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HOW TO GET THE
MOST OUT OF
GEOS"
If a powerful program is simple to use, then many things are
going on behind the screen. So it is with GEOS, the new operating
system for the Commodore 64 family of computers.
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF GEOS helps the new user
discover and take advantage of the power that GEOS hides under
its desktop icons. Chapters on geoWrite and geoPaint give hints
on how to create your documents more quickly and easily, and
on how to avoid the undocumented features.
For the user needing more power and flexibility, HOW TO GET
THE MOST OUT OF GEOS provides utilities for importing text
from other popular word processors, grabbing graphics from your
favorite drawing program, translating GEOS application files into
and back from sequential files that you can send over the modem
to your friends, and a telecommunications program you can use
to do it.
If that is not enough to satisfy your needs, HOW TO GET THE
MOST OUT OF GEOS documents the GEOS file structure and
maps the important locations of the GEOS operating system so
you can custom design your own utilities and applications.
All programs and utilities are provided in the book as type-in
listings and are also available on disk, ready to run. Disks can
be ordered using the attached postage free cards.
GEOS does many things that no other program can do on the
Commodore 64. HOWTO GET THE MOST OUTOF GEOShelps
you do it better, quicker, and more easily.
GEOS is a trademark of Berkelely Softworks. Commodore 64 is a trademark of Commodore Electronics, Ltd.
The Midnite Press has been serving Commodore users in one
form or another since 1980. Tracing its roots back to the users
group newsletter started by Jim Strasma and Jim Oldfield, the
Midnite has made the transition from a quarterly one page publi
cation to a commercial monthly magazine with subscribers
worldwide. In the process, Midnite has published two books, one
major software package, and entered the world of electronic pub
lishing with selected articles available in the TPUG SIG on DE
LPHI. With this book, Midnite commences a new chapter in its
continuing development.
Jim Oldfield has provided vision and direction to Midnite since
its birth and continues to do so as Publisher at the Midnite Press.
Countless hours of research and development have gone into
HOW TO GETTHE MOST OUT OF GEOS. Contributors include:
Aarron Butters, author of Perspectives II, has handled the conver
sions for geoPaint.
Will Gaddy, author of the Syntech BBS Construction Set, wrote
the telecommunications program in this book.
Steve Gast, co-author of Super-Aide, a comprehensive shareware
programmer's utility, decoded the file structure and wrote the
word processor file conversion.
Kevin Hopkins contributed to Super-Aide, has helped design cus
tom Kernal ROMs for the C64, and has been an invaluable re
source for numerous other projects. His efforts at decoding and
mapping the GEOS operating system have helped make everything
else possible.
Rich Rollins, co-author of Super-Aide, worked extensively at
mapping and decoding GEOS and wrote the GEOS to sequential
file translation program that makes it possible to send GEOS files
over the phone.
Tim Sickbert, Editor of the Midnite Software Gazette, coordinated
the efforts of the team and brought all the information together
into this book.
This book is made possible by the knowledge, the experience,
and the cooperation of all the contributors.
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF GEOS . . .
— is for the new user who wants to know more about GEOS and how
to make it work for him;
— is for the advanced user who wants more flexibility than GEOS alone
offers;
— is for the programmer who wants to write his own utilities to extend
his control over GEOS;
— is the book you need when the manual is not enough.
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF GEOS gives you the information
that you need to use this powerful program to your best advantage. A
team of experienced users and programmers examined GEOS inside
and out to give you:
— shortcuts to make your work go faster and smoother;
— undocumented features that you will want to take advantage of, or
avoid;
— translation utilities to import text and graphics from other popular
programs;
— conversion utilities to let you transmit GEOS files to your friends via
modem;
— the GEOS file structure, so programmers can write utilities for their
own special needs; and
— a map of important memory locations so advanced programmers can
create their own custom utilities.
From the Editors of the Midnite Software Gazette, the first independent
U.S. magazine for users of Commodore brand Computers.
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