GeoWorks was awesome all the way around. If they had secured support from some cool 3rd party vendors, they could have been a viable alternative to Windows 3.0. GeoWrite is still one of my favorite word-processing / graphics applications of all time.
-ASB ------- http://Home.ASBzone.com/ASB/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/AndrewBaker ------- On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:09 AM, Steven M. Caesare <scaes...@caesare.com>wrote: > Sweet! > > > > I eventually got their (Berkley Softworks) 512KB RAM pack, which was used > only by GEOS. > > > > Had an Okidata OkiMate 10 color printer and 800KB 3.5” disk drive too.. > woot! > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:17 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: [OT][Humor] AOL > > > > well, maybe the first AOL gui then ... I don't think they started with > Windows 3.0 ... > > And yep, I had GEOS on my C=64, used the GeoPaint for making graphic > diagrams of our dial backup system at the bank, the GeoWrite for the > documentation .. ended up using GeoWrite in 1987 to create the directory and > guide for my high school's 10th reunion using their fancy fonts <g> > > > Erik Goldoff > > *IT Consultant* > > *Systems, Networks, & Security * > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:00 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: [OT][Humor] AOL > > No… it was almost all “textual graphics” using the character mode of the > C64, although there were a some areas with bitmap games and stuff too. > > > > Check out the “pictures” section at > http://www.dsgames.net/qlink/q-link/qlink-history.htm > > > > Not sure they ever had a Geos version.. but Geos itself was amazing for > what it did on that platform. > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:57 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: [OT][Humor] AOL > > > > wasn't the initial C=64 and C=128 gui version running GeoWorks ? > > > Erik Goldoff > > *IT Consultant* > > *Systems, Networks, & Security * > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:53 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: [OT][Humor] AOL > > Yup… I still remember seeing the letter from Steve Case himself announcing > they were terminating the original Commodore-only service after it was > re-branded America Online and rolled out for PC and other platforms. > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* Sean Houston [mailto:seanthous...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:50 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: [OT][Humor] AOL > > > > I remember Compuserve, Prodigy and AOL being the main 3 companies around. > I can't say I was ever aware they were ever known as anything but AOHell. > > > > -Sean > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Steven M. Caesare <scaes...@caesare.com> > wrote: > > Correct on the bonus questions (It was a C64 and C128 service). > > > > No affiliation with Compuserve, however, so you lose your bonus. (However > Compuserve and H&R Block were affiliated, so as a consolation prize you get > to sit on TVKÿÿ™s lap) > > > > I still need the name of the service. > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:16 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: [OT][Humor] AOL > > > > I thought they orgianally supported Commodore 64 based machines. Loaded the > software and got a graphical environment. They owned Compuserve, at one > time. And If I remember right, Compuserve was owned by H&R Block. > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Steven M. Caesare <scaes...@caesare.com> > wrote: > > [assert NO_GOOLING_ALLOWED] > > > > Trivia Question: What was the _PRIOR_ service offered by the company > that eventually became AOL? > > Bonus points for naming the supported platforms. > > -sc > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:28 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: [OT][Humor] AOL > > I've discovered that if I play an AOL installation CD backwards, I > get satanic messages. Then I tried playing it the other way, and > something really bad happened: I got AOL. > > (Adapted from another quote; original author unknown.) > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
