Commodore MPS 1200 Manuel d'utilisateur

PERSONAL COMPUTER GEOS TM User's Manual Developed by Berkeley Softworks

Those Extra Files 60 Printer Files 65 The Photo Manager 69 The Text Manager 72 The Font Files Reference 73 Glossary 81 Product Listing 85 Index

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Welcome to GEOS This special package is designed to introduce you to GEOS, the Graphic Environment Operating System produced by Berkeley Softworks. Th

Getting Started Use the procedure in this section to start up your GEOS DESKTOP disk. Once you have booted GEOS, you can run the demonstration program

5: This is the deskTop, which is the fist screen that appears when you boot GEOS. The deskTop enables you to work with files and disks in general, an

Running the Demonstration Program After you have loaded GEOS and have your input device working, you will be ready to run the GEOS demonstration progr

Look for the GEOS DEMO Here it has been highlighted. 4: Now move the pointer to the row of commands at the top left corner of the screen and locate

Exiting GEOS Never turn off your computer until you have properly closed a program, or damage to your files may occur. Use the following procedures

Learning GEOS * Once you begin using a graphically oriented operating system such as GEOS, you will be amazed at the ease and speed with which you c

Common Features and How They Work Using an Input Device To move around GEOS, you need to use an input device, which is a special device you hook up to

to rename the current disk. Click on the rename option. A dialog box will appear, asking you to enter the disk's new name: To rename the disk,

command, hold down the key, and while keeping it held down, press the key needed to carry out the command. For example, if you wish to open (activa

If you wish to close the disk, click on the close icon at the top right corner of the screen: close icon Windows Once you open a GEOS application (wh

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ordinary disk drive and that it expands memory. The 1764 REU supports 256K and the 1750 REU supports 512K. You can operate GEOS using one disk drive

The deskTop This chapter describes the features of the GEOS deskTop. Use this section to learn more about the deskTop's functions: how to mana

The deskTop Screen The deskTop, which is the first screen that appears after you boot GEOS, enables you to gain access to and work with your files. I

used and how much is available are listed below the title bar. The disk note pad page displays the icons of the files located on the currently open

File Management File Functions You can perform a number of actions with files on the deskTop. You can alter the viewing mode of the disk note pad f

Viewing Modes You can view the items on the deskTop in either text or icon mode. Use text mode if you wish to view a list of all the files on the dis

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Selecting a File You need to select a file with the input device before you can work with it. To select a file, you need to be in icon mode. To select

A dialog box will display the disk name, file type, file class, version, file structure, file size, most recent file modification date, and file autho

3: A dialog box will ask you to "Please enter new filename." Press (1 to backspace over as much of the name as needed, enter a new name,

NOTE In this manner, you can delete a file by depositing it into the waste basket, print a document by depositing it on top of the printer icon, or,

3: To select your particular input device, press the(] keys (located below the m key) to move the pointer on the screen: To move: Press: Move the po

Rearranging File Icons You can move a file from one page to another of the disk note pad, if desired. Files are listed in a menu or dialog box in th

2: Insert the destination disk into the other disk drive. Make sure it has been opened (its name will appear below the disk drive icon). 3: Click on

If you try to delete a file that is write protected, a dialog box will inform you that the file cannot be deleted. To change its write protect status

Disk Management The disks you use in GEOS fall into three general categories: boot (or system), application, and work disks. (Boot and application d

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Renaming a Disk You can use spaces and punctuation in the names of your disks, if desired. You can have up to 16 characters in a disk name. To rename

5: Next, you will be instructed to insert the destination disk into the disk drive. After you have done so, press -1. NOTE If the destination disk

Validating a Disk Use the validate command to check for possible errors on the currently open disk. If the damage is minor, the validate command wil

Using More than One Disk Drive The disk note pad displays the contents of one disk drive at a time; the command menu acts on the currently selected di

As mentioned before, the REU acts a disk drive, except that you cannot physically insert a disk into it. If the REU is supports 256K, you need to con

3: Once you open the CONFIGURE program, the following screen will appear: RAM expansion: 512K DMA for 'MoueDato' RAM Reboot The CONFIGURE

9: To exit the CONFIGURE program, select quit from the file menu. To add a disk drive or change Drive B: 1 : Make sure the CONFIGURE program has been

Expansion Unit's memory to speed up the performance of any GEOS disk in that disk drive. 7: Select save configuration from the file menu to inst

boxes will be filled in). DMA for "MoveData" will enable GEOS to swap large amounts of data in the REU, thereby speeding up GEOS considerabl

b. modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, create derivative works based on, make copies of the documentation, or copy (except

represented by a C=64 icon with the file's name below. You can rename, copy, and delete these files as if they were standard GEOS files. Runni

GEOS and BASIC If you are a BASIC programmer, you can enter and use the BASIC environ- ment directly from the GEOS deskTop. To enter BASIC from the d

Quick Reference: deskTop Menus geos geos info: displays copyright notice and authors of GEOS. deskTop info: displays copyright notice and authors of

Desk Accessories GEOS offers a range of desk accessories, which are small programs you can use from within an application or on the deskTop. When you

The Calculator The Calculator desk accessory gives you the ability to do quick arithmetic while running any GEOS application or while you are on the d

Entering Values To enter values and execute functions, either use the pointer and click on the Calculator keys, or use the top row of numbers on your

