PERSONAL COMPUTER GEOS User's Manual Developed by Berkeley Softworks TM
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Table of Contents l Welcome to GEOS 2 4 6 Getting Started Running the Demonstration Program Exiting GEOS 2 Learning GEOS 8 Common Features and How They Work 3 The deskTop 16 18 29 33 39 41 42 The deskTop Screen File Management Disk Management Using More than One Disk Drive Using Non-GEOS Disks GEOS and BASIC Quick Reference 4 Desk Accessories 46 49 54 56 The Calculator The Preference Manager The Alarm Clock The Note Pad
Those Extra Files 60 65 69 72 Printer Files The Photo Manager The Text Manager The Font Files Reference 73 81 85 Glossary Product Listing Index
Welcome to GEOS This special package is designed to introduce you to GEOS, the Graphic Environment Operating System produced by Berkeley Softworks. The contents of this package are the following: The GEOS DESKTOP program disk This disk contains a demonstration program that will introduce you to the latest GEOS products. It also contains a number of files you will need if you purchase any of our products. This program guide This guide will get you started using the GEOS program disk.
Getting Started Use the procedure in this section to start up your GEOS DESKTOP disk. Once you have booted GEOS, you can run the demonstration program to learn more about the GEOS environment. To start up GEOS: 1: Set up your Commodore, disk drive, and input device as explained in their instruction manuals. Turn on the monitor and disk drive. (Do not turn on the keyboard yet) 2: Carefully insert the GEOS disk into the disk drive. Make sure the GEOS DESKTOP side of the disk is up. Close the disk drive door.
5: This is the deskTop, which is the fist screen that appears when you boot GEOS. The deskTop enables you to work with files and disks in general, and to load programs. It works much like the main menu of many programs used on the Commodore. If You Do Not Have A Joystick If you do not have a joystick, you can use either a mouse, Koala Pad, or Inkwell light pen for GEOS. Before you can use one of these devices, you need to program GEOS to recognize it. (The procedure for doing so is simple.
Running the Demonstration Program After you have loaded GEOS and have your input device working, you will be ready to run the GEOS demonstration program. (You will also get a quick lesson in using an input device, if you don't already know how.) Once you begin the GEOS demonstration program, it will continue until it completes its performance, then return you to the deskTop afterwards. You can interrupt the program at any time.
Look for the GEOS DEMO Here it has been highlighted. 4: Now move the pointer to the row of commands at the top left corner of the screen and locate the file command. I qcos f fild view j disk i special 1 h 5: When the pointer is positioned over file, click. Another list of commands will appear, and the pointer will move to the open option: 6: Make sure the pointer is positioned over open and click again. The GEOS DEMO program will open. Enjoy! ......... Click (ennme ..........................
Exiting GEOS Never turn off your computer until you have properly closed a program, or damage to your files may occur. Use the following procedures to exit GEOS. You can turn off your computer entirely, or you can exit to BASIC mode from the deskTop, if desired. Ifyou wish to turn off the computer: 1: Exit the current program and return to the deskTop. 2: Position the pointer over the close icon in the upper right corner of the disk note pad and click.
Learning GEOS * Once you begin using a graphically oriented operating system such as GEOS, you will be amazed at the ease and speed with which you can use icons, pulldown menus, and the keyboard to enter commands, move from one application to another, and manage files and disks. In this section, you will learn about using an input device with GEOS, selecting files in a variety of ways, using dialog boxes, moving files around the screen, using icons, and working with disk drives.
Common Features and How They Work Using an Input Device To move around GEOS, you need to use an input device, which is a special device you hook up to your computer. As you discovered when you first opened the GEOS program, the input device enables you to move the pointer around the screen and select certain items. A pointer is a small arrow that indicates your location on the screen. GEOS supports four input devices: the joystick, mouse, Koala Pad, and Inkwell light pen.
to rename the current disk. Click on the rename option. A dialog box will appear, asking you to enter the disk's new name: To rename the disk, press IINST/DELI to backspace over the current name, and type in a new name. To exit, move the pointer to Cancel and click. (If you had wanted to change the disk's name, you would need to have pressed ).1The dialog box will disappear and you will be returned to the deskTop. Some dialog boxes (such as the one above) will ask you to enter information.
command, hold down the key, and while keeping it held down, press the key needed to carry out the command. For example, if you wish to open (activate) the current disk, hold down It]and press B Keyboard commands can be found listed in the menus along with the menu option. Ghost Icons If you wish to move a file icon around the screen or to another disk, you can do so easily. Click on the file icon once so that it appears in reverse video, pause, then click on it again.
