Re: 8 bit GUI

[shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <2nl1ug$in2@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>,
Auri Rahimzadeh <ek361@cleveland.Freenet.Edu> wrote:

>Are you talking about MouseDesk or deskTop?  deskTop was originally from
>Apple Computer, and I think released with the IIc... not sure though...

The Apple II Desktop debuted with the IIgs; the latest version, 1.1, came
with system software 1.1 which shipped with my IIgs.

>Nice program, looks amazingly like GS/OS 5.04's finder!  I have both, I think
>MouseDesk is a hacked version of deskTop though, since they act exactly the
>same and have the same commands, just a different about box...

Other way around. Mousedesk was originally a product of the long-defunct
International Solutions, who also put out Mouseword and Mousecalc. Apple
turned it into Desktop to make up for the lack of a finder in the beginning.
--
Randy Shackelford                                "That's right, keep dancing
shack@crash.cts.com                               on the minefield"
                                                                  -Al Bundy