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#DOSSHELL is obsolete

    14-Oct-95 21:48:01
Sb: #DOSSHELL is obsolete
Fm: Michael Shea 76665,3360
To: Marion J Deland 72550,1733
>Last time I looked (about a year ago), there was a current, and fairly >elaborate, version of GeoWorks available. Old programs, like GeoWrite and >GeoDesign, were being sold off. Well, GeoWrite is still their product. It is included in the Geoworks Ensemble package. Below is excerpt from the GeoWorks forum on America Online. —- begin —- ENSEMBLE 2.0 MAJOR FEATURES GEOS(R) 2.0 *Easy-to-use graphical environment *Icon tool bars for point and click simplicity *On-line help *Four user levels to accommodate all types of users *Multitasking for working with multiple applications *Multithreading for performing several tasks simultaneously *Motif(TM) user interface *True WYSIWYG *Superior printing quality *Express menu launcher for fast access to all applications *Background printing *Pull down/pinnable menus *Clipboard support for text and graphics *Cut, copy, and paste between all applications *Manage print queue *Document safeguarding *Background bitmaps and patterns *Automatic screen blanking *Uses extended or expanded memory *Supports DR-DOS and Novell DOS task switching GEOWRITE(TM) *True WYSIWYG word processor both on-screen and on paper *Graphics layer for direct graphics manipulation in documents with bitmap drawing, object drawing, gradient fills *Customizable tool bars *Color printer support *Search and replace *40,000+ word thesaurus *Mail merge *120,000+ word spell check *Undo *Quick backup *Password protection *Document control with annotations and notes *Multiple page sizes and types *1 to 32 columns *Smart quotes *Drag and drop text editing *Insert special for dates and time *Text formatting with multiple scalable fonts from 4 to 792 points *Adjust character color, weight, height, width, and spacing *Paragraph formatting with borders, auto hyphenation, and tabs *Style sheets *Master pages *Multiple document sections *Multiple views from 25% to 400% with galley, draft, and condensed views *Import/ Export ASCII, Display Write, Hebrew Write, Lotus 1-2-3, MS Word, MultiMate and MultiMate Advantage, Signature, WordPerfect, WordPerfect for Windows, WordStar, and XyWrite GEODRAW(R) *Complete WYSIWYG graphics program *Bitmap drawing tools *Pixel editing *Rulers and grids *Smooth curve splines *Paste inside *Gradient fills *Automatic alignment and distribution for graphic objects *Skew, flip, rotate, move, and nudge objects *Undo *Design templates *120,000+ word spell check *Custom duplicate for special effects *Create custom objects *Imp/Export PCX, TIFF, GIF, CLP, and BMP images GEOCALC(TM) *Graphical WYSIWYG spreadsheet *8,192 rows by 256 columns *99 functions *Document notes, password protection, and quick backup *Complete cell formatting *Point and click references *Absolute and relative cell references *Full on-screen charting with 7 chart types *Create formulas with a point and click formula builder *Insert name, formula, series *Manually adjust column width and row height *Graphics layer for direct graphics manipulation in documents with bitmap drawing, object drawing, gradient fills *Customizable tool bars *Automatic recalculation *Import/Export WK1, WKS, CSV, and dBase III, IV GEOFILE(R) *Graphical forms-based database *16,384 records per database *Graphical form design *250 multiple layouts per database *Multiple field types with up to 512 characters *Create calculated fields with a point and click expression builder *Set multiple field attributes *Supports single or multiple record layout *Search on records and text strings *User defined tab ordering *Sort on any field and across multiple records *Mark records *Import/Export WK1, WKS, CSV, and dBase III, IV GEOMANAGER(R) *Graphical file manager *32 character file and folder names *Recoverable wastebasket *Complete file management with move, copy, create, delete, and quick format *DOS launching *Connect for easy, drag and drop file transfer and management between desktop and GEOS-based CCD or second computer GEODEX(R) *Graphical address book *Multiple views *Mail merge *Autodialer *Quick dial *Notes field *Search and go to events in GeoPlanner *Prints names, addresses, and numbers GEOPLANNER(TM) *Graphical datebook *Multiple views *Quick view today, this week, month, quarter, year *Repeating events *Alarms for global or single events *Lookup names in GeoDex *Print calendars GEOCOMM(R) *Emulates TTY, VT52, VT100, WYSE 50, ANSI, IBM301, TV1950 *Full or half duplex *Word wrap *Auto linefeed *300 to 19,200 baud rates *XON/XOFF *Send/receive XMODEM *Message editor *15 keyword scripting language CALCULATOR *Graphical papertape calculator *Performs scientific and mathematic calculations *Printout of results *Drag and drop results into other applications *One step conversions *Calculator Worksheets OTHER APPLICATIONS *GeoBanner(TM) *Text File Editor *Tetris(R) *Solitaire *Preferences *Lights Out(TM) (screen savers) *Clock SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS *IBM PC AT, PS/2 or 100% compatible *640K memory *Hard disk with a minimum of 10Mb free *CGA, MCGA, EGA, VGA, Super VGA, or Hercules video adapter and monitor *CGA, MCGA, Hercules display in monochrome only *MS-DOS or PC DOS 3.0 or higher, DR-DOS 3.41 or higher *Compatible with MS DOS 6 and Novell DOS 7 *Logitech,(TM) Microsoft(R) or Mouse Systems(TM) compatible mouse *Compatible with hundreds of dot matrix, ink jet and postscript printers *General color printer support *Supports shared devices on Novell(R), LANtastic(TM), LAN Manager(TM) networks *Optional: Hayes or 100% compatible modem. Geoworks(R), Geoworks Ensemble(R), GEOS(R), GeoDraw(R), GeoManager(R), GeoFile(R), GeoDex(R) and GeoComm(R) are Registered Trademarks of Geoworks and GeoWrite(TM), GeoPlanner(TM), GeoBanner(TM), GeoCalc(TM) Lights Out(TM) are trademarks of Geoworks in the United States of America and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. WHERE CAN I BUY ENSEMBLE 2.0? To purchase Ensemble 2.0, from the U.S. and Canada call 800-824-4558. From outside the U.S. or Canada, call 408-281-3079. The price of Ensemble is $79.95 (plus shipping and handling, and sales tax in California). For localized versions of Ensemble, like German or Spanish, contact our international republishers. Geoworks reserves the right to change this offer at any time. ._ _ _ INTERNET: mshea@math.arizona.edu | | |ichael _>hea COMPUSERVE: 76665,3360