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AOL became popular alongside the growth of Windows so most people think of them together. But they supported DOS-only customers with a GeoWorks client. The iro
by whoopdedo 3y ago
AOL became popular alongside the growth of Windows so most people think of them together. But they supported DOS-only customers with a GeoWorks client.
The irony of GEOS is that it was known for having low hardware requirements to run, but software development for it was done on Sun workstations. There wasn't a DOS SDK until well after Windows had won the desktop.
[*] https://tedium.co/2019/06/20/geoworks-geos-history/ https://tedium.co/2019/06/20/geoworks-geos-history/
- joezydeco 3y agoI actually used that DOS version back in the day. It was a fast tight application. It's a shame GEOS never went anywhere.
- bluedino 3y agoI had tried Windows on my 386 and it was slow as dirt compared to the AOL DOS version. I always wondered why it was so fast.
- ptek 3y agoI wonder why they didn't dogfood and release a DOS SDK it earlier?