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to: ERICH B.
from: J.B. WOOD
date: 2020-09-02 07:11:00
subject: Re: GEOS

On 8/30/2020 3:45 PM, Erich B. wrote:
> Does anyone remember this on the C64c when it was bundled with it? It was my
> first taste of Windows.
>
> $ The Millionaire $
>
> ..."Will we ever fear the ecstasy of free thought?" - Thinkman...
>

Hello, and while some vendors may have put bundles together (anyone old
enough to remember Protecto Enterprises?), AFAIK GEOS was a
separately-sold product.  I still have GEOS, DeskPack Plus, geoChart,
geoFile and geoCalc for the C-64.  Cost a few bucks but IMHO these
products were probably as close as you could get to "killer" apps on a
C-64, given its limitations as a practical small business platform, let
alone home use for MS Office-like stuff.  GEOS with its companion apps
did some great Macintosh-like things but oh so slowly if all you had was
one (not advisable) or two 1541 drives.  You really needed a 1750 RAM
expansion or the GEOS RAM cart to get things moving.  Sincerely,

--
J. B. Wood             e-mail: arl_123234@hotmail.com

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