If you wish to close the disk, click on the close icon at the top right corner of the screen: close icon Windows Once you open a GEOS application (which must be purchased separately), the document you are working with will be displayed in a large rectangular region called a window. Windows are typically used to separate different functional areas on the screen. A window is a view port of an area larger than can be displayed on the screen.
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ordinary disk drive and that it expands memory. The 1764 REU supports 256K and the 1750 REU supports 512K. You can operate GEOS using one disk drive or two. If you are using an REU, GEOS will treat it as Drive B. Adding or changing disk drives is easily done by using the Configure program. Switching Disk Drives On the deskTop, the disk drives and REU are represented by icons located on the right side of the screen.
The deskTop This chapter describes the features of the GEOS deskTop. Use this section to learn more about the deskTop's functions: how to manage files and disks, and how to use more than one disk drive. You will also learn how to run non-GEOS programs (such as BASIC and Assembly Language programs) from the GEOS deskTop. At the end of this chapter is a Quick Reference to all the commands contained in the deskTop menus. Unfamiliar terms are defined in the Glossary on page 73.
The deskTop Screen The deskTop, which is the first screen that appears after you boot GEOS, enables you to gain access to and work with your files. It also allows you to make decisions regarding disks, such as copying or renaming them. This chapter describes how to use the deskTop to work with files and disks.
used and how much is available are listed below the title bar. The disk note pad page displays the icons of the files located on the currently open disk. There may be up to eight file icons on each page of the disk note pad. The icon's appearance indicates the file's type,such as application or document. The name of the file is written below the icon. Once you click on a file icon, it will become dighlighted (i.e., it will appear in reverse video, just as the currently open disk drive).
File Management File Functions You can perform a number of actions with files on the deskTop. You can alter the viewing mode of the disk note pad files, select a file, move and copy files, open a file, change a file's write protect status, rename a file, duplicate a fde, rearrange files on a disk note pad page, delete a file, make a file a default file, and print a document. With the deskTop V1.5,you need to work with one file at a time.
Viewing Modes You can view the items on the deskTop in either text or icon mode. Use text mode if you wish to view a list of all the files on the disk without having to page through the disk note pad pages. Text mode will sort files in a variety of ways. In any way the files are sorted, files with numbered names (e.g., the 1526 printer driver file) will appear before alphabetical names. Text mode also displays certain information about each file: its category type and how much memory it uses.
Selecting a File You need to select a file with the input device before you can work with it. To select a file, you need to be in icon mode. To select afile: Simply point to the file icon and click. The file icon will become highlighted (i.e., white lettering on a black background). To deselect afile: Click anywhere outside the file icon. Opening a File You can open documents from within an application, or you can use the deskTop to open the file (as long as a copy of the application is on that disk).
A dialog box will display the disk name, file type, file class, version, file structure, file size, most recent file modification date, and file author. It also will enable you to add a brief note and change the write protect status of the file. Write Protect Box To add a brief note to afile's info dialog box: Simply start typing. Press 1to backspace. To move to another location, move the pointer anywhere in the text and click.
3: A dialog box will ask you to "Please enter new filename." Press 1( to backspace over as much of the name as needed, enter a new name, and press.1Use no more than 15 characters. File names can contain spaces, punctuation, and be in upper or lowercase, if desired. To cancel and leave the name unchanged: Select Cancel or press (RETURN]without changing the file name. Duplicating a File Note that the name of the duplicated file cannot be the same as the original or any other file on that disk.
NOTE In this manner, you can delete a file by depositing it into the waste basket, print a document by depositing it on top of the printer icon, or, if you have more than one disk drive, copy a file by depositing its ghost icon onto the disk drive containing the destination disk. You also can move file icons to another disk note pad page (see 'Rearranging File Icons," page 25). Default Files Some files automatically are used in place of others.
3: To select your particular input device, press the(] below the To move: keys (located mkey) to move the pointer on the screen: Press: Move the pointer so that it is positioned over the name of the input device you have hooked up to your Commodore. For example, if you have a mouse, move the pointer so that it is positioned over COMM 1351. 4: When you have the pointer positioned over the input device name you need, press the key. The name you select will appear in reverse video (i.e.
