Sweet16

Shareware: $25
Current version: 1.5.1
Requires BeOS 5


How Sweet It Is...

Sweet16 is an Apple IIgs computer emulator for systems running BeOS, the advanced new operating system from Be, Incorporated. Sweet16 is available for both PowerPC and Intel systems.

Originally developed by F.E. Systems (the makers of Bernie ][ The Rescue, the most popular Apple IIgs emulator for Mac OS), Sweet16 is now published by Eric Shepherd as part of the SheppyWare product line.

The Emulation Powerhouse

Sweet16 provides the most accurate Apple IIGS emulation money can buy, and includes support for a number of special features:

  • Mounting disk images in all popular formats, including Universal Disk Image, raw, DiskCopy 4.2 and 6, and 5.25" nibblized disk image formats.
  • Mounting physical disk devices; any partition from a CD or hard disk, or any high-density floppy disk.
  • Up to 14 MB of RAM -- that's 6 MB more than a real IIGS can do!
  • Joystick support.
  • Floppy disk caching for improved disk performance.
  • Drag-and-drop disk images into Sweet16 to mount them.
  • Speed control and ZipGS accelerator emulation.
  • Record movies of your Apple IIGS video display.
  • Support for communications via serial ports, and via special Serial-via-Network functionailty to allow Apple II telecommunications software to use TCP/IP connections to telnet servers.
  • High-performance, best-in-class 65816 emulation, including a stunningly-fast PowerPC assembly language core for PowerPC systems.
  • International keyboard and text display support.


Give It a Try

Find out why beGamer called Sweet16 "... one of the best Apple II emulators in the universe."