking support using the Marinetti TCP/IP stack.
  • 16-bit color graphics, rendered using OpenGL.
  • Added Emupack support; Emupacks are self-contained packages containing disk images, ROM, and preferences that you can double-click in the Mac OS X Finder to start up an Apple IIgs configured in a specific way.
  • Resizable video window.
  • A handy, scriptable Debugger to make developing Apple IIgs software easier than ever.
  • Full-screen support.
  • Joystick and gamepad support.
  • You can now copy text between the Mac and Apple IIgs clipboards using NDAs provided with Sweet16.
  • CD-ROM media can now be mounted in the emulated Apple IIgs.
  • An Apple IIgs desk accessory for switching between full-screen and windowed mode.
  • The video window’s title changes to show you the name of the Apple IIgs application you’re currently using.
  • A new preference lets you mount 800K disk images on the SmartPort instead of as IWM devices.
  • Added a preference to automatically slow to 1 MHz when booting from 5.25” disk images.
  • Improved showing and hiding of the Mac mouse cursor.
  • Unpartitioned ISO images can now be mounted in the emulated IIgs.
  • Disk image format detection is much better.
  • The EMUBYTE I/O location now correctly identifies Sweet16 and version 2.0 again.
  • The mouse scroll wheel now sends up and down arrow keys to the emulated Apple IIgs.
  • If you’re currently at the “It is now safe to shut off your Apple IIgs” screen, quitting Sweet16 no longer asks for permission; it just quits.
  • Apple IIgs code can read and write the 640x400 pixel, 16-bit graphics buffer in banks $E2 through $E9.
  • Fixed a number of bugs.