a2d/RELEASE-NOTES.md

Apple II DeskTop

1.2 - alpha

Enhancements

• Current time shown on right side of menu bar, if system has a clock. (#7)
• Up to 13 volumes are shown on the desktop. (#20)
• Up to 12 Desk Accessories are shown in the menu. (#90)
• Add Special > Check Drive command to refresh a single drive. (#97)
• Show Text File DA: Keyboard support. Escape quits, arrows scroll. (#4)
• Reorganized/renamed several menu items. (#13)
• Icon bitmap improvements. (#74)

Additional Desk Accessories

• Show Image File
  • Select an image file (8k Hires or 16k Double Hires, aux-first), then choose DA to view it.
• This Apple
  • Gives details about the computer, expanded memory, and what's in each slot. (#29)
• Eyes
  • Eyes that follow the mouse. (#53)
• Screen Dump
  • Dumps a screenshot to an ImageWriter II attached to a Super Serial Card in Slot 1. (#46)
• Run Basic Here
  • Launch BASIC.SYSTEM with PREFIX set to the current window's pathname. (#42)

Fixes

• Dates 00-39 are treated as 2000-2039; dates 100-127 are treated as 2000-2027. (#15)
• File > Quit returns to ProDOS 8 selector, and /RAM is reattached. (#3)
• Date DA: Read-only on systems with a clock. On systems without a clock, date is saved for next session. (#30, #39)
• Calculator DA: don't mis-paint when moved offscreen and other fixes. (#33, #34)
• Sort Directory DA: don't need to click before sorting. (#17)
• SELECTOR.LIST created if missing. (#92)
• Position desktop icons based on Slot/Drive assignment. (#94)
• Don't crash after renaming volume. (#99)
• Hardware/Emulator Specific:
  • IIc Plus: don't spin slot 5 drives constantly. (Use Special > Check Drives) (#25)
  • Macintosh LC IIe Option Card: prevent crash. (#93)
  • IIgs: color DHR is re-enabled on exit. (#43)
  • IIgs emulators no longer crash on startup. (#85)

1.1

Final release by Apple Computer. November 26, 1986.

See Jay Edwards' MouseDesk/DeskTop History for more version information.