Exiting the Calculator Click here to exit. Click on the close icon (the black key in the upper right corner of the Calculator) or press 1- on the keyb

The Preference Manager The Preference Manager desk accessory enables you to set a variety of parameters regarding the color of the screen or prrtrrr

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Setting the Pointer Movement Characteristics The three bars in the upper left corner control the speed of the pointer. MIN VELOCITY and MAX -0 VELOCIT

NOTE Refer to "Using, Saving, and Recalling Your Changes," page 52, for a variety of options for saving or recalling changes to the Prefer-

Changing the Date or Time To set the date or time: 1: Click on the DATE SET or TIME SET box. For accurate dateltime stamping of your 2: Type in the

3: To return to the previous application, click on the EXIT box. After making additional changes, to recall the last "saved changes: 1: Click on

The Alarm Clock ., . dldtm clock The Alarm Clock desk accessory can be called up to display the current time (if it has already been set), set the co

The Note Pad note pad that was With the Note Pad desk accessory you can jot down short notes while you are using any GEOS application. Your notes wil

Adding Notes When the Note Pad appears, begin to type a note. Insert characters by clicking the pointer at the desired insertion point; delete charact

Those Extra Piles Some of the files included on this program disk can be used only if you have purchased GEOS applications and will be necessary for t

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Printer Files GEOS supports over 70 different printers. Each one requires its own printer file called a printer driver. This program disk comes equip

6: Close the boot disk and remove it from the disk drive. NOTE To close a disk, either click on its close icon or hold down the key and press B 7: No

Your Printer Interface Printer Driver Commodore 1525 Commodore 1526 Commodore MPS-801 Commodore MPS-802 Commodore MPS-803 Commodore MPS-1000 Commodore

Your Printer Interface Printer Driver Star Micronics NL- 10 (with Commodore interface) Star Micronics NL-10 (with Centronics Parage1 interface) Star

As new printers become available, Berkeley Softworks will write new printer drivers to support these devices. These drivers will be made available to

The Photo Manager Once you purchase a GEOS application, use the Photo Manager to store and handle graphic images created with geoPaint. Graphic image

Creating a Photo Album or Opening an Existing One 1: Open the Photo Manager by using one of the following methods: Select photo manager from the geos

Placing an Image into a Photo Album 1: In geoPaint, selekt the Edit Box icon and define the region that contains the image to be placed in the photo

Exiting a Photo Album Use one of the following methods: Select close from the frle menu if you wish to open another album or create a new one. Selec

The Text Manager pJiJ text manager Once you purchase a GEOS application, you will find the Text Manager useful for storing blocks of text permanently.

geoCalc, geoCalc 128, geospell, FontPack 1, FontPack Plus, International FontPack, geoDex, geoMerge, geoWrite Workshop, geoWrite Workshop 128, geolase

Creating a Text Album or Opening an Existing One 1: Open the Text Manager by using one of the following methods: Select text manager from the geos m

Placing Text into a Text Album 1: First you must create a text scrap: in geowrite, highlight the text that you want to cut or copy. 2: Select cut (t

The Font Files The three font files on the disk are California, Dwinelle, and Roma This is an example of California. Th is an example of Roma. Berkel

Glossary Alarm Clock A desk accessory that enables you to set the time and an alarm. album files Files containing permanently stored text or graphics.

Calculator clicking board commands. To use the key, hold it down, and while continuing to hold it down, press the key you need to carry out the com- m

desk accessory deskTop destination disk dialog box DISK COPY disk drive disk drive icon disk menu disk note pad dog-ear double-clicking A small utilit

file file menu font geos menu ghost icon icon icon mode Inkwell light pen input device 76 Glossary clicking once on a file icon, then selecting open f

interface drivers joystick Koala Pad keyboard shortcut master disk menu mouse Note Pad open photo scrap Photo Manager Programs that enable you to set

point size pointer Preference Mgr printer icon proportional spacing RAM Expansion Unit (REU) RESTORE key scrap scrolling arrows a photo scrap, then in

scrolling source disk special menu system file text cursor text mode text scrap type face type style validate view on a scrolling arrow enables you to

Table of Contents l Welcome to GEOS 2 Getting Started 4 Running the Demonstration Program 6 Exiting GEOS 2 Learning GEOS 8 Common Features and How

waste basket On the deskTop, the icon shaped like a waste basket next to the printer icon at the lower right corner of the screen. It is used to dele

GEOS Product Listing FI Products from Berkeley Softworks are as follows: GEOS- Features the deskTop interface which enables user to perform file and d

geoprogrammer Features geoAssembler, geolinker, and geoDe- bugger. Enables user to create full scale GEOS applications. Includes over 400 pages of d

copying), the geoPa.int color graphics program, the geoWrite word processing program, a variety of desk accessories, printer and input drivers, additi

use, and additional peripheral support. For use with Commodore 64, MC, and 128. Features the geoFile database program and geoMerge. Enables user to d

Index A Alarm Clock 54 clock time 55 setting alarm 55 B BASIC Interpreter 4 1 programs 4 1 with GEOS 41 booting GEOS 2 border 17 C Calculator 46 click

types with GEOS 29 validating 32 double-clicking 9 E exiting GEOS 6 F file icons 17 files copying 26 deleting 27 deselecting 20 duplicating 22 functio

color 50 shape 50 speed 50 Preference Manager 49 printer icon description 17 printing files with 23 printers default procedure 60 using with GEOS 60 p