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Subject: APPLE ANNOUNCES GS/OS 5.0--Press Release
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Date: 5 May 89 16:18:00 GMT
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Here's the press release for GS/OS, right off the presses.

New Apple IIGS System Software at AppleFest

NEW SYSTEM SOFTWARE IMPROVES APPLE IIGS PERFORMANCE
AND ACCESS TO THE APPLETALK NETWORK SYSTEM

Boston, Massachusetts.  May 5,1989.  Apple Computer, Inc. announced and
demonstrated at the AppleFest(R) trade show here today new system software
that improves the speed, performance and ease of use of Apple IIGS(R)
computers.  Apple IIGS System Software 5.0 is the first 16-bit operating system
for the Apple IIGS that operates over the AppleTalk(R) network system.  It
provides easier access to network services under an improved native-mode
operating system that serves both individual and networked users.  The new
software will be available this summer.

"The Apple(R) II continues to be an important part of our business,"
said Jean-Louis Gassee, president of Apple Products.  "Products such as
Apple IIGS System Software 5.0 and the Apple II Video Overlay Card, introduced
last month, demonstrate Apple's continued commitment to providing evolutionary
improvements that add functionality and richness to the Apple II computing
experience."

Apple IIGS System Software 5.0 is compatible with applications written for
ProDOS(R) 8 and ProDOS 16 that follow Apple software design guidelines.  It
replaces both System Software Version 4.0 for the stand-alone Apple IIGS and
AppleShare(R) IIGS WorkStation Software for networked IIGS systems,
providing a consistent graphics interface and high performance for both the
individual and networked users.

AppleTalk Network System Compatibility Benefits Users in Schools

The Apple IIGS is used primarily in homes and elementary and secondary
school
 There has been a growing demand from schools for networking solutions
for classrooms, administrative offices and computer labs.  Schools that network
realize economies of time and resources by sharing data and peripherals and
reducing floppy-disk handling.  The AppleTalk network system, which uses
AppleShare software on a Macintosh(R) file server, enables schools to network
their Apple IIGS computers with each other and with Apple IIe, Macintosh and
MS-DOS computers.

System Software 5.0 provides easy access to the AppleTalk network system
through a graphics interface in the Finder(TM), Control Panel and other
utilities.  Compared to the AppleShare IIGS Workstation Software it replaces,
the new software provides more information about and easier access to network
resources.  Sharing data files, printers and other peripherals is easier than
before.  In addition to accessing the network by starting up, or booting, from
their own disks, users may boot over the network.  This means a computer can
operate on the network without its own disk drive .

Apple IIGS System Software 5.0 provides a platform for new network-aware
applications that take advantage of the native-mode operating system.  Because
it is compatible with ProDOS 8 and ProDOS 16, users also have full access to
all existing network applications.

Revised and New Features Improve Apple II

Large portions of the Apple IIGS Toolbox have been revised to provide
greater speed and efficiency.  The Toolbox includes the software for sound,
drawing, scrolling, fonts, menus, dialogs, window manipulation and memory
management.  Compared to System Software Version 4.0, toolbox operations
running under System Software 5.0 are about twice as fast, so the user
experiences a more responsive Apple IIGS.

System Software 5.0 also includes two new toolbox components for developers, a
resource manager and text editor.  These tools make programming for the Apple
IIGS easier and faster.

System Software 5.0 also comes with ExpressLoad development tools.  Developers
who write new programs or modify existing ones with ExpressLoad will offer
users dramatic improvements in program loading speed.

Other new features include an improved SCSI manager (which provides faster
communication with hard drives and CD-ROM drives), an improved AppleDisk(TM)
3.5 driver (which provides quicker access to 3.5 inch disks), faster switching
to and from ProDOS 8 applications and a graphics-based Control Panel.

System Requirements

The stand-alone Apple IIGS System Software 5.0 user requires an Apple IIGS
with 512K RAM,  ROM version 01 and one 3.5-inch disk drive.  (The Apple IIGS
has come with 512K RAM since March, 1988.)

Networked systems require Apple IIGS computers with at least 768K RAM, ROM
version 01 and appropriate LocalTalk(TM) cables.

Price and Availability

Suggested retail price and further details will be available when the
product is released this summer.

Apple, the Apple logo, Apple IIGS, AppleFest, AppleTalk, ProDOS, AppleShare and
Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Finder, AppleDisk and LocalTalk are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

News
Apple Press Releases
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