Place California font on disk for best printed results.
@GEOS 2.0 MANUAL UPDATE
First off, I suggest that you place the California font on this disk. It's not the best font, I agree, but it's best suited for this purpose. Especially when printed out with one of the double or quad density drivers (which I highly recommend for this file).
Let me begin by stating that I am a great believer in manuals. More often than not, a problem arrises due to not properly reading or understanding the manual. Of course, if the information is not there in the first place, it's real hard to read it! This came to the attention of several geoUsers when, after someone placed a message on the GEOS board on Q-LINK concerning a problem they were having regarding the use of the 1581/1541 drives and geoWrite, I left the reply, "re-read the section xx on page 145 of your manual." Well, the user looked, but it wasn't there! After an all out nationwide investigation by dedicated GEOS users, it was determined that there are two different GEOS 2.0 manuals!
So, down to the nitty gritty:
As of 12/31/88 there are two different versions of the GEOS 2.0 manual. Basically, the difference between the two is, one manual has binder holes punched in it, for placement into a small 3-ring binder, and the other manual does not have these holes. There is also at least one other difference. The manual without the holes contains some very valuable information that users of two different drive types (who are not using the REU) will find critical. The following 2 pages contain this information.
With the California font placed on this disk, the printed output of pages 2 and 3 will produce a sort of "Manual Update" that can be cut down and placed directly into your manual. Select the PRINT option from the menu, and in the dialog box, select "print from page 2 to page 3", unless you just feel the need to print out page one also. Using scissors or a paper cutter, cut the pages exactly 8 1/2 inches long X 5 3/4 wide, and the pages will fit neatly into your manual. When printed with a quad density driver, it makes a nice addition to your manual, but it is hardly necessary.
I hope this information comes in handy for those who need it.
Ken Slaughter FAT BEAR1
If you have more than one disk drive:
* Copy geoWrite, the printer driver, the DESKTOP 2.0 file, font files, desk accessories, and text or photo albums and scraps to one disk.
* Copy the documents to another disk.
If you have different disk drive types (e.g., a 1541 and a 1571) and no REU:
* Copy the CONFIGURE 2.0 file to any disk containing the DESKTOP 2.0 file.
PNOTE
So long as you have a RAM expansion unit, you need not copy the CONFIGURE 2.0 file to the work disks containing the DESKTOP, even if the drives are different.
PgeoWrite Documents and the 1581 Disk Drive
If you try to open a geoWrite document on a disk in a 1581 disk drive, an error message saying "geoWrite and data file must be on the same disk in a one-drive system" will appear if you do not have a RAM expansion unit, even though you are using a two-drive system or you have geoWrite and its documents on the same disk. To open the document, click
in the error message dialog box. The Create/Open/Quit dialog box will appear, enabling you to gain access to your document.
Note that the Create/Open/Quit dialog box only displays the first 15 documents on the disk. If the document you need is not displayed, you will need to rearrange file icons on the disk note pad so that the document file you need appears among the first 15 on the disk. See "Rearranging File Icons" on page 64, if necessary.
If you are using a 1581 disk drive with a disk containing a geoWrite document, you can open the document by first opening the geoWrite application file, then selecting
@Open existing document
from the Create/Open/Quit dialog box.
@geoWrite 145
* Copy the documents to another disk.
If you have different disk drive types
* Copy the documents to another disk.
If you have different disk drive types (e.g., a 1541 and a 1571) and no REU:
* Copy the CONFIGURE 2.0 file to any disk containing the DESKTOP 2.0 file.
PNOTE
So long as you have a RAM expansion unit, you need not copy the CONFIGURE 2.0 file to the work disks containing the DESKTOP, even if the drives are different.
PgeoPaint Documents and the 1581 Disk Drive
If you try to open a geoPaint document on a disk in a 1581 disk drive, an error message saying "geoPaint and data file must be on the same disk in a one-drive system" will appear if you do not have a RAM expansion unit, even though you are using a two-drive system or you have geoPaint and its documents on the same disk. To open the document, click
in the error message dialog box. The Create/Open/Quit dialog box will appear, enabling you to gain access to your document.
Note that the Create/Open/Quit dialog box only displays the first 15 documents on the disk. If the document you need is not displayed, you will need to rearrange file icons on the disk note pad so that the document file you need appears among the first 15 on the disk. See "Rearranging File Icons" on page 64, if necessary.
If you are using a 1581 disk drive with a disk containing a geoPaint document, you can open the document by first opening the geoPaint application file, then selecting
(.txt)