PC/GEOS OS FAQ, Geos Software Information (part 2/6)

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The most recent version of this file can be found at any news.answers
archive site. One such site is rtfm.mit.edu, in the
/pub/usenet/comp.os.geos.misc subdirectory. The most recent version of the
FAQ is also available from my home page at
http://www.geocities.com/originalravinray/geos/faq/ in both HTML and ASCII
format.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

DISCLAIMER

I make no claims about the accuracy of this information. Use it at your own
risk. This file is compiled from various sources, including but not limited
to USENET, the Web, commercial networks, and electronic mail. The FAQ is
mostly targeted towards desktop Geos users, both Ensemble and NewDeal
Office. However, there are still many sections devoted to other topics and
Geos platforms.

This information may be freely distributed, in whole or in part, in any
form, provided that any distributor:

* Tells me, so that I can inform you of updates to the FAQ and tell the
USENET community (I will keep the information confidential, if you
desire)
* Makes every reasonable effort to keep this information current
* Releases myself and the rest of USENET from any liability.

If this file leaves the confines of USENET for any BBS's, web pages, user
groups, commercial networks, or other networks (FidoNet, GeoHolics Net,
etc.) or vendors, please let me know so that I can pass along the
information to others.

Please send submissions, comments, suggestions, or corrections to
rayancog@pacific.net.ph.

CREDITS

I'd like to give the following folks my thanks:

* Steve Main (ndmain@aol.com) former Director of Technical Services,
NewDeal.
* John Howard (johnh@breadbox.com) of Breadbox Computers, for giving me
up-to-date info.
* Stephen Haffly (hafflys@earthlink.net) for reposting this FAQ to
FidoNet.
* Lynn Montelauro (GSMLynn@aol.com) for making this FAQ a part of GSMN.
* Rose Walton PC Coaches (rwcoaching@aol.com,
http://users.aol.com/rwcoaching/) for distributing copies of this FAQ
to its customers.
* Werni Grieder (BaselBasel@aol.com,
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/WerniGrieder) for being a
Geos deity.
* Doug Taylor (doug-taylor+@osu.edu) for a lot of the PDA information.
* All the people who have written great Geos software.
* All the people who mail me information and follow comp.os.geos.misc.
* And of course, James Bearden, the original author of this FAQ.

UPDATES

Since the previous update (February 10, 2002), the following sections have
been updated:

* Credits (John Howard's e-mail address)
* Section 2.1.1, What desktop products are available for Geos?
* Section 2.2.1, What development products are available for Geos?
* Section 2.2.2 How can I order development products?
* Section 2.2.3 What is IZL?
* Section 2.2.4 What is Geos programming like?
* Section 2.2.5 Are there any visual development tools for Geos?
* Section 2.3.1 What shareware available for Geos?
* Section 2.3.2 Are there any anonymous FTP sites for Geos
software?
* Section 2.4.1 Are there any communications programs available for
Geos?

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INDEX

* 2 Geos Software Information
o 2.1 Desktop Software Products
+ 2.1.1 What desktop products are available for Geos?
o 2.2 Geos Development Products
+ 2.2.1 What development products are available for Geos?
+ 2.2.2 How can I order development products?
+ 2.2.3 What is IZL?
+ 2.2.4 What is Geos programming like?
+ 2.2.5 Are there any visual developement tools for Geos?
o 2.3 Shareware
+ 2.3.1 What shareware available for Geos?
+ 2.3.2 Are there any anonymous FTP sites for Geos software?
+ 2.3.3 Are there any Geos related BBS's?
+ 2.3.4 Are there any DOS programs written for Geos?
o 2.4 Communications Software
+ 2.4.1 Are there any communications programs available for
Geos?
+ 2.4.2 Does Geos do TCP/IP?

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2 Geos Software Information

2.1 Desktop Software Products

2.1.1 What desktop products are available for Geos?

Some companies and individuals that sell Geos desktop software. The most
notable is Breadbox Computer, but there are others. Not only does this list
keep changing, but the products offered by these companies and the places
and means to buy them continue to change.

