Software:geoPublish

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Short description: Desktop publishing program

geoPublish
Apple II release.
GeoPublish on Apple II
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. 1.0 1.1 Wichary, Marcin (2006). "GUIdebook > Timelines > GEOS/GeoWorks". https://guidebookgallery.org/timelines/geos. 
  2. Hughes, Paul (September 1998). "A Comparison of GeoPublish and PaperClip Publisher". pp. 2, 5. http://archive.6502.org/publications/geonews/geonews_issue_85_1998_sep.pdf. 
  3. Lineback, Nathan. "GEOS For the Commodore 64". http://toastytech.com/guis/c64g3.html. 
  4. Esch, James (March 25, 2002). "Commodore Computers: C64 VIC20 PET C128 Plus4 – 8 Bit PC's". https://www.commodore.ca/commodore-history/geos-looking-back/. 
  5. Młynek, Mariusz (2020). "System GEOS GeoPublish". http://c64power.com/?strona=geos/geopublish. 
  6. "10 Desktop Publishing Tools That Didn't Make It" (in en). 2022-10-14. https://tedium.co/2022/10/12/forgotten-desktop-publishing-tools-history/. 
  7. Huey; Loveless (1987). geoPublish User's Manual. Berkeley Softworks. https://www.lyonlabs.org/commodore/onrequest/geos/geos-manuals/GEOPUBLISH_Manual.pdf. 
  8. "Screen Shot Gallery - Commodore 64/128 - geoPublish 1.0". https://www.danielsays.com/ssg-cbm-gpub1.html. 
  9. "GeoPublish (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Berkeley Softworks - 1988 USA, Canada Release". http://www.elisoftware.org/index.php?title=GeoPublish_%28Apple_II%2C_5_1%2F4%22_Disk%29_Berkeley_Softworks_-_1988_USA%2C_Canada_Release. 
  10. "GEOS GEOPublish GEOWrite – Drivers Apple II, IIGS, LASER128EX" (in en). 2018-01-29. https://vintagegeek.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/geos-geopublish-geowrite-drivers-apple-ii-iigs-laser128ex/. 


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