Posted By
MMS
on 2023-07-27
17:54:09
 |  Re: Geos Download
Well, GEOS is not a complete fun with a C64 + an 1541 floppy drive.
Sure, it loads way faster than the normal 1541 (next to the 5x fastloader routine it also contains a compression tool to reduce file size), but the frequent floppy disc swaps kill the fun.
I used by GEOS with two 1541/II disc drives, and while it did not load any faster, you saved the annoying floppy disc swaps. Unfortunately JiffyDOSdoes not make it faster, just let it work with their onw routine.
I made some small magazines for our school in GeoWrite, and it was fun to make it in a WYSIWYG editor, with several nice fonts and gfx included.
Plus/4 GEOS can work only with 1551, and it has a positive and a negative side. Pos: the 1551 is faster than 1541, so theoretically it should load faster than 1541 on C64.
On the negative side: 1551 is a rare beast and became pretty expensive.
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