Re: GEOS Software...

[johnlb@primenet.com (John Bowling)]

In article <57dsi3$nqm@ccnet3.ccnet.com>,
Frank/G.speed <fmlin@ccnet.com> wrote:
>GEOS was done by Berkeley Systems, that's right... the same AfterDark
>folks.  GEOS got rave reviews (I think it was on c64, Apple II's, and
>as recent as 2 or 3 years ago on PC's) in all platforms it was written
>for, but somehow it never went main stream.  It's really too bad.  The
>Apple II version was pretty darn cool, I ran it on my IIgs before.  For
>the PC, it was one of the first graphical OS that offered pre-emptive
>multitasking...  Anyways, somebody might want to see if Berkeley Systems
>still have the rights.  maybe they'll release Apple II GEOS as freeware.
>

By the way, AfterDark was done origionally by members of the Berkley
Mac Users Group, the same group from which the origional AppleTalk phone
line adapters came from.  Those members obvious had some connection with
Berkley Systems.  Both the phone line adapters and AfterDark was offered
at BMUG meetings first, from what I've heard.  I know that BMUG was
selling both at Mac shows in San Fransisco.

John

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