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GEOS download section
Download extra files
Now you can finish downloading the remainder of the files
from the original GEOS system. Here you will find the major applications
such as geoWrite, geoPaint, and geoSpell. You'll also find a collection
of fonts for use with geoWrite and other applications as well as several
popular printer drivers. Keep in mind there are hundreds of additional
fonts and printer drivers available elsewhere on the Internet as well
as from many other sources.
You'll be using Convert 2.5 on each of these files to
get them into a GEOS file format.
GEOWRITE
Let's begin with one of the finest word processors ever created for
the Commodore, geoWrite. This is a graphical wordprocessor. You can
type in text in many different font styles and you can also paste in
photo scraps created from other applications such as geoPaint. You can
set different margins, tabs, justification, etc. for each paragraph.
To scroll up and down through the text, just move your mouse pointer
to the top or bottom of the screen. GeoWrite is different from other
wordprocessors in that you work with one page at a time. You can see
exactly how that page will appear when printed. To move to a different
page in your document just drop down the "page" menu and make
your selection.
GEOWRITE (35K) - geoWrite
for the 64
GEOWRITE 128 (35K) - geoWrite for
the 128
FONTS
Here are some fonts you can use with geoWrite as well as with some other
applications that support the use of fonts. They must be placed on the
same disk that geoWrite is loaded from. geoWrite will allow you to use
the first 7 fonts it finds on the disk in addition to the standard default
BSW font that is built into the operating system. In GEOS 128, you will
also have access to the BSW128 font. Typically, you would use the LW
style fonts in a document intended to be printed on a PostScript laser
printer. However, they can still be used on non-PostScript printers
but may not appear as nice as you would expect. These fonts are compatible
with both GEOS 64 and GEOS 128.
California (6K)
Cory (6K)
Dwinelle (3K)
Roma (8K)
University (10K)
Commodore (2K)
LW_Roma (11K)
LW_Cal (11K)
LW_Greek (11K)
LW_Barrows (12K)
GEOPAINT
Now we'll grab one of the best paint and drawing programs ever created
for the Commodore, geoPaint. GeoPaint has many features found only on
high-end paint programs found on other computer platforms. You'll enjoy
using geoPaint for many different tasks from simple art to complex drawing
of construction plans and many other projects.
GEOPAINT (38K) - geoPaint
for the 64
GEOPAINT (50K) - geoPaint for the
128
TEXT GRABBER
Text Grabber is an application used to import word processing documents
created by other programs into a geoWrite format. Download the main
application along with the data files it uses which contains the info
for each type of wordprocessor.
TEXT GRABBER (17K) -
Text Grabber for the 64
TEXT GRABBER 128 (17K) - Text Grabber
for the 128
Support data files for Text Grabber for the 64:
EasyScript Form (1K)
PaperClip Form (1K)
SpeedScript Form (1K)
WordWriter Form (1K)
Generic I Form (1K)
Generic II Form (1K)
Generic III Form (1K)
Support data files for Text Grabber for the 128:
FleetSystem 4 (1K)
PaperClip II (1K)
WordWriter 128 (1K)
C128 Generic I (1K)
C128 Generic II (1K)
GEOSPELL
GeoSpell is the spell checker application you can use to help you when
it comes time to check the spelling in your geoWrite documents. Download
the appropriate version of geoSpell and then download the dictionary
that geoSpell uses.
GEOSPELL (28K) - geoSpell
for the 64
GEOSPELL 128 (28K) - geoSpell for
the 128
GeoDictionary (97K) - dictionary used by
geoSpell (works with both versions)
GEOMERGE
GeoMerge is a mail merge application that enables you to combine data
from two documents to produce customized form letters and mailing labels.
GEOMERGE (17K) - geoMerge
for the 64
GEOMERGE (17K) - geoMerge for the
128
PAINT DRIVERS
Paint Drivers is an application that creates a new custom printer driver
based on an existing driver that you select. The resulting printer driver
will create a geoPaint file rather than sending data to the printer.
This allows you to print from various applications and then load the
resulting image into geoPaint for further work. Paint Drivers works
with both GEOS 64 and GEOS 128.
PAINT DRIVERS (4K) -
compatible with both GEOS 64 and GEOS 128
GEOLASER
GeoLaser is an application that is used to output your geoWrite data
files to a PostScript laser printer. This version only works if you
have an RS-232 adapter plugged into the user port and your printer supports
that type of connection. Early Apple LaserWriter printers used this
type of connection.
GEOLASER (15K) - compatible
with both GEOS 64 and GEOS 128
RBOOT
RBoot is a BASIC program you can run from outside of GEOS to boot back
into GEOS, but it only works if you have a ram expansion unit. For instance,
you may have booted up GEOS and then launched a non-GEOS BASIC program
from the deskTop. When you do this, the deskTop will load the program
into memory and then exit out of GEOS to run the BASIC program. When
you are finished with the BASIC program, you can insert your GEOS boot
disk and run RBOOT. This will reboot GEOS by loading code into memory
that has been stored in the REU when GEOS shutdown. This allows for
faster rebooting. Of course, you can't do this if you shut your computer
down causing the REU to lose it's memory.
RBOOT (1K) - RBoot for
the 64
128 RBOOT (1K) - RBoot for the
128
If you're ready to setup a printer driver, go to the
next step.
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