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 == Links ==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system) About GEOS for the Commodre 64]
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system) About GEOS for the Commodre 64]
 [[Category:CPC GUI]]

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 The [[Amstrad CPC]] suffered from the same problem as the [[Commodore 64]]. Both computers were launched before the era of [[History of Graphical User Interface for the Amstrad CPC|Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)]], and therefore lacked a proper pointing device from the beginning.
-To make the usage of the Commodore more modern, GEOS was invented in an attempt to mimic the most common Graphical User Interfaces of the time ([[GEM]] and [[Mac OS]]). To make the interaction with GEOS like that of its counterparts a mouse had to be supplied with GEOS. This mouse although designed for the Commodore 64 can be connected to an Amstrad CPC and be used with the operating system [[FutureOS]], as drivers for the GEOS mouse apparently already exists in [[FutureOS]].
+To make the usage of the Commodore more modern, GEOS was invented in an attempt to mimic the most common Graphical User Interfaces of the time ([[GEM]] and [[macOS]]). To make the interaction with GEOS like that of its counterparts a mouse had to be supplied with GEOS. This mouse although designed for the Commodore 64 can be connected to an Amstrad CPC and be used with the operating system [[FutureOS]], as drivers for the GEOS mouse apparently already exists in FutureOS.
 == Tech details ==

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 To make the usage of the Commodore more modern, GEOS was invented in an attempt to mimic the most common Graphical User Interfaces of the time ([[GEM]] and [[Mac OS]]). To make the interaction with GEOS like that of its counterparts a mouse had to be supplied with GEOS. This mouse although designed for the Commodore 64 can be connected to an Amstrad CPC and be used with the operating system [[FutureOS]], as drivers for the GEOS mouse apparently already exists in [[FutureOS]].
 [[File:Geos screenshot.png]]
 GEOS for the Commodore 64
 == Links ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:45, 5 December 2013
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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system) About GEOS for the Commodre 64]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system) About GEOS for the Commodre 64]

−	[[Category:~~Non~~ CPC ~~Computers~~]][[Category:CPC ~~GUI~~]]	+	[[Category:CPC GUI]]
		+	[[Category:FutureOS]]
		+	[[Category:Peripherals]]
		+	[[Category:Non CPC Computers]]

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-[[Image:Geos mouse.jpg|thumb|The mouse the came with GEOS]]
+[[File:Geos mouse.jpg|thumb|The mouse that came with GEOS]]
-The [[Amstrad CPC]] suffered from the same problem as the [[Commodore 64]]. Both computers was lunched before the era of [[History of Graphical User Interface for the Amstrad CPC|Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)]], and therefore lacked a propper pointing device from the beginning.
+The [[Amstrad CPC]] suffered from the same problem as the [[Commodore 64]]. Both computers were launched before the era of [[History of Graphical User Interface for the Amstrad CPC|Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)]], and therefore lacked a proper pointing device from the beginning.
-To make the usage of the Commodore more modern, GEOS was invented in an attempt to mimic the most common Graphical User Interfaces of the time ([[GEM]] and [[Mac OS]]). To make the interaction with GEOS like that of its counterparts a mouse had to be supplied with GEOS. This mouse although designed for the Commodore 64 can be connected to an Amstrad CPC and be used with the operating system [[FutureOS]], as drives for the GEOS mouse apparently already exists in [[FutureOS]].
+To make the usage of the Commodore more modern, GEOS was invented in an attempt to mimic the most common Graphical User Interfaces of the time ([[GEM]] and [[Mac OS]]). To make the interaction with GEOS like that of its counterparts a mouse had to be supplied with GEOS. This mouse although designed for the Commodore 64 can be connected to an Amstrad CPC and be used with the operating system [[FutureOS]], as drivers for the GEOS mouse apparently already exists in [[FutureOS]].
-[[Image:Geos screenshot.png]]
+[[File:Geos screenshot.png]]
 GEOS for the Commodore 64
-== Unknown Tech Details ==
+== Unknown tech details ==
 * The mouse does connect to joystick port?

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:06, 28 February 2010
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	GEOS for the Commodore 64		GEOS for the Commodore 64

		+	== Unknown Tech Details ==
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		+	* The mouse does connect to joystick port?
		+	* Needs additional power supply connection?
		+	* Accessed how by software?

	== Links ==		== Links ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:51, 27 January 2010
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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system) About GEOS for the Commodre 64]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system) About GEOS for the Commodre 64]

−	[[Category:Non CPC Computers]]	+	[[Category:Non CPC Computers]][[Category:CPC GUI]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:50, 27 January 2010
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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system) About GEOS for the Commodre 64]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system) About GEOS for the Commodre 64]

−	[[Category:CPC History]]	+	[[Category:CPC History]][[Category:Non CPC Computers]]