GEOS

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GEOS
The desktop
Developer Berkeley Softworks
Publisher Berkeley Softworks, Commodore, M & T Verlag
Release 1985
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Platform C64, C128
Genre GUI
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Language(s) Language:english Language German
Information It exists a GEOS-Version for Apple II, too.



GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating System) was an operating system from Berkeley Softworks (later GeoWorks for PC). Released in 1986, it provided a GUI for the C64,128 and Apple II. GEOS is handle with mouse or joystick. It utilized a technology called turboDisk to achieve fast access to disk drives.

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[edit] History

1985GEOS 1.0, 1.1 Betaversion for Developer
January 1986GEOS 64 1.2 for C64 User (presents on Winter CES)
June 1986GEOS 64 1.2 presents on the CES would be showed the first GEOS OEM C64
1987GEOS 64 1.3 for other languages
1987/88GEOS 64 1.5 will be bundled with the C64C
June 1988GEOS 64 2.0 presents on the CES in Las Vegas
1993GEOS 64 2.5 in Germany developes M&T with the "GUC - GEOS User Club" together a new GEOS version.



[edit] Applications

GEOS has got the main components desktop, geoPaint and geoWrite, also some tools and ultilies like geoBoot, configure, notepad, geoDex, calculator and drivers for input and output devices.

[edit] GeoPaint

GEOS/GeoPaint

A painting programm with a photo manager.

[edit] GeoWrite

GEOS/GeoWrite

A word processing programm with a wysiwyg mode and different font styles like bold, cursive, underlined, etc.

[edit] Others

  • geoBASIC - BASIC programming ultility
  • geoCalc 64/128 - spreadsheet program
  • geoCanvas - another painting program
  • geoChart - graphic charts from geoCalc
  • geoDex - file box program
  • geoDraw - another painting program
  • geoFAX - fax programm for modems
  • geoFile 64/128 - data base
  • geoFont - font tool
  • geoLabel - lable editor
  • geoLaser - printer tool für laser printers
  • geoMakeBoot - GEOS Bootdisk Maker Utility
  • geoMark 64/128 -
  • geoMerge - serial letters tool for geoWrite
  • geoSHELL - GEOS command-line interface
  • geoSpell - spell checker
  • geoTERM - terminal program
  • geoPublish - DTP program
  • geoPrint cable - a tool for printing over the Centronics port
  • geoProgrammer - assembler programming ultility
  • DeskPack1 - ClipArts etc.
  • DeskPack2 - ClipArts etc.
  • FontPack 1 - 20 Bitmap fonts
  • International Fontpack - 20 Bitmap fonts

[edit] Others

Cover

"Cover"

[edit] Weblinks

Wikipedia: GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system)

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