Plus/4 GEOS version?

Paul Allen Panks

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Apr 3, 2004, 10:37:58 PM4/3/04

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Where might I locate a Commodore Plus/4 version of GEOS? Does it work only
with the 1551 disk drive? Or can I use it on my Plus/4 with a regular
1541?

Sincerely,

Paul Allen Panks
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Phoenix, AZ USA

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J. Robertson

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Apr 4, 2004, 12:54:11 AM4/4/04

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On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 03:37:58 +0000 (UTC), Paul Allen Panks
<pa...@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:

>Where might I locate a Commodore Plus/4 version of GEOS? Does it work only
>with the 1551 disk drive? Or can I use it on my Plus/4 with a regular
>1541?

I don't have the link (ask/look around at http://plus4.emucamp.com/)
but one problem is that I believe it'll only run on the PAL Plus/4.

Jason

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Robert Bernardo

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Apr 4, 2004, 1:26:10 AM4/4/04

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On Sun, 4 Apr 2004, Paul Allen Panks wrote:

> Where might I locate a Commodore Plus/4 version of GEOS? Does it work only
> with the 1551 disk drive? Or can I use it on my Plus/4 with a regular
> 1541?

It currently just works with the 1551 drive.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
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Brian Bagnall

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Apr 4, 2004, 1:37:16 AM4/4/04

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Wow, I had no idea they made GEOS for the Plus/4. That's news to me.

- Brian

Robert Bernardo

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Apr 4, 2004, 1:57:24 AM4/4/04

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On Sun, 4 Apr 2004, Brian Bagnall wrote:

> Wow, I had no idea they made GEOS for the Plus/4. That's news to me.

Yes, it was called GEOS 3.5, and I was quite surprised when
British friend, Peter Hanson, demonstrated it to me back in 1999.

Bawb Bitchen

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Apr 4, 2004, 3:30:59 AM4/4/04

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On 4/3/04 10:57 PM, in article Pine.GSO.4.56.0404040155080.7973@shell1,
"Robert Bernardo" <rber...@iglou.com> wrote:

Now the big question. Where can I get a 1551? I have never been able to find
one.

J. Robertson

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Apr 4, 2004, 12:33:17 PM4/4/04

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On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 00:37:16 -0600, "Brian Bagnall" <bbag...@mts.net>
wrote:

>Wow, I had no idea they made GEOS for the Plus/4. That's news to me.

Well for anyone interested I found the link:
http://www.cbm264.com/geos/geosplus4.html

:-)

Brian Bagnall

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Apr 8, 2004, 3:26:03 PM4/8/04

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Robert Bernardo" <rber...@iglou.com> wrote in message
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Do you know if it runs regular C64 Geos Software? For that matter, does
GEOS128 run C64 Geos software?

- Brian

Maciej Witkowiak

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Apr 8, 2004, 5:23:24 PM4/8/04

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Brian Bagnall wrote:
> For that matter, does GEOS128 run C64 Geos software?

Most of it - yes. There are four types of GEOS programs:
- 40 columns only (GEOS 64 or 128)
- 80 columns only (GEOS 128 only)
- C64 only (GEOS 64 only)
- 40 or 80 columns (GEOS 64 or 128)

ytm

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Francesco Sblendorio

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Apr 9, 2004, 4:29:26 PM4/9/04

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"Brian Bagnall" <bbag...@mts.net> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> [Plus/4 GEOS]

> Do you know if it runs regular C64 Geos Software?

What do you mean for "regular"? I've tried to run GeoWrite64 on Plus/4 geos,
and I did not have success, while I had full success running my GEOS
programs (developed in C language) compiled with CC65 and GEOSLib: I ran
those on GEOS for Plus/4, GEOS 64 and GEOS 128 (40 cols)... true binary
compatibility! :)

Michael Hunter

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Apr 10, 2004, 4:15:08 PM4/10/04

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Hello,

> What do you mean for "regular"? I've tried to run GeoWrite64 on
Plus/4
> geos,
> and I did not have success, while I had full success running my GEOS
> programs (developed in C language) compiled with CC65 and GEOSLib:

I would suspect that the problem with geoWrite might have been that
pesky serial number check that it performs.

If we were able to change the standard GEOS programs so that they
would no longer look for the serial number, then they might possibly
run.

I myself would love to mess with GEOS on my Plus/4. Unfortunately,
all I have are the standard serial bus disk drives. That 1551 is
mighty difficult to find. If anyone wants to donate one though, feel
free to send it my way ;-)

Seriously though, any volunteers out there to covert it from it's
current state to one that might work with the serial bus drives out
there such as the common 1541 or 1571 drives?

Of course, Maurice might have an opinion about this as well. One
would have to check with him and see if he cared about such a project
being performed. Since, licensing and such is up to him, any legal
distribution of the modified version would likely need his approval.

Michael Hunter
mhu...@videocam.net.au

Ullrich von Bassewitz

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Apr 11, 2004, 7:12:42 AM4/11/04

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Francesco Sblendorio <sblen...@despammed.com> wrote:
> What do you mean for "regular"? I've tried to run GeoWrite64 on Plus/4 geos,
> and I did not have success, while I had full success running my GEOS
> programs (developed in C language) compiled with CC65 and GEOSLib: I ran
> those on GEOS for Plus/4, GEOS 64 and GEOS 128 (40 cols)... true binary
> compatibility! :)

You mean, cc65 does support GEOS Plus/4 out of the box? This is new for me.
Good work Maciej!

Regards

Uz

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Francesco Sblendorio

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Apr 12, 2004, 3:54:31 PM4/12/04

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"Ullrich von Bassewitz" <u...@spamtrap.musoftware.de> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> You mean, cc65 does support GEOS Plus/4 out of the box? This is new for
me.

Yeah, man :)

> Good work Maciej!

I agree! Great Maciej! :)
I'd try to run a GEOS app. within Apple][ GEOS also, but I don't know how to
put a .CVT file on an Apple][ disk... does someone know?

Maciej Witkowiak

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Apr 12, 2004, 4:39:42 PM4/12/04

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Francesco Sblendorio wrote:
>> Good work Maciej!
>
> I agree! Great Maciej! :)

/me blushes

:)