Re: GUI for //e?

[Paul Schultz <pschultz@med.wayne.edu>]

On 10 Jul 1998, Gabriel Morales wrote:

> Hey folks,
> 
> I was wondering if there is a a graphical user interface available for the
> Apple //e.
> 

The ones which come to mind are GEOS, Quark's Catalyst, and MouseDesk
(aka Apple II Desktop).

GEOS was probably the most popular of the three although it never
reached the popularity it gained on the C64 platform. The downside
with GEOS is that it isn't ProDOS compatible. So, you are stuck
with only using the GEOS compatible programs (GeoPublish, GeoCalc,
GeoWrite,....)

Catalyst and MouseDesk are both very similar. They provide a
ProDOS compatible version of the familiar Apple desktop GUI.
MouseDesk was purchased by Apple and renamed Apple II Desktop.
This was included in the original system disk (System 1.0?)
which shipped with the Apple IIgs. While shipped with the
16bit IIgs, A2 Desktop is an 8 bit program which works
very well with my IIc+. I assume it would work with your IIe :-)

Paul.

pschultz@med.wayne.edu
Paul Schultz