Re: Tell me about the Apple II Desktop!

[puritan_2076@yahoo.com (Leon Howell)]

> It will launch appleworks if that's what you mean...

Wasn't there a mouse - based version of appleworks? 

> > What other accessories does it have besides the calculator and
> > puzzle? is there a calendar or card file?
> 
> I think it has a textfile viewer... 

That's it? Are Appleworks add-in packages like Pinpoint, etc.,
compatible with the mouse version?

> > Why haven't I heard about it before?
> 
> You maybe weren't paying attention ;-)

That's possible. I have heard of "Mousedesk", "mousepaint" and
"Mouseworks" (the mouse version of Appleworks)(Will these work with
just a keyboard?) Are they related?

> I used to use A2Desktop quite a bit -- it's great for systems with 4 or
> more floppy drives (I used it on a IIe with 4 duodisks).

That's a lot of floppies.

> It doesn't seem to handle hard drives very well (I encountered some fairly
> serious problems)

Like what, and with what hard drive?

> and it has some annoying "features" when used on a //c+

That's bad news. Again, what were the problems?