BigMaclock is a classic full-screen desk clock for early Macintosh systems (optimized for the Macintosh compacts). It provides a clean, high-contrast display that is easy to read from across a room.
Features:
- Large digitized time display with blinking colon.
- Date and Day of the week in a custom small font.
- Double-buffered rendering for a flicker-free experience.
- Inversion and Gray Background modes for different lighting conditions.
- Alarm system with customizable time and multiple alert sounds.
- Face mode (Happy Mac) toggle.
- Dynamic Resolution Scaling: Automatically detects screen size (Compact Mac 512x342 vs. Hi-Res 640x480) and scales the digits and layout to fit.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
- 'H': Toggle Happy Mac mode.
- 'I': Toggle Inverted display (Black background).
- 'G': Toggle Gray background.
- 'Q': Quit the program.
Operation:
- Reveal the Menu Bar: Move the mouse to the very top of the screen (within 20 pixels). The menu bar will slide down and stay visible for 4 seconds.
- Sticky Menu: Click anywhere on the screen (when the menu is hidden) to reveal the menu bar and keep it "sticky" until the next click.
- Preferences: Access the Apple Menu -> Preferences to set the alarm and display options.
- Hiding Cursor: The cursor will automatically hide after 2 seconds of inactivity to keep the clock face clean.