Re: IIe GUI

[eric@infinet.com (Eric Bush)]

In article <4t8hip$c64@milo.vcn.bc.ca>, gareth@vcn.bc.ca (Gareth Jones) wrote:

> Erick Dietrich (madsci@tribeca.ios.com) wrote:
> : In article <31E5443F.397C@aol.com>, TOwad@aol.com wrote:
> 
> : > I got a lot of replies to my last post "IIe accessories"  where I 
> : > asked about, among other things, whether or not there was a GUI for 
> : > the IIe, IIGS OS in particular.  I was surprised to be told that no 
> : > versions of the IIGS OS run on the IIe.  In a previous thread Jonathan 
> : > Isom wrote:
> : > 
> : > > Apple wrote an 8-bit finder which came with the very earlest 
> : > > IIGS system  disks that would also run on an enhanced(?) IIe. 
> : > > uses dhr screen.
> : > 
> You might also be able to locate a second hand copy of GEOS, a GUI for 
> 8-bit II's which was sold by Berkely Softworks (I believe that was the 
> company's name). There were a number of GUI programs made by this company 
> - word processor (GEOWrite), spreadsheet, database, even desktop 
> publishing. On the whole, reviews of these programs were very good.
> 
> -Gareth

Joe Kohn mentioned System II which was written by Kitchen Sink Software. 
We still publish it and it is available.  In fact, you will find out more
about it in the next Shareware Solutions (I think it will be there anyways
:)

Basically, System II, is the developer's kit which allows you to program a
GUI using Applesoft and an enahnced version of MicroDot (which is a
replacement for BASIC.SYSTEM).  It requires a 128K //e or higher.

Easy II, is essentially a tool similar to At Ease for the Macintosh.  You
can create launch pad for a //e with an 800K disk or hard drive.  It will
run on a 5.25" drive if you want it just depends on how large your
applications are.

You can find out more about this program and others at:

http://www.kitchen-sink.com/appleii.html

Eric Bush
Kitchen Sink Software, Inc.
eric@kitchen-sink.com