Subject: Re: Last version of Apple II GEOS?
From: supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)
Date: Fri, Jan 1, 1999 23Ç350
Message-id: <19990102013550.27649.00005606@ng40.aol.com>

ab616@chebucto.ns.ca (Tony Cianfaglione) wrote:

>   I'm not sure why you would want to lose ProDOS compatibility just for a
>GUI when Apple II Desktop v1.1 (from Apple) will give you that _AND_
>ProDOS compatibility.

GEOS can do everything Apple II Desktop v1.1 can do and more.

It can act as a "Finder" type launcher for your ProDOS programs,
which is what Apple II Desktop does.

However, it is also a modular OS in itself with full support for
drop in drivers, fonts, and tools.

The GEOS "Finder" also has the added benefit of acting like
a root directory expander.  Want to break ProDOS' 51 file
limit for root directories?  Simply use the GEOS "Finder" to
copy as many files as you want to the root directory of any
ProDOS disk.  The extra files remain usable when accessed
via regular ProDOS 8 or even GS/OS using the ProDOS FST.
That's pretty neat.  ;-)

By the way, once a disk is expanded, you can delete files
using regular ProDOS 8 and regular ProDOS 8 will allow
you to put the same amount of extra files in the place of the
deleted ones.