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