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Meka 0.72 is one of the best simulators for the SEGA Master System for MS-DOS, and MS-Windows (and maybe for GNU/Linux), supporting Sega Game 1000 (SG-1000), Sega Computer 3000 (SC-3000), Sega Super Control Station (SF-7000), Sega Mark III (+ FM Unit), Sega Master System (SMS), Sega Game Gear... Platforms: Windows

qrwho is a graphical frontend for rwho/rwhod based on Qt. qrwho has a very simple user interface and can be used to show the users currently logged in and the average loads of the hosts in the network . The usage is very simple, a left mouse click forces an update (by default the display is... Platforms: *nix

avi2yuv is a program to convert AVIs into the YUV format for input of the Berkeley mpeg_encoder. Alternatively you can use mpeg2encode by the MPEG Software Simulation Group or save the frames as single files (YUV or BMP). The following AVI compression algorithms are supported: MJPG created by... Platforms: *nix

JAL project is a rewrite of Wouter van Ooijens famous Just Another Language. JAL adds the following enhancements to the original: More variable types: - BIT - 1 bit - BYTE - 8 bit, unsigned - SBYTE - 8 bit, signed - WORD - 16 bit, unsigned - SWORD - 16 bit, signed - DWORD - 32 bit,... Platforms: *nix

libmcrypt is the library which implements all the algorithms and modes found in mcrypt. libmcrypt library is currently under development but it seems to work pretty good. Unlike most encryption libraries libmcrypt does not have everything (random number generators, hashes, hmac implementation,... Platforms: *nix

Encode::PerlIO is a detailed document on Encode and PerlIO. Overview It is very common to want to do encoding transformations when reading or writing files, network connections, pipes etc. If Perl is configured to use the new perlio IO system then Encode provides a "layer" (see PerlIO) which... Platforms: *nix

encrytpadoro is a simple yet powerful encryption program. I originally wrote it so that I could keep my passwords written down in my notebook; a notebook which is often left laying about. With the passwords written down in encrypted format, I was free to leave them insecure, the only requirement... Platforms: Mac

This program can write a 2D or 3D array to a single or multi-band GeoTIFF file. For more information and examples, please visit:http://www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca/~jimmy/geotiffwriteor type: help geotiffwriteMATLAB's Mapping Toolbox only provides a "geotiffread" function, but it does not have a... Platforms: Matlab

iConStruct is a handy application that offers an easy way to generate icons of multiple sizes from any picture iConStruct automatically scales pictures to standard icon sizes and autmatically generates masks based on a specified brightness threshold. For best results, the images that are to be... Platforms: Mac

pycrc is a free, easy to use Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) calculator and source code generator pycrc provides CRC reference implementations in Python and a source code generator for C. The used CRC variant can be chosen from a fast but space-consuming implementation to slower but smaller... Platforms: *nix

Hex File Editor is a Java 1.4 graphical (GUI) application to edit a file as a stream of hexadecimal digits, where each 8-bit byte is represented by two 4-bit "nibbles" (the hex digits). No meaning is attached to the digits, and hence to the contents of the file, so this editing is very raw. You... Platforms: *nix

gd is a graphics library. It allows your code to quickly draw images complete with lines, arcs, text, multiple colors, cut and paste from other images, and flood fills, and write out the result as a PNG or JPEG file. This is particularly useful in World Wide Web applications, where PNG and JPEG...

The Bitmap to Icon Wizard lets you create high-quality, multi-size icons from bitmap files. It supports generation of icons with transparency: even 32-bit, alpha-channel transparency. Bitmap2icon takes a large bitmap, which must have a clearly defined background colour if the icon is to have... Platforms: Windows

All2WAV Recorder is a sound recording and playing program. With All2WAV you can record sound from the microphone, Internet streaming audio, games or media files (played by All2WAV Recorder or other multimedia applications. e.g. WinAmp, RealOne Player, Windows Media Player). Recorded sound is... Platforms: Windows

BAD or Binary Addition Displayer displays graphically the Binary Addition Process. This version handles 8 bit data (Decimal Numbers from 0-255) and has provision for overflow bit. Please drop me a line if you like it with suggestions for improvement. Platforms: Windows

DiskSpy enables you to view every sector of any installed hard disk drive. It is irrelevant if this sectors are bootsectors, partition tables, file system entries or simple data files. Also areas protected by the operating system are accessible, since DiskSpy is completely... Platforms: Windows, *nix

Zelda Classic is an extraordinary tribute to one of the greatest computer games of all time: The Legend of Zelda. Zelda Classic is an almost exact replica of the Nintendo classic for their legendary 8-bit console, the NES. You must remember that The Legend of Zelda was a pioneering game for the... Platforms: Windows

FIR converts your data files into ONE single graphics file, or into an FIR archive file, with options to compress, encrypt, and confuse the data. Supported output graphics formats are: BMP, GIF, ICO, PCX, AVI, and EXE. The graphics file FIR generates is a 8-bit graphics which looks like a stereo... Platforms: Windows, Windows Vista

RhythmLab is a drum-machine-like program which allows you to compose and visualize polyrhythms (rhythms in which different voices divide a measure into different numbers of beats). RhythmLab was written because I couldnt find any software which would easily let me construct and visualize... Platforms: *nix

pclock is the ultimate analog clock app, featuring customizable pixmaps. Any 64x64 pixmap may be used as a background, including tiles. Contributions of interesting backgrounds are welcome. One current limitation is that the clock hands are drawn within the mask of the background XPM file. To... Platforms: *nix