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From: jetzer@studsys.mu.edu (jetzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple2L, GEOS, CP/M
Message-ID: <134@studsys.mu.edu>
Date: 18 Apr 88 20:13:24 GMT
References: <8804121515.AA05003@wpi.local>
Organization: Marquette University - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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In article <8804121515.AA05003@wpi.local>, DSEAH@WPI.BITNET writes:
> GEOS:
> A friend of mine has GEOS 128 for his (gasp!) Commodore 128.  It kind of
> sucks, but is pretty good for a Commodore application.  Has anybody
> purchased it yet?  I am interested in hearing how it is on the II.

This information is strictly from reading an article about it, so .....

Apple GEOS only supports 4 ProDOS devices.  This may not be a problem for
everyone, but I've got 5 devices right now, and hope it add another (second
UniDisk 3.5).

The word processor's "integrated" spell checker only has 28,000 words.  This
is quite wimpy, when one considers the 80,000 dictionary in TimeOut
QuickSpell, or the 114,000 dictionary in Webster's New World Checker.

The draw program allows you to use a variety of shades, but no color.

The reviewer made some comment to the effect that it was slow and diskbased,
but downplayed this aspect.  I suspect that it will be painfully slow, unless
you use a RAMdisk (my definition of painfully slow:  AppleWorks using a 5.25"
drive).
-- 
Mike Jetzer
"If you can't be right, be forceful"