Rearranging File Icons You can move a file from one page to another of the disk note pad, if desired. Files are listed in a menu or dialog box in the same order they appear on the disk note pad. If you have certain files you wish to appear early in a menu or a dialog box (e.g., fonts or file names), you can do so by rearranging them so that they appear at the beginning of the disk note pad.
2: Insert the destination disk into the other disk drive. Make sure it has been opened (its name will appear below the disk drive icon). 3: Click on the file you wish to copy so that its ghost icon appears. 4: Drag the file's ghost icon to the other disk drive icon and click to deposit the ghost on top of the destination disk drive icon. The file will be copied to that disk. NOTE You can copy a file from Drive A to Drive B and vice versa.
If you try to delete a file that is write protected, a dialog box will inform you that the file cannot be deleted. To change its write protect status so that you can delete the file, refer to "File Info and Write protect Status," page 20. To delete a file from a work disk: Drag the file's ghost icon to the waste basket and click to deposit it inside the waste basket. To delete ajile from a master disk: 1: Drag the file's ghost icon to the border and click to deposit it there.
Disk Management The disks you use in GEOS fall into three general categories: boot (or system), application, and work disks. (Boot and application disks also are referred to as master disks.) The boot disk is used to start up GEOS. The application disk contains the GEOS programs you use, such as geoWrite or geopaint. A work disk, described briefly in Chapter 2, "Learning GEOS," is reserved for everyday use and its contents are determined by you.
Renaming a Disk You can use spaces and punctuation in the names of your disks, if desired. You can have up to 16 characters in a disk name. To rename the currently open disk: 1: Select rename from the disk menu. 2: A dialog box will ask you to "lease enter new disk name." Backspace over the current name as much as you need, type in a new name, and press.1NOTE Do not give disks the same name, since this may cause C O ~ ~ U - sion.
5: Next, you will be instructed to insert the destination disk into the disk drive. After you have done so, press.1NOTE If the destination disk is unformatted, the DISK COPY pro- gram will format it first before continuing with the copy procedure. 6: Continue to follow the instructions on the screen until the disk copy procedure is complete. It should take about three swaps of the disk. When it is finished, you will have the option of copying another disk or returning to the deskTop.
Validating a Disk Use the validate command to check for possible errors on the currently open disk. If the damage is minor, the validate command will repair it. Validate will not change the file contents of the disk. After validating a disk, GEOS will reopen it. IMPORTANT Never validate a GEOS disk from BASIC. Only use the GEOS validate command when in the GEOS environment. To validate a disk: 1: Open the disk you wish to validate. 2: Select validate from the diqk menu.
Using More than One Disk Drive The disk note pad displays the contents of one disk drive at a time; the command menu acts on the currently selected disk drive. You can set up your Commodore to use two disk drives. As mentioned earlier, the RAM Expansion Unit acts as an extra disk drive. Available Disk Drive Types The 1541 Disk Drive Memory: 165K. Disk Type: Single-sided 5 114 inch. The 1571 Disk Drive Memory: 331K. Disk Type: Single- and double-sided 5 114 inch.
As mentioned before, the REU acts a disk drive, except that you cannot physically insert a disk into it. If the REU is supports 256K, you need to configure it as a 1541 disk drive, which uses 165K. If the REU supports 512K, you either can configure it as a 1541 disk drive (at 165K) or a 1571 disk drive (at 330K). The rest of the memory is used by GEOS to speed up the programs you are currently using.
3: Once you open the CONFIGURE program, the following screen will appear: RAM expansion: 512K DMA for 'MoueDato' RAM Reboot The CONFIGURE program's main dialog box In the above example, the currently active disk drive for Drive A is a 1571 disk drive. Note that its box is shadowed. 4: Go to the Drive A dialog box and click on the No Drive option. A dialog box will say "If desired, you may now turn OFF and/or unplug drive A.
9: To exit the CONFIGURE program, select quit from the file menu. To add a disk drive or change Drive B: 1 : Make sure the CONFIGURE program has been copied to the GEOS DESKTOP side of the program disk. NOTE If necessary, refer to "Copying a File to Another Disk," page 26. 2: Open the CONFIGURE program by double-clicking on its file icon. NOTE An alternative is to highlight the CONFIGURE file icon and select open from the file menu.
