geoPublish
Developer(s)Berkeley Softworks
Initial release1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Operating systemGEOS
Typedesktop publishing

geoPublish is a discontinued desktop publishing program made by Berkeley Softworks for their GEOS Operating System.[1][2][3]

Though not as sophisticated as contemporary counterparts such as PageMaker, geoPublish is capable of outputting PostScript page descriptions to laser printers and is used for creating newsletters and other basic page layout tasks.[4][5][6]

Versions

A version for the Commodore 64 was released in 1986.[7][8]It was ported to the Apple II in 1988.[9][10] Version 2.0 was released in 1993.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Wichary, Marcin (2006). "GUIdebook > Timelines > GEOS/GeoWorks". GUIdebook: Graphical User Interface gallery. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. ^ Hughes, Paul (September 1998). "A Comparison of GeoPublish and PaperClip Publisher" (PDF). No. 85. pp. 2, 5.
  3. ^ Lineback, Nathan. "GEOS For the Commodore 64". Nathan's Toasty Technology page. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  4. ^ Esch, James (March 25, 2002). "Commodore Computers: C64 VIC20 PET C128 Plus4 – 8 Bit PC's". GEOS: Looking Back. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  5. ^ Młynek, Mariusz (2020). "System GEOS GeoPublish". C64 Power - Kompendium Wiedzy o komputerze Commodore 64. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  6. ^ "10 Desktop Publishing Tools That Didn't Make It". Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  7. ^ Huey; Loveless (1987). geoPublish User's Manual (PDF). Berkeley Softworks.
  8. ^ "Screen Shot Gallery - Commodore 64/128 - geoPublish 1.0". DANIELSAYS.COM - Daniel's Legacy Computer Collections. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  9. ^ "GeoPublish (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Berkeley Softworks - 1988 USA, Canada Release". Eli's Software Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  10. ^ "GEOS GEOPublish GEOWrite – Drivers Apple II, IIGS, LASER128EX". The VintageGeek Blog. 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2023-05-25.


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