Re: Which Apple II?

[Roger Johnstone <rojaws@es.co.nz>]

In <1fwyuds.7ufrxlv3ymv4N%email@luddite.ca> Simon Williams wrote:

> When did GS/OS arrive? I thought it was in '88... surely it was an
> attempt to simulate the features of Macintosh OS??? I may be
> historically inaccurate, but I thought MacOS popped up in '84...

Don't forget that ProDOS 16 came out with the IIgs when it was released 
in late 1986. It wasn't nearly as advanced as GS/OS, and it was missing 
the Finder, but it allowed you to run "IIgs desktop" programs i.e. 
things like PaintWorks and Deluxe Paint. ProDOS 16 was later replaced 
with GS/OS when System 4.0 was released, which must have been in late 
1988.

-- 
Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand

Apple II - FutureCop:LAPD - iMac Game Wizard
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