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From: dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (Dave Lowrey)
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Subject: Re: GEOS questions
Message-ID: <3082@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Apr-86 08:27:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 28 08:27:00 1986
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In article <151@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>, porter@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Jeff Porter) writes:
> > I have been told that Berkeley Softworks, 2150 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
> > 94704, sells a program called GEOS that acts a little like the unnamed
> > operating system on the Macintosh. 
> > 
> >  1) What kind of copy protection is used?  Will I have to surrender my
> >    disk to get updates or repaired disks, or pay through the nose for a
> >    spare copy, or just sign an agreement not to copy?  The last is obviously
> >    preferable.
> > 
> 
> Yes, Geos is copy potected and also has a fast loader routine.  If you
> have a bad disk, you can get a replacement disk for $10, but you must
> send your old disk back.  Commodore will be bundling this program
> with the new sytle C64 starting this summer.
> 
What is a "new style" C64???? Can I get this GEOS from Commodore for my
"old style" C64????
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