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

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe GeOS/Geoworks?

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

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

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

I didn't know there was a PC version!

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

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@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 17 hours 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