Expansion Unit's memory to speed up the performance of any GEOS disk in that disk drive. 7: Select save configuration from the file menu to install the change. 8: To exit the CONFIGURE program, select quit from the file menu. To co$gure a RAM Expansion Unit as a disk drive: 1: Before you boot GEOS, hook up the RAM Expansion Unit to your Commodore according to the instructions in the REU's installation guide. 2: Boot GEOS.
boxes will be filled in). DMA for "MoveData" will enable GEOS to swap large amounts of data in the REU,thereby speeding up GEOS considerably when used in conjunctions with an REU. RAM Reboot will enable you to reboot without losing the contents of the REU. Check the REU dialog box before you exit. The options should be selected. IIMA for 'MoveData' RAM Reboot 8: Select save configuration from the file menu to install the change. 9: To return to the deskTop, select quit from the file menu.
represented by a C=64 icon with the file's name below. You can rename, copy, and delete these files as if they were standard GEOS files. Running a Non-GEOS Program on GEOS Once you attempt to open a non-GEOS program on GEOS, GEOS will determine the type of program and if possible, run it. If you cannot open a non-GEOS file in GEOS, boot the system disk from which the document was created, then open the file. To run a non-GEOS program on GEOS: 1: Double-click on the program file icon.
GEOS and BASIC If you are a BASIC programmer, you can enter and use the BASIC environment directly from the GEOS deskTop. To enter BASIC from the deskTop: Select BASIC from the special menu. You will enter the Commodore BASIC interpreter. Using the BASIC Interpreter from the deskTop Once you have entered the Commodore BASIC interpreter, your Commodore will run much as before except that the default NMI vector will be replaced with a vector to some reboot code for the deskTop in the $C000 memory space.
Quick Reference: deskTop Menus geos geos info: displays copyright notice and authors of GEOS. deskTop info: displays copyright notice and authors of the deskTop. select printer: moves a selected printer driver to the default position until the next time you boot GEOS. select input ): moves a selected input device (mouse, joystick, Inkwell light pen, or Koala Pad) to the default position until the next time you boot GEOS. calculator: a desk accessory for quick calculations.
Desk Accessories GEOS offers a range of desk accessories, which are small programs you can use from within an application or on the deskTop. When you select a desk accessory from the geos menu, it will pop up over the current application or the deskTop; when you exit the desk accessory, it will disappear from the screen and you will be returned to the previous program.
The Calculator The Calculator desk accessory gives you the ability to do quick arithmetic while running any GEOS application or while you are on the deskTop. It operates in the same fashion as a typical fourfunction calculator. Entering the Calculator To enter the Calculator, use one of the following methods: Select calculator from the geos menu. Go to page 1 of the GEOS DESKTOP disk note pad and double-click on calculator file icon.
Entering Values To enter values and execute functions, either use the pointer and click on the Calculator keys, or use the top row of numbers on your keyboard.
Exiting the Calculator Click on the close icon (the black key in the upper right corner of the Calculator) or press -1 on the keyboard. 48 Desk Accessories Click here to exit.
The Preference Manager The Preference Manager desk accessory enables you to set a variety of parameters regarding the color of the screen or prrtrrrn
Setting the Pointer Movement Characteristics - 0- The three bars in the upper left corner control the speed of the pointer. MIN VELOCITY and MAX VELOCITY set the minimum and maximum speed the pointer will achieve. ACCELERATION controls how quickly the pointer will achieve maximum velocity. Click on the knob. To determine the pointer's movement: 1: Point to the knob in one of the three bars and click. 2: Drag the knob to a new location.
NOTE Refer to "Using, Saving, and Recalling Your Changes," page 52, for a variety of options for saving or recalling changes to the Preferences Manager. Changing the Pointer's Color You can change the pointer to any of 15 different colors. ,El MOUSE Click here. To change the pointer's color: 1: Click on the MOUSE box in the list of options in the middle of the page to cycle through the available colors for the pointer. 2: Go to the list of options at the right and click on the CHANGE box.
Changing the Date or Time For accurate dateltime stamping of your data files, you will need to set the date and time whenever you boot GEOS and before you start working with the applications. \01:13:25 WM [ b5/26/88 1 TIME SET 1 DATE SET Look for these boxes. To set the date or time: 1: Click on the DATE SET or TIME SET box. 2: Type in the new date or time. (The time will freeze after you press the first key on the keyboard.) Press the space bar to bypass correct entries.
