Snes version (labelled FFII)

I am currently playing this, and I have 2 questions:

1 - Where is the ATB gauge? I'm sure this was on the PSP version, but it seems to be absent on the snes version?

2 - This one is a bit of a problem - when looking at different weapons/armour, the attributes do not show until you've actually equipped them. This is very annoying because I want to see the attributes before I equip them - I don't want to end up equipping a weaker weapon and only finding out once I've equipped it, to then equip the old one again, as that's a pain in the arse.

As said I played the PSP version prior to this, and these things weren't an issue.

Can anyone shed light? I'm playing on the Wii VC with the classic controller.

Those are just the charms of old-timey game design :p

Yeah, many of the features you're missing didn't debut until FFV. The lack of an ATB bar doesn't necessarily hurt the game, but the equipment element is a bit of a pain.