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- The Gorin Desktop - Released Versions Development History
-
- For easier reading, major releases are aligned at left margin, whereas
- minor releases (i.e. bug fixes and minor upgrades) are indented.
-
- 22/10/92 Version 1.00. Initial widespread release, with full spec.
-
- 13/11/92 Version 1.00a. Fixed few minor bugs, modified operation
- of palette in icon editor. Easy Disk Formatter now v1.2. Fixed
- quick exit (F9) tendancy to relaunch previous application. Added
- support for "key" file to automatically register later versions.
-
- 02/12/92 Version 1.00b. Added Save confirmation to icon editor,
- and improved performance when drawing with large brush sizes.
- Added Click-Ahead allowing icons to be selected as soon as they
- appear. File viewer now remembers path and mask between sessions.
-
- 04/01/93 Version 1.00c. Changed calculator's handling of divide
- by zero to produce "ERROR!". Fixed the Close box for telephone
- dialler, which was previously causing problems on some faster
- PC's. Fixed a bug which caused screen corruption if mouse cursor
- set to driver and mouse not found. Now doesn't need VGA Mono
- systems switched to MODE CO80 first. Refined a few internal
- operations for efficiency.
-
- 27/01/93 Bug fixed versions of DISKSTAT.EXE and
- SETUP.EXE now correctly report DOS versions such as
- 5.02 unlike most other software which reports 5.2.
- Software still version 1.00c.
-
- 18/02/93 Version 1.00d. New versions of LEARN.EXE, Easy Disk
- Formatter now v1.4. Also changed a couple of internal bits.
- Navigate now asks you to PRESS A KEY after your program is run.
-
- 13/04/93 Version 1.50. The desktop now includes a paint program,
- enhanced help, a new options panel (ala Organiser), a move icon option,
- a few OEM facilities and numerous bug fixes. The SETUP program now
- recognises numerous popular programs and automatically installs them as
- icons on the desktop. A new version of DISKSTAT.EXE provides information
- on more hard disks, processor and colours. Easy disk formatter now
- v1.50. PCX Converter now handles larger images and has a "Reduce to fit"
- option. A few more icon files are supplied. and it's now supplied on two
- 5.25" n disks, or one 3.5". The software is now compatible with DOS 3.0
- and later (earlier versions required DOS 3.3, due to a mistake on my
- behalf).
-
- 28/04/93 Easy Disk Formatter now v1.51 (This fixes a problem with
- DR.DOS). DISKSTAT.EXE now v1.51 and reports memory free more
- accurately. System file (GUI.EXE) recompiled for technical
- reasons.
-
- 04/05/93 PCX Converter now v1.5a. Fixes a bug when cropping
- pictures to icons, which caused system to hang (or if you were
- lucky display a cryptic message, then hang!).
-
- 12/05/93 Version 1.51. The setup program senses a few more
- programs, specifically a small selection of Windows ones which
- it instructs the desktop to run automatically. Added processor
- and DOS versions to ABOUT box. EDIT and DELETE now instruct you
- to DOUBLE CLICK rather than select an icon as users were
- getting confused with the feature. The previous set of commands
- are available for reference when entering new DOS commands in
- the ADD or EDIT windows. Internal tidying.
-
- 26/05/93 PCX Converter now v1.51. Bug Fix.
-
- 15/07/93 Version 1.52. The PCX Converter now works
- correctly, and converts the grey in Windows PCX files.
- A couple of spelling mistakes/incorrect instructions in
- Desktop have been corrected, and the Diskstat program
- modified internally.
-
- 01/08/93 Version 1.53. Modifies "Set Date & Time" option
- in both DESKTOP and SETUP (Cosmetic). Removed version no
- from System Statu and PCX Converter.
-
- 10/09/93 Version 2.00. Changes worth mentioning:
-
- o Redesigned window style
- o Ability to Add, Remove, Move and Edit program groups, now
- enabling upto 24 groups with a combined total of 840 possible
- program entries!
- o Context sensitive help
- o Disk space bar chart display
- o Keyboard operation of Calculator & Dialler
- o Icon bar replaces button bar
- o New Filer file management window
- o Fast installation of new programs, simply select a file
- o Automatic recognition of Windows programs
- o New Clock and Scroller screen savers
- o Icons now push into screen rather than double click
- o New File Viewer - now accessed via Filer
- o Various new options on Options Panel
- o Improved selection of wallpaper from Options Panel
- o New icon selector
- o Paint now uses round brush & has new file selector
- o Improved PCX Converter - now you simply select file from
- a dialogue box
- o All old style file selectors replaced with new versions
- using scroll bars and highlights
- o Many new icons, many old ones enhanced
- o New wallpaper
- o Floppy Formatter replaces Easy Disk Formatter & works with
- all DOS versions
- o New simple modem tool - Desktop Terminal
- o New Amiga MOD music file player - GMOD for Soundblaster and
- some speaker-only systems - includes sample tunes!
- o Enhanced SETUP program enables you to select what to install
- o Fully rewritten user guide
-
- 12/10/93 Version 2.0a. Disabled screen saver under Filer and
- File Viewer to prevent saver generating "File Not Found" error.
-
- 17/10/93 Version 2.01. Adds Page Up and Down buttons to viewer.
-
- 09/11/93 Fixes bug in Floppy Formatter under DOS 3.3.
-
- 11/02/94 Version 2.10. Fully-functioning Address Book replaces Telephone
- Dialler, automatically upgrades existing files. Minor cosmetic and text
- input modifications. Problems with Floppy Formatter and DOS 4 fixed.
- Modified Clock and Scroller screen savers.
-
- 17/03/94 Version 2.10a. Corrects problem with SETUP under DOS
- 6.2. Corrects Address Book's request for too much memory.
- Replaces Address Book's Search dialogue with the Organiser's
- one.
-
- 14/04/94 Version 2.11. Corrects editing problem. Adds meaningful
- error trapping system, to prevent obscure Run Time Error messages.
-
- 04/05/94 New version of GMOD Pro, recompiled SETUP for read-only
- installation files.
-
- 13/05/94 Version 2.12. Adds support for Modem on COM3 & COM4.
-
- 21/05/94 Version 2.13. Rewritten Address Book sorter. Upto
- 20 times faster with 100+ records.
-
- 09/08/94 Version 2.14. Faster saving of Address Book. GMOD Pro
- CLOSE box now works correctly.
-
- 17/08/94 Version 2.14a. Bugfix. Stops screen saver cutting in
- whilst editing Address Book entries.
-
- 23/09/94 Version 2.14a. Update due to ASP membership.
-
- 09/10/94 Version 2.15. Bugfix to file viewer to stop overflow
- problem on low quality VGA cards. More ASP updates.
-
- 04/12/94 Version 2.15a. Bugfix to file selection dialogue box
- as pressing CANCEL resulted in rubbish in the COMMANDS entry.
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- The Gorin Desktop is Copyright 1992-1994 Neil Gorin.
-
- GMOD Pro is Copyright 1993 Paul Askew, 1993-1994 Neil Gorin.