3: To return to the previous application, click on the EXIT box. After making additional changes, to recall the last "saved changes: 1: Click on the LOAD box. This will load the Preferences file into the Preference Manager. The controls then will display the new settings. 2: Click CHANGE to activate the new settings. To recall the default settings: Click on the DEFAULT box. This will eliminate all changes you have ever made and load the standard GEOS colors, shapes, and settings.
The Alarm Clock The Alarm Clock desk accessory can be called up to display the current time (if it has already been set), set the correct dldtm clock time, or set an alarm time. Once set, the clock and alann are active no matter where you are working in GEOS. Setting the alarm will cause a tone to sound at the specified time. ., . Entering the Alarm Clock To enter the Alarm Clock, use one of the following methodr: Select alarm clock from the geos menu.
The Note Pad With the Note Pad desk accessory you can jot down short notes while you are using any GEOS application. Your notes will note pad automatically be saved to a Notes file on the deskTop. Any text that was saved in the Notes file will be displayed each time you use the Note Pad. You can store up to 127 pages of notes, with 253 characters on each page. NOTE The term "Note Pad" should not be confused with the "disk note pad" (the area of the deskTop containing files on the currently open disk).
Adding Notes When the Note Pad appears, begin to type a note. Insert characters by clicking the pointer at the desired insertion point; delete characters by key or the left or positioning the cursor and pressing the1( right key. Moving to Another Page To move to another note pad page, click on the dog-ear that appears in the lower left corner of the Note Pad. Click here to go to the previous page. Click here to go to the next page.
Those Extra Piles Some of the files included on this program disk can be used only if you have purchased GEOS applications and will be necessary for them to run properly. Do not delete these files. They are located on the flip side of the GEOS DESKTOP disk, which is entitled GEOS ADDT'L. The files on page 1 of the disk note pad consist of three font files and the Text Manager and Photo Manager desk accessories.
Printer Files GEOS supports over 70 different printers. Each one requires its own printer file called a printer driver. This program disk comes equipped with a number of printer drivers. If you purchase any of the GEOS compatible applications, you will need to use the procedures described in this section to set up your printer so that you can print GEOS documents. This section describes how to find the printer driver you need and how to configure GEOS so that you can use your printer.
6: Close the boot disk and remove it from the disk drive. NOTE To close a disk, either click on its close icon or hold down the key and press B 7: Now copy the same printer driver to the GEOS application disk. 8: Insert the application disk into the disk drive and open it so that the deskTop is displayed. 9: Follow Steps 4-5 to make the printer driver you copied to the application disk the default printer driver. ' 10: Close the application disk and remove it from the disk drive.
Your Printer Interface Printer Driver Commodore 1525 Commodore 1526 Commodore MPS-801 Commodore MPS-802 Commodore MPS-803 Commodore MPS-1000 Commodore MPS- 1000 Commodore MPS-1200 Epson FX 80/80+/85/100/ 100+/185 Epson EX-800 Epson FX- 1851286 Epson JX-80 Epson LQ-800/1000/1500 Epson LX-80 Epson MX-801100 Ergo Systems Hush 80CD Hewlett Packard Lasej e t Hewlett Packard Lasejet+ IBM 5152+ Mannesmann Talley Spirit 80 NEC 8023 NEC PC Printer (Epson LQ Series) Okidata Microline 92/93 Okidata Okimate 10 Okida
Your Printer Interface Printer Driver Star Micronics NL- 10 (with Commodore interface) Commodore Serial Bus Star NL-10 (Corn) Star Micronics NL-10 (with Centronics Parage1 interface) Star Micronics NX-10 Star Micronics NX-1OC Star SG-10115 Star Radix Toshiba PA7253 Centronics Parallel Centronics Parallel Commodore Serial Bus Centronics Parallel Centronics Parallel Centronics Parallel Star NX-10 Star NX-l0 Star NX-1OC Star SG-10115 Gemini 10x C.
As new printers become available, Berkeley Softworks will write new printer drivers to support these devices. These drivers will be made available to registered GEOS users for the cost of the disk plus shipping and handling. They will also be available for downloading on Q-Link Telecommunications Service.
