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GEOS will be unable to take advantage of the large libraries of Public
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Domain and shareware GEOS files on this and other services. The Sysops of
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CBMART have contacted Berkeley Softworks about this concern. It remains
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uncertain what will be done about it. In the interim, owners of GEOS 128 2.0
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who are without any CONVERT program should get in touch with the Sysops of
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this forum.
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Copy protection continues to be used.
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In conclusion:
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GEOS 128 2.0 is a substantial improvement over the original. The desktop
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enhancements and three-drive support alone would make this product worthwhile.
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geoPaint 128 was long overdue for a refurbishing, and it's gotten an
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impressive one. The presence of geoWrite 128 2.1 and geoSpell 128, along with
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the ancillary programs make this package a very desirable purchase for any 128
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owner with an interest in GEOS. Marte Brengle, GEOS enthusiast and Sysop on
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the CBMCOM and CBMPRG forums, has described GEOS 2.0 as `GEOS the way it should
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have been from the start.' That is, I think, a rather nice summation. While
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work remains to be done, this version blows the original into the weeds even
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more convincingly that GEOS 64 2.0 did to GEOS 64 1.3.
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Ed Flinn, CBMART Sysop, 76703,4032
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Coming soon - First look at: geoChart.
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First look at: geoChart
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geoChart v1.0 by Berkeley Softworks is a powerful tool for creating charts
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with GEOS 64 or 40-column mode GEOS 128. The charts can be printed or exported
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to other GEOS applications as photo scraps.
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What's in the box?
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: An ad for Q-link.
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: An ad for geoWorld.
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: An ad for LaserDirect
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: geoChart User's Manual, 116 pages, perfect-bound.
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: geoChart User's Manual Erratum, a single sheet instructing GEOS 128
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owners on how to use the product.
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: Product registration card.
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and, of course,
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: geoChart.
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What's on the disk?
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geoChart is distributed on one `flippy' 5-1/4" diskette. Side One
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contains geoChart v1.0 and Note pad v2.0. This note pad is identical to the
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one included on the GEOS 64 2.0 package, and can be used to create text
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scraps. It is included in geoChart to serve as a quick and easy editor for
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creating text scraps for input to geoChart. GEOS 128 2.0 users will prefer to
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use the Note pad that came with that package, although the can use either.
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Side Two contains a non-interactive `demo' for GEOS 2.0. In the past, GEOS
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product disks usually had their reverse side filled with new printer drivers.
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It appears that BSW is now going to use this space for advertising `demos'
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instead.
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Required/recommended hardware/software:
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- Commodore 64 or 128, any model.
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- Compatible monitor. Note that geoChart is a 40 column-only application.
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- One 5-1/4" drive (1541 or 1571).
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- Blank 5-1/4" floppies.
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- Supported GEOS input device.
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- GEOS 64, 1.2 or later, or GEOS 128, any version. Both flavors of GEOS
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2.0 work perfectly with this package.
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Additionally, the following is recommended:
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- Any version of geoWrite, geoCalc and/or geoFile.
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- Additional drives (1541, 1571, or 1581, if supported by your GEOS).
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- GEOS supported printer.
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Features:
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geoChart accepts input from text scraps. Any text scrap-creating program
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may be used to create these scraps. The Note pad 2.0 Desk Accessory is
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included with geoChart to provide a quick and easy means of creating scraps.
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The User's Manual includes specific instructions for creating scraps for
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geoChart with geoCalc, geoWrite, geoFile, and Note pad 2.0.
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geoChart supports any standard font. MegaFonts are not supported. Each
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chart may have multiple fonts, the number depending on what type of chart is
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being worked with. Sizes up to 24 points are supported. All the familiar
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`styles' are supported.
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A variety of chart types are supported:
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: Area - Each set of values is represented as an area. Areas may
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be transparent, allowing other areas to show thru, or
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opaque. Each set of values receives it's own shading
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pattern.
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: Bar - Each value is represented by a horizontal bar. Each set
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of values receives it's own shading pattern.
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: Column - Each value is represented by a vertical bar. Each set
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