Re: Front End Software

[just.dave@genie.com]

dnapoli@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dick Napoli) writes:

>Nathaniel Grow (ab375@seorf.ohiou.edu) wrote:
>: Do any of the online services offer front-end software for the IIgs?  If
>: so is it graphical or a text based software?  Does it offer internet
>: access?  Please respond here thanks.

>	Last year there was a GS graphic front end being developed for
>GEnie users.  It was demoed at Kansasfest and was in open beta for any GS
>GEnie user.  With the sale of GEnie and what looks like a large-scale
>defection from GEnie after they doubled the monthly mimimum charge, I
>don't know if it will be finished.  Are there any GEnie A2PRO people here?

Yep. :)  It's still being worked on.  It's still in beta, unfortunately, but
if you already have a Genie account and want in on it, just drop an email to
A2PRO.HELP to let us know you're interrested.  With the type of program it
is, adding "new blood" to the test team every so often tends to work quite
well.

The testing actually took a month or two off recently, because our
programmer was also working on GraphicWriter III, and with that nearing
completion, he had to spend most of his time working on that.  He's now back
to work for us, and we're expecting swift results pretty soon :)

This is a graphical front end for the Apple IIgs to work on Genie.  There's
not a whole lot of "pretty pictures" (none of that "please wait while I
download new graphics" junk :) but it is a point and click interface.
--
Dave Miller
      Assistant Sysop - Apple II Programmers' RT (A2Pro) on GEnie
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