Breadbox Computer announced in a press release on January 24, 2002 that it
has signed a worldwide non-exclusive licensing agreement with Geoworks to
license Geos operating system for use on any and all hardware platforms and
devices. It also now markets NewDeal Office 2000. It can be reached at:

Breadbox Computer
PO Box 808
Port Richey, FL 34673-0808x
Tel/Fax (813) 847-6996
E-mail: info@breadbox.com
Web: http://www.breadbox.com

2.2 Geos Development Products

2.2.1 What development products are available for Geos?

Geoworks wrote several SDK's as Geos evolved. Version 2.0 supported the
desktop, Zoomer, and Sharp PT-9000 (a preview of a pen-based tablet
PC/PDA). Version 2.1 emulated the HP OmniGo 100/120. With the release of
the Nokia 9000, Geoworks created three versions of the Communicator SDK: a
DOS-based 9000 version, a DOS-based 9000i version (for the GSM model), and
an NT-based 9000i version. The latest version is an NT-based 9110 SDK. The
SDK's require Borland C/C++ 3.1 or higher (version 4.5 for the 9110 SDK).
Geoworks transfered the 2.x SDK's to NewDeal, and has discontinued the 9000
SDK's. The 9000i SDK is included in the 9110 SDK CD-ROM, though. The 9110
SDK was marketed by Nokia. NewDeal sold off the 2.x SDK's. MyTurn started a
developer's program for those who wished to code applications for its
GlobalPC, which is now closed.

Geoworks Bindery is an application for creating electronic "books" that can
be read by a Book Reader on NDO or the OmniGo. It functions very much like
Adobe Acrobat or Corel (formerly WordPerfect, then Novell) Envoy, only it
is available exclusively on the Geos platform. As with the 2.x SDK's,
Geoworks has transfered the Bindery to NewDeal.

* Geoworks Bindery - Electronic publishing tool
(http://www.newdealinc.com/devrel/)

2.2.2 How can I order development products?

The NDO 2000 / GPC SDK is available for download at Gene Anderson's
website, www.tvakatter.org.

2.2.3 What is IZL?

John Feras' (jferas@netaxs.com) Feras Information Technologies has written
an easy to use, powerful Geos scripting language with which you can write
entire Geos applications. IZL is available in the desktop version, Zoomer,
and OmniGo flavors. The files and documents, including an OmniGo IZL FAQ,
can be found at Geos maven Holger Laux's website,
http://my.genie.co.uk/holger.laux/izl/.

2.2.4 What is Geos programming like?

While this topic is broad, this section will be brief since there is
another entire FAQ devoted to it available elsewhere. For serious Geos
programming you need to get a Geos SDK that is tailored to the Geos
platform that you want to write software for. However, you can probably get
by with one SDK, hopefully the latest, as long as you don't try to take
advantage of any unique features of your platform. The main point to using
the 2.x SDK is that it is DOS-based, although a multitasking environment is
recommended for task switching. A second computer is required to use the
debugger, and unless you like programming in assembly, you have to use a
Borland compiler. However, an NT-based SDK for available for the Nokia
9000i & 9110 and the GlobalPC, allows for single-machine debugging. The
main support for Geos development is the usenet newsgroup
comp.os.geos.programmer.

2.2.5 Are there any visual development tools for Geos?

Yes. NewDeal released NewBASIC over three years ago. It has an easy-to-use
syntax, and is marketed much as Visual Basic is for Windows. Gene Anderson
also makes this available at www.tvakatter.org.

2.3 Shareware

2.3.1 Is there any shareware available for Geos?

The list of Geos shareware is large and growing. Go to www.tvakatter.org to
get an idea of what is available.

2.3.2 Are there any anonymous FTP sites for Geos software?

For a more complete listing of Geos related FTP sites, check out
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...den/gfiles.htm.

2.3.3 Are there any Geos related BBS's?

The following BBS's are the only ones I know that have Geos related
content:

* The Police Academy (49-611-1860516) in Germany
* G-OS BBS ((03) 9803 6498) in Australia
* GeoZ Online Services - Home of GeoNet (03)9803-6498 (222:222/0)
* Ground Zero BBS, Ipswich, Queenslamd, Australia (07) 3812-0812
Fidonet: 3:640/812.4 Sysop: Frank Moran.
Current GeoNet main hub. Has Fidonet Geoworks echo, selection
of Geoworks files for versions 1.x.x and 2.xx.
* Past the Black Stump, Laidley, Queensland, Australia (074) 65-6667
Fidonet: 3:640/404 Sysop: Rhondda Cook.
Member GeoNet. Geoworks echo and selection of Geoworks files.
* Lake Cathie BBS, Lake Cathie, New South Wales, Australia (065) 86-3067

Fidonet: 3:711/475 Sysop: Glenn Pickford.
Member GeoNet. Geoworks echo and selection of Geoworks files.
Glenn is an Ensemble 2.01 user.

