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SilkMouse v4.2
Rating: 88%
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Utility
Freeware, Atari ST/STe/TT/Falcon

The once popular SilkMouse mouse accelerator programmed by Mark Slagell has been updated from v3.2 to v4.2 and re-released as freeware instead of shareware. This is the first update for three years and features a completely reworked acceleration algorithm. SilkMouse is also fully compatible with serial mouse drivers.
Silkmouse can be launched from the Auto folder or Desktop and configured using a separate PRG/ACC utility which offers several optional extras:
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* Screen saver, including a new "saver exemption" feature which enables up to 20 programs which don't get along with screen savers to be exempted.
* Function key debounce, when a [Shift] key is held down and two other adjacent keys are pressed together, many Atari keyboards erroneously report a [Shift]+[F1] or [Shift]+[F3] in addition to one or both of the keys actually pressed, this option fixes it.
* Screen-hold feature, you know the feeling, you run an unfamiliar program, it prints something on screen then disappears. Using this option and holding the right mouse button down freezes the screen until you release the button - neat eh?
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Mark Slagell
Email: sluggo@ames.net
URL: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/4448/silkmous.zip
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