Geos - Revision history

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2010-08-03T00:25:06Z

‎8 bit versions

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2010-08-02T23:26:19Z

‎8 bit versions

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2010-08-02T23:05:51Z

Tor: Minor typos

2010-07-23T11:40:33Z

Minor typos

Neozeed at 11:41, 22 September 2009

2009-09-22T11:41:21Z

Neozeed: New page: Geos started as a graphical environment for the Commodore 64, 128 and the apple II microcomputers. {{stub}}

2009-09-21T20:00:12Z

New page: Geos started as a graphical environment for the Commodore 64, 128 and the apple II microcomputers. {{stub}}

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-Geos started as a graphical environment for the Commodore 64, 128 and the Apple II microcomputers.
+'''Geos''' started as a graphical environment for the [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore 128|128]] and the [[Apple II]] [[microcomputer]]s.
 == 8 bit versions ==
-The 8 bit versions of GEOS was a single tasking, graphical operating environment.  GEOS was best known at the time for bringing high quality fonts to low end printers.
+The 8 bit versions of GEOS was a [[single-tasking]], [[graphics|graphical]] [[operating environment]]. GEOS was best known at the time for bringing high quality [[font]]s to low end [[printer]]s.
-There is a wealth of information available [http://www.lyonlabs.org/commodore/onrequest/geos.html here].
+GEOS programs were expected to be written in [[assembly language|assembly]], and with a massive memory constraint, there weren't that many available.
 === Version 1.x ===
 [[Image:Geos13.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Geos 1.3 on the Commodore 64]]
-From what I've seen, GEOS was available on both the [[Commodore 64]] and the [[Apple II]].  Both machines were [[6502]] based, allowing a lot of code to be shared between the two platforms.  I don't know if the same executables could run on the different machines, but I would expect them to be able to...
+From what I've seen, GEOS was available on both the Commodore 64 and the Apple II.  Both machines were [[MOS Technology 6502|6502]] based, allowing a lot of code to be shared between the two platforms.  I don't know if the same [[object code|executables]] could run on the different machines, but I would expect them to be able to...
 GEOS was very popular on the Commodore 64, and 128.  It really took off when Commodore started bundling it with new systems.
-While the desktop publishing revolution was happening on the MAC platform, GEOS had brought these capabilities, including great looking fonts to the lower class 8 bit machines.  On the Commodore side, they even produced a mouse, the 1351 giving a real GUI on a very limited machine.
+While the desktop publishing revolution was happening on the [[Macintosh]] platform, GEOS had brought these capabilities, including great looking fonts to the lower class 8 bit machines.  On the Commodore side, they even produced a [[mouse]], the 1351 giving a real [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] on a very limited machine.
 === Version 2.x ===
-Version 2.0 introduced limited color support, along with more device drivers for input devices, printers, and things like hard disks, and ram/cpu expansion.
+Version 2.0 introduced limited color support, along with more [[device driver]]s for input devices, printers, and things like [[hard disk]]s, and ram/cpu expansion.
 == 16 bit versions ==
-Soon it was obvious that the 8bit market was dying, and it was time for Geos to transition to new platforms.  A new system was written in assembler that used the Motif look & feel to give the [[IBM PC]] a new GUI.  AOL was an early adopter of Geos, and its early dialer programs used Geos.
+Soon it was obvious that the 8-bit market was dying, and it was time for Geos to transition to new platforms.  A new system was written in assembler that used the Motif look & feel to give the [[IBM PC]] a new GUI.  AOL was an early adopter of Geos, and its early dialer programs used Geos.
-For a small amount of time Geos was bundled with lower end systems, as it had a low system requirements.  However their delays in giving out a developer SDK doomed the platform, as they were unable to compete with Microsoft Windows 3.0 & their onslaught.
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 [[Image:Geos13.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Geos 1.3 on the Commodore 64]]
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-Geos started as a graphical environment for the Commodore 64, 128 and the apple II microcomputers.
+Geos started as a graphical environment for the Commodore 64, 128 and the Apple II microcomputers.
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 == 16 bit versions ==
-Soon it was obvious that the 8bit market was dying, and it was time for Geos to transition to new platforms.  A new system was written in assembler that used the motif look & feel to give the [[IBM PC]] a new GUI.  AOL was an early adopter of Geos, and it's early dialer programs used Geos.
+Soon it was obvious that the 8bit market was dying, and it was time for Geos to transition to new platforms.  A new system was written in assembler that used the Motif look & feel to give the [[IBM PC]] a new GUI.  AOL was an early adopter of Geos, and its early dialer programs used Geos.
-For a small ammount of time Geos was bundled with lower end systems, as it had a low system requirements.  However their delays in giving out a developer SDK doomed the platform, as they were unable to compete with Microsoft Windows 3.0 & their onslaught.
+For a small amount of time Geos was bundled with lower end systems, as it had a low system requirements.  However their delays in giving out a developer SDK doomed the platform, as they were unable to compete with Microsoft Windows 3.0 & their onslaught.
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		+	== 8 bit versions ==
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		+	=== Version 1.x ===
		+	=== Version 2.x ===
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		+	== 16 bit versions ==
		+	Soon it was obvious that the 8bit market was dying, and it was time for Geos to transition to new platforms. A new system was written in assembler that used the motif look & feel to give the [[IBM PC]] a new GUI. AOL was an early adopter of Geos, and it's early dialer programs used Geos.
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		+	For a small ammount of time Geos was bundled with lower end systems, as it had a low system requirements. However their delays in giving out a developer SDK doomed the platform, as they were unable to compete with Microsoft Windows 3.0 & their onslaught.
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		+	[[Category:Operating Environment]]
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