2.3.4 Are there any DOS programs written for Geos?

Here's a list of DOS apps for Geos.

* PicLab V1.83 - Excellent for converting graphics to 16 color. Later
versions aren't as good at this
* BKGD2PCX - Converts PCX files to Geos backgrounds
* IconMake - Converts PCX files and Windows icons to Geos icons
* GeoDir - Lists the full Geos filenames at the DOS prompt
* EdFolder - Allows you to change the folder icons
* GeoKermit - An excellent general communications package

2.4 Communications Software

2.4.1 Are there any communications programs available for Geos?

For the desktop version there is GeoComm (aka NewComm), AOL, and CompuServe
software. Hwoever, AOL can no longer be accessed from a Geos client, since
AOL is no longer available from Sprint dial-up's. For the Zoomer there is
ZCommLite, AOL, and CompuServe software. For the OmniGo there is CompuServe
and OmniCom. The CompuServe software, CIM4GEOS, requires a patch for it to
work correctly for the desktop and the OmniGo. There are also several more
shareware Zoomer and OmniGo communications programs and connectivity packs
that work more or less on all Geos platforms. A variety of file transfer
software is available for a variety of platforms (including UNIX and
Macintosh), and there are also several communications programs under
development. As far as the Internet is concerned, two browsers are
available. GeoBrowser is included in the GeoBook and BrotherWorks for the
desktop. A version named NewBrowser was available as part of a beta testing
program of NDOr3. Breadbox developed Skipper and Skipper Pro for NDOr3.
Future versions will support SSL and cookies. Breadbox also wrote the
Meeting Room IRC client software for the GeoBook and NDO. A more advanced
IRC app, WebChat, has been released, along with a newsreader and NewMail.

Breadbox Ensemble has a full set of internet apps including: WebMagick
(browser), IRC Chat, Email, FTP, Instant Messenger (compatible with AIM)
and NewsReader.

The Nokia 9000 and 9110 Communicators were originally bundled with
Windows-based software that allowed them to synch with PC's via cable or
infrared, The synchronization software is called Nokia Communicator Server.
Breadbox wrote a similar, Geos-based software called Geoserver.

2.4.2 Does Geos do TCP/IP?

With version 3.x, it does. A BYTE article (1995) reported that the TCP/IP
stack is derived from BSD Unix. Version 3.x includes much better
communications support, bug fixes, and new features like the system
mailbox.

End of the PC/GEOS FAQ Part 2
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Copyright =A9 199?-1999 James Bearden. All rights reserved.

Copyright =A9 1999-2003 Raymond Thaddeus C. Ancog. All rights reserved.=
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Archive-name: pcgeos-faq/part3
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Last-modified: January 3, 2003
URL: http://www.geocities.com/originalrav...pcgeosfaq3.txt

The most recent version of this file can be found at any news.answers
archive site. One such site is rtfm.mit.edu, in the
/pub/usenet/comp.os.geos.misc subdirectory. The most recent version of the
FAQ is also available from my home page at
http://www.geocities.com/originalravinray/geos/faq/ in both HTML and ASCII
format.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

DISCLAIMER

I make no claims about the accuracy of this information. Use it at your own
risk. This file is compiled from various sources, including but not limited
to USENET, the Web, commercial networks, and electronic mail. The FAQ is
mostly targeted towards desktop Geos users, both Ensemble and NewDeal
Office. However, there are still many sections devoted to other topics and
Geos platforms.

This information may be freely distributed, in whole or in part, in any
form, provided that any distributor:

* Tells me, so that I can inform you of updates to the FAQ and tell the
USENET community (I will keep the information confidential, if you
desire)
* Makes every reasonable effort to keep this information current
* Releases myself and the rest of USENET from any liability.

If this file leaves the confines of USENET for any BBS's, web pages, user
groups, commercial networks, or other networks (FidoNet, GeoHolics Net,
etc.) or vendors, please let me know so that I can pass along the
information to others.

Please send submissions, comments, suggestions, or corrections to
rayancog@pacific.net.ph.

