What was the Windows 3.0/1 graphical alternative that also ran on DOS? (lemmy.sdf.org)

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[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 14 points 1 week ago

Maybe GeOS/Geoworks?

https://winworldpc.com/product/geos/geoworks-1x

[-] SharkWeek 3 points 1 week ago

Geos was great on the C64, but completely useless, lol

I didn't know there was a PC version!

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

was it though? I guess it depend on having a mouse, a second floppy drive and a printer. You could thus use it as a desktop publishing platform, or spreadsheet calculator.

[-] SharkWeek 1 points 1 week ago

Nope, it was slow to load and use compared with text-based software for doing the same thing back in the day. An Amstrad PCW was better for actual work

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