Re: GEOS...and a problem.

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labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth) wrote:

>Hmm. I wish I could find out how and what it installs and make my own
>'GEOS.SYSTEM' file. Being able to open GEOS from a drive under GS/OS would
>be so convenient. How do you know if you have the copy protected/non copy
>protected version?

I think v2.0 was protected, but v2.1 or was it v2.2 was not.

>And does GEOS always run so dog-slow, or is it actually
>zippy in some configurations?

It runs slow unless you had a Zip Chip on a IIe.

On Bernie, I suppose it depends on how fast your PowerMac
is.  On a IIGS with a 12.5Mhz TWGS, GEOS is actually very
zippy.  ;-)

>And I could have sworn that you could run
>GEOS in color, but now I'm hearing that you run it in monochrome (emulator
>specific detail, I suppose, because Bernie turns it into a mishmish of
>colors and unreadable text...but I'd swear I remember GEOS being in
>color...)

You need to run it in monochrome.  GEOS for the Apple II
uses monochrome double hires.  For this mode, you must
switch to monochrome.

GEOS for the Commodores are color.