CREDITS

I'd like to give the following folks my thanks:

* Steve Main (ndmain@aol.com) former Director of Technical Services,
NewDeal.
* John Howard (johnh@breadbox.com) of Breadbox Computers, for giving me
up-to-date info.
* Stephen Haffly (hafflys@earthlink.net) for reposting this FAQ to
FidoNet.
* Lynn Montelauro (GSMLynn@aol.com) for making this FAQ a part of GSMN.
* Rose Walton PC Coaches (rwcoaching@aol.com,
http://users.aol.com/rwcoaching/) for distributing copies of this FAQ
to its customers.
* Werni Grieder (BaselBasel@aol.com,
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/WerniGrieder) for being a
Geos deity.
* Doug Taylor (doug-taylor+@osu.edu) for a lot of the PDA information.
* All the people who have written great Geos software.
* All the people who mail me information and follow comp.os.geos.misc.
* And of course, James Bearden, the original author of this FAQ.

UPDATES

Since the previous update (February 10, 2002), the following sections have
been updated:

* Credits (John Howard's e-mail addresses)
* Section 3.1.1 Where can I find more information about running
Geos with my software and hardware?
* Section 3.2.1 What versions of DOS are compatible with Geos?
* Section 3.8.1 Is Geos compatible with Windows NT/2000?

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INDEX

* 3 Geos Compatibility Information
o 3.1 Where to find more compatibility information
+ 3.1.1 Where can I find more information about running Geos
with my software and hardware?
o 3.2 DOS Compatibility
+ 3.2.1 What versions of DOS are compatible with Geos?
o 3.3 DR-DOS
+ 3.3.1 I switched from MS-DOS/PC-DOS to DR-DOS and Geos won't
load, even after I run SETUP. What am I doing wrong?
+ 3.3.2 Does the desktop version support DR-DOS 6.0
task-switching?
+ 3.3.3 Can I run Windows 3.1 on DR-DOS?
+ 3.3.4 DR-DOS is kind of old. Are there any updates?
+ 3.3.5 Will ZIP drives work with DR-DOS 6.0?
o 3.4 Novell DOS
+ 3.4.1 What about the Task Switcher/Multitasker in Novell's
NW-DOS 7?
o 3.5 Linux
+ 3.5.1 How can I get Geos to run under Linux?
o 3.6 Macintosh
+ 3.6.1 How can I get Geos to run on my Macintosh?
+ 3.6.2 How can I exchange files between my Mac and my Geos
platform?
+ 3.6.3 Will Geos work with a DOS Compatibility Card?
o 3.7 Network
+ 3.7.1 How can I use one document directory for different
drives?
+ 3.7.2 Are there any versions of Geos made specifically for
networks?
o 3.8 Windows NT/2000
+ 3.8.1 Is Geos compatible with Windows NT?
o 3.9 HP 200LX and OmniGo 700
+ 3.9.1 Will the desktop version run on my Hewlett Packard
200-LX or OmniGo 700 palmtop computer?
o 3.10 Iomega Zip Drives
+ 3.10.1 Does the Iomega Zip drive or removable drives work
with Geos?
o 3.11 Windows 95/98/Millennium Edition
+ 3.11.1 Can I run Ensemble/ NewDeal under Windows 95/98?
o 3.12 Y2K Compliance
+ 3.12.1 Is Geos fully Y2K compliant?

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3 Geos Compatibility Information

3.1 Where to find more compatibility information

3.1.1 Where can I find more information about running Geos with my software
and hardware?

The GeoInfo database is an excellent source of compatibility information.
You may need to do a bit of searching to find it, since as of this writing
I haven't accessed it in years.

3.2 DOS Compatibility

3.2.1 What versions of DOS are compatible with Geos?

Geos will run on the following DOS'es:

* MS-DOS 3.x or higher (including Win9x MS-DOS mode); see below
* Windows 9x/ME DOS window; see below
* PC DOS 3.x or higher
* OS/2 DOS window
* Windows NT/2000 DOS window (NDO 98 and higher only); see below
* DR DOS 5.0 or higher (including Novell DOS 7.0)
* Datalight ROM-DOS 6.22 (used in several PDA's and the Nokia 9000)
* PTS-DOS
* FreeDOS (latest beta only)
* General Software Embedded DOS-ROM (used in the Nokia 9110)
* PocketDOS for Windows CE and Psion EPOC32 units (CGA display only);
this is now a discontinued product
* XT-CE with CEDOS for WinCE (CGA display only)

It will not run on the following DOS'es:

* multiuser DOS'es, such as DR Multiuser DOS, Concurrent DOS, Real/32
* PC-MOS

3.3 DR-DOS

3.3.1 I switched from MS-DOS/PC DOS to DR-DOS and Geos won't load, even
after I run SETUP. What am I doing wrong?

Make sure that you have FILES=3D120 or more for DR-DOS 6.0. Novell DOS 7.0=
as
well as higher versions of DR-DOS need only FILES=3D30.