The Photo Manager Once you purchase a GEOS application, use the Photo Manager to store and handle graphic images created with geoPaint. Graphic images are stored in special files called photo albums. Each photo album may contain up to 127 pages of graphic images. For example, one photo album may contain charts and graphs for a business proposal; another album may contain illustrations for your upcoming novel.
Creating a Photo Album or Opening an Existing One 1: Open the Photo Manager by using one of the following methods: Select photo manager from the geos menu in either an application or the deskTop. From the deskTop, double-click on the Photo Manager file icon. 2: When the dialog box appears, select Create new photo album, Open existing photo album, or Quit.
Placing an Image into a Photo Album 1: In geoPaint, selekt the Edit Box icon and define the region that contains the image to be placed in the photo album. 2: Select cut (to move) or copy from the edit menu. The image will be placed in a photo scrap. 3: Select photo manager from the geos menu. (You need not be in the document in which you originally created the photo scrap.) 4: Select an option: Create new photo album, Open existing photo album, or Quit.
Exiting a Photo Album Use one of the following methods: Select close from the frle menu if you wish to open another album or create a new one. Select quit from the file menu or click on the close icon to return to the previous application or the deskTop. 68 Those Extra Files Click here to exit.
The Text Manager Jpi Once you purchase a GEOS application, you will find the Text Manager useful for storing blocks of text permanently. text manager As the Photo Manager manages graphic images, the Text Manager handles text stored in special files called text albums on the disk. Each text album may contain up to 127 pages of text collected from your geopaint or geoWrite documents. Typically, text albums are organized by the type of text they contain.
Creating a Text Album or Opening an Existing One 1: Open the Text Manager by using one of the following methods: Select text manager from the geos menu. From the deskTop, double-click on the Text Manager file icon. 2: When the dialog box appears, select Create new text album, Open existing text album, or Quit. 3: To create a new album, Select Create new text album, enter a name, and press.1To open an existing album, select Open existing text album, click on its name, then click Open.
Placing Text into a Text Album 1: First you must create a text scrap: in geowrite, highlight the text that you want to cut or copy. 2: Select cut (to move) or copy from the edit menu. 3: Select text manager from the geos menu. (You need not be in the document in which you originally created the text scrap.) 4: Select an option: Create new text album, Open existing text album, or Quit. 5: Enter a name for a new text album and press, -1 existing album and click Open.
The Font Files The three font files on the disk are California, Dwinelle, and Roma This is an example of California. T h is an example o f Roma. Berkeley Softworks offers a wide range of fonts from which to choose. Not only can you use a variety of typefaces and styles, but you can use GEOS fonts to create special characters as well, such as astrological symbols or dinosaurs. You even can create your own fonts using the geoFont application. The size of each font is measured in points.
Glossary Alarm Clock A desk accessory that enables you to set the time and an alarm. album files Files containing permanently stored text or graphics. Albums are handled by the Text Manager and Photo Manager desk accessories. application A program that operates in GEOS. geoWrite and geoPaint are examples of GEOS applications. backup copy A copy of an application or work disk.
key, hold it board commands. To use the down, and while continuing to hold it down, press the key you need to carry out the command. Keyboard commands are located in the command menu after the items that apply. See also keyboard shortcut. Calculator A desk accessory that enables you to perform quick mathematical calculations from the deskTop or within an application. clicking Pressing the input device button to cause the pointer on the screen to select a menu item or an icon.
desk accessory A small utility program you can use from within an application or the deskTop. deskTop The first screen that appears when you boot GEOS. It enables you to work with the GEOS system. Use the deskTop to work with files and disks. destination disk The disk onto which you copy files from another disk. See also source disk. dialog box A special box that pops up on the screen to convey information to or query the user.
clicking once on a file icon, then selecting open from the file menu. file A collection of information on the disk, including applications or data files. file menu A menu option listing options for file management. font The typeface used when you create text. The text on this page is Times Roman. See also type style. geos menu A menu item listing desk accessories on the currently active disk and copyright information on the current application.
interface drivers Programs that enable you to set up your Commodore to use a specific printer or input device with GEOS. To install a printer or input device, you need to make it the default file. With each major product, Berkeley Softworks includes a range of interface drivers from which you can choose. joystick See input device. Koala Pad See input device. keyboard shortcut Using the keyboard to perform an action on the screen without using an input device. See also (Crl.