3.3.2 Does the desktop version support DR-DOS 6.0 task-switching?

The desktop versions currently supports the task-switching of DR-DOS 6.0
TaskMax and Novell DOS 7.0 & DR-DOS 7.x Task Manager. Dormant tasks will
appear in the Express Menu to be picked. Switching is nearly instantaneous.

3.3.3 Can I run Windows 3.1 on DR-DOS?

Pensey (pensey@bigfoot.com) says:

"Windows 3.1 can be installed on DR-DOS, but you will need the DR-DOS
upgrade patches. Also, don't let Windows modify your CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT. Do it yourself. Otherwise it will try and put in
HIMEM.SYS, change your EMM386.SYS and add SMARTDRV."

3.3.4 DR-DOS is kind of old. Are there any updates?

Yes. Caldera purchased DR-DOS and the rest of the Digital Research
technology from Novell. The current versions, 7.03, can be found at
http://www.lineo.com/, the website of its Lineo subsidiary.

3.3.4 Will ZIP drives work with DR-DOS 6.0?

Pensey (pensey@bigfoot.com) says:

"Nope! Try Novell DOS 7.0. Patches are also available for Novell
DOS. The newer versions of Caldera's DR-DOS include all the
patches."

3.4 Novell DOS

3.4.1 What about the Task Switcher/Multitasker in Novell's NW-DOS 7?

Novell DOS has been purchased by Caldera (http://www.lineo.com) and renamed
back to DR-DOS. The Multitasker and Geos don't work together at all on most
systems, although a few people have had good luck with it. You can get the
task switcher to work with Geos by making sure that it uses the correct key
combination (Ctrl-Esc). Select the DR-DOS TaskMax switcher in Geos
preferences and it should work, although cutting and pasting between DOS
and Geos will not work.

3.5 Linux

3.5.1 How can I get Geos to run under Linux?

Obtain and figure out the shareware DOS emulator DosEmu. Michael Hirsch
(hirsch@mathcs.emory.edu) writes:

"Geos can run quite well under the Linux DOS emulator but you
need to set up the /etc/dosemu.conf file correctly. The important
thing is that DOSEMU must have full partition access (or even
full disk access) to whatever partition contains Geos. You can't
give partition access to a mounted partition, so you may have to
unmount the DOS partition before running DOSEMU. Of course, you
could write a script that does this automatically."

Ross J. Reedstrom (ross@repressor.pharmacy.wisc.edu) writes:

"I got Geos to recognize my lredired \\linux\dos drive as drive
C: and start up off of it. This allows me to leave my DOS
partition mounted, and access files safely from both Geos and
Linux. I can even access all my Linux files (with mangled names,
however, if they're not 8.3). The trick was to grep though my SDK
documentation and discover the msnet.geo file system driver, and
how to force Geos to recognize a net drive. The key is the
following lines in GEOS.INI:

[system]

fs =3D {
msnet.geo
cdrom.geo
}

"According to the SDK documentation, this section loads
'secondary file system drivers' if they are not automatically
recognized properly. I load both the msnet.geo, described as
being for generic drive redirectors, and the cdrom.geo, for
mscdex CD-ROM access, of course, since I have a CD-ROM and use
the DOSEMU CD-ROM driver."

3.6 Macintosh

3.6.1 How can I get Geos to run on my Macintosh?

Some folks tried running Geos on a Macintosh using SoftPC, a DOS emulation
program, and SoftWindows, a Windows emulator. (Insignia Solutions, the
creator of SoftPC and SoftWindows, has since sold its emulation software to
FWB Software.) Another FWB emulator, RealPC goes one step further by
emulating an entire PC. Two other PC emulators are BlueLabel Power Emulator
and VirtualPC. William Ove reports that Geos runs successfully on the FWB
and BlueLabel emulators.

3.6.2 How can I exchange files between my Mac and my Geos platform?

Creative Digital Publishing has released a shareware program called
MacPCCOM=99 available at:

* Creative Digital's Newton vendor forum on CompuServe - GO
NEWTVENS
* Max Mansour's OmniGo page:
http://www.ziplink.net/~maxm/omnigo/utilities.html
* American Online (Computing/PDAs/New Files and Free Uploading)

Look for the Stuffit archive MacPCCOM.sit.

MacPCCOM lets Macintosh users upload and download files to and from Geos
devices, like the HP OmniGo and the Casio Zoomer, and navigate the Geos
file system from the Mac. It requires a serial cable connecting the Geos
device to the Mac's modem port.

MacPCCOM has been tested with an OmniGo and a Centris 610 running System
7.3d0. Although it should work with other Macs, Mac OS versions, and Geos
devices, it has not been tested on other configurations.

3.6.3 Will Geos work with a DOS Compatibility Card?

Edward Di Geronimo Jr. (edwdig@bergen.gov) reports success getting this to
work , once he set the mouse to PS/2.

3.7 Network

3.7.1 How can I use one document directory for different drives?

Pensey (pensey@bigfoot.com) says:

"You can change the default document directory Geoworks uses for
one directory for all copies of Geoworks running to keep a common
pool of letters or databases etc. Set up an identical directory
structure on the server where you want to store documents and add
a paths section to GEOS.INI

[paths]
top =3D n:\geos20 (where n: is the network drive)

"Alternatively specify an additional document directory:

[paths]
document =3D n:\docs

"Geos will add the two directories together. Documents on the
network drive will appear with their names underlined."

Note that this is only for Geos 2.0 or higher; it doesn't work with Geos
1.x.

3.7.2 Are there any versions of Geos made specifically for networks?

NewDeal offers a network version that can be run from the network server.
Novell, LANtastic, and LanManager networks are officially supported and
reports from the field indicate that Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/ME
also work, along with many lesser-known networks. The stand-alone version
of NewDeal is network aware and will recognize and interact with drives and
printers on most networks. SchoolView was written to support Novell
NetWare.

3.8 Windows NT/2000

3.8.1 Is Geos compatible with Windows NT/2000?

With a bit of tinkering, Geos 3.0 runs under Windows NT/2000. Two versions
of the Nokia SDK also come with versions of Geos 3.0 that require Windows
NT/2000 to run. Check out the latest on Geos in WinNT/2000/XP at
ftp.breadbox.com. Look for the document named "geos in NT.txt".

3.9 HP 200LX and OmniGo 700LX

3.9.1 Will the desktop version run on my Hewlett Packard 200LX or OmniGo
700LX palmtop computer?

Yes, people have reported good performance running the desktop version on
these computers. However, there are some problems. First of all this
requires a flash disk. Geos is a GUI OS, so a mouse is highly recommended.
The ALPS Glidepoint has been reported to work with these computers and
Geos. Perhaps the worst problem running Geos on these computers is that
Geos takes over the keyboard and prevents the use of the suspend feature
until exiting from Geos.

3.10 Does the Iomega Zip drive or removable drives work with Geos?

3.10.1 Does the Iomega Zip drive or removable drives work with Geoworks?

The Iomega Zip drive will work well with all versions of Geoworks/NewDeal.
When using GeoManager or NewManager, the Zip drive appears as a 3.5" floppy
drive, but does contain its own drive letter. The earlier Bernoulli Box
drives made by Iomega as well as Syquest removable drives like the EZFlyer
will also work with all versions of Geoworks/NewDeal. Those drives are
iconed with 5.25" drives. NewManager in NDOr3 and later now has separate
icons for Zip drives and removable drives, which can be displayed by
editing the drive values of the [system] section of GEOS.INI. It is
possible to run entire versions of Geoworks Ensemble from these drives, but
be careful when doing this because you're only supposed to use Geoworks /
NewDeal on one machine at a time.

If Geos is loaded in a DOS window from Windows 95/98, and the Windows
version of Guest or Active Disk is used for mounting Iomega drives, then
the Zip or Jaz drive will be recognized. However, running Geos from MS-DOS
mode requires the DOS version of Guest for Iomega drives to be loaded.

3.11 Windows 95/98/Millennium Edition

3.11.1 Can I run Ensemble / NewDeal under Windows 95/98/ME?

Yes! PC/GEOS provides an excellent integrated software package for Windows
95/98/ME. However, versions before 2.5 require a bit of tweaking before
they will seamlessly integrate. Please consult the GeoInfo Database for
more information on this topic. In a few cases where a lot of errors are
encountered, running LOADER.EXE with the /s switch is the solution.

3.12 Y2K Compliance

3.12.1 Is Geos fully Y2K compliant?

Steve Main said that Geos was Y2K compliant since its inception, and will
recognize dates beyond December 31, 1999. In fact, since we are now into
2003, Geos has been behaving normally.

End of the PC/GEOS FAQ Part 3
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