a photo scrap, then into a photo album for permanent storage. point size A measurement for type. One point equals 1/72 of an inch. pointer The small arrow that indicates your position on the screen. It is used to select menu items and icons, to select and move regions, and to determine the placement of a cursor. Preference Mgr A desk accessory that enables you to change the screen and pointer colors, the shape and speed of the pointer, the date, and the time.
on a scrolling arrow enables you to move through the list of names in the dialog box. scrolling The ability to move through a list of names in a dialog box or to move a Drawing or Writing window to another location. source disk The disk containing the files you wish to copy to another disk. See also destination disk. special menu Menu item listing options for entering BASIC and re-initializing the deskTop. system file Special files necessary for the operation of GEOS. The DESKTOP 1.
waste basket On the deskTop, the icon shaped like a waste basket next to the printer icon at the lower right corner of the screen. It is used to delete a file. work disk A blank, formatted disk onto which you copy a combination of files, depending on the project you have in mind. For example, a work disk can contain geoWrite, geoWrite data files, font files, and desk accessories. write protection The condition determining whether a file can be deleted.
GEOS Product Listing FI Products from Berkeley Softworks are as follows: GEOS- Features the deskTop interface which enables user to perform file and disk procedures (e.g., copying), the geoPa.int color graphics program, the geoWrite word processing program, a variety of desk accessories, fonts, printer and input drivers, diskTurbo, and support for the RAM 1764 Expansion Unit. For use with Commodore 6 4 . 6 4 ~and 128 (in 64 mode).
geoprogrammer Features geoAssembler, geolinker, and geoDebugger. Enables user to create full scale GEOS applications. Includes over 400 pages of documentation, files with complete listings of GEOS equates and macros, and commented source code for three sample GEOS applications. For use with Commodore 64, @c, and 128 (in 64 mode). Features the geoSpell spell-checkingprogram for use with all versions of geoWrite documents.
copying), the geoPa.int color graphics program, the geoWrite word processing program, a variety of desk accessories, printer and input drivers, additional memory, numeric keypad use, 2 MHz processing speed, additional peripheral support, 80-column resolution, diskTurbo, and support for the RAM 1764 and 1750 Expansion Units. For use with Commodore 128. geoWrite Workshop 128 Features geoWrite 2.
use, and additional peripheral support. For use with Commodore 64, MC,and 128. Features the geoFile database program and geoMerge. Enables user to design custom forms, perform sophisticated search and sort operations, integrate graphics, print labels, and select from a full range of printing options. Also supports 80column resolution, additional memory, 2 MHz processing, numeric keypad use, and peripheral support.
Index A Alarm Clock 54 clock time 55 setting alarm 55 B BASIC Interpreter 4 1 programs 4 1 with GEOS 41 booting GEOS 2 border 17 C Calculator 46 clicking 8 close icon deskTop 16 closing disks 29 colors background 5 1 border 5 1 foreground 5 1 pointer 50 command menu 16 commands how to select 8 Commodore key 9 Configure 1.
types with GEOS 29 validating 32 double-clicking 9 E types 8 keyboard shortcuts definition 9 how to use 9 learning GEOS 7 exiting GEOS 6 F file icons 17 files copying 26 deleting 27 deselecting 20 duplicating 22 functions 18 how to move 10 info command 20 moving 22 opening 20 printing 27 rearranging 25 renaming 21 selecting 20 types 18 viewing modes 19 write protect status 20 font files 72 formatting disks 32 G GEOS DEMO file 4 ghost icon (see also files, moving) ghost icons 10 glossary 73 I input dev
color 50 shape 50 speed 50 Preference Manager 49 printer icon description 17 printing files with 23 printers default procedure 60 using with GEOS 60 product listing 8 1 proportional spaced printing 72 text sctaps 69 time 52 v validate command 32 view menu 19 waste basket deleting files with 28 description 17 R RAM Expansion Unit 33 renaming disks 30 files 21 RESET command 32 REU (see RAM Expansion Unit) select printer command 60 selecting disk drive (see opening disks) file 20 special menu 32,41 text
Copyright O 1986, 1988 by Berkeley Softworks. All rights resewed. Commodore is a registered trademark of Commodore Electronics Limited. Commodore 6 4 c is a trademark of Commodore Electronics Limited. GEOS and deskTop 1.5 are trademarks of Berkeley Softworks. Berkeley Softworks Berkeley, CA Commodore Business Machines, Inc.
