Geos for the ibm pc pc geos was a huge advancement over the earlier8 bit apple ii and commodore 64 geos products. Originally distributed on a cd, you can download the whole thing as a zip file. It features true point and click technology, with drag and drop access to. Commodore 64 online in 2011 with geos and geolink youtube. In the 1980s, it was commercially available for the commodore 64, 128 and plus4 as well as the apple ii geos has extremly low hardware requirements. Geos itself is now available for free download more details soon. Versatile commodore emulator for windows, mac, dos, beos, solaris, os2, amiga, dingoo, skyos, dos and linux from the good folks at viceemu.
This huge downloadable file includes 624 classic commodore 64 games. The commodore 64, also known as the c64, c64, c64,n 1 or occasionally cbm 64 or vic64, is an 8bit home computer introduced in january 1982 by commodore international. Some versions of it are available for download at geos geos1. Once uncompressed in you computer, the games can be foundin the c64 games folder. Its low cost, superior graphics, high quality sound and a massive 64 kb of ram positioned it as the winner in the home computer wars, knocking out competitors from the. Geos is a graphical environment for the commodore 64, 128 and the plus4. You can use it in interactive mode or pass a basic file as a command line parameter. This emulates the commodore 64 very well, and is being updatedall the time. First there is a list with the top 100 games with a short description and an image of each and after that list there is another one with the other 524.
Once you have disk images uploaded, you can access them from your commodore 64 computer. It also even had some options for inlcuding graphics in documents. Berkley software demonstrates geos for the commodore 64 at winter ces. This c64 emulator has been ported to unix, macos, beos, amigaos, riscos, and now windows. The commodore 64, also known as the c64 or the cbm 64, is an 8bit home computer introduced in january 1982 by commodore international first shown at the consumer electronics show, in las vegas, january 710, 1982. Commodore software geos collete utilities instructions. Definitly an emulator to download for the hardcore c64 fan.
D64 files which have been archived from the hundreds of floppy disks from my personal collection which i have acquired over the years. Notice the quite common misspelling of the word kernel, which might have been influenced by commodore 64s kernal keyboard entry read network and link. In the 1980s, it was commercially available for the commodore 64, 128 and plus4 as well as the apple ii. Geos is a graphical user interface for 6502based computers. Geos commodore 64 gui operating system 1985 youtube. This is a sample geos screen, with all menus shown. Begin by downloading the 1541 boot disk set for geos 64 listed above and replace the main boot disk with this one if you use the 64hdd system. Vice is a program that runs on a unix, msdos, win32, os2, beos, qnx 4. The screenshot has bigger pixels and wrong aspect ratio. Even though geos 64 and geos 128 are being provided here for free downloading, this is still commercial software. The pc tools in this area are aids to programming for the commodore. Geos commodore 64 gui 8bit operating system 1985 booting on real commodore 64 geos graphic environment operating system is a discontinued operating system from berkeley softworks later. Mar 21, 2017 geos commodore 64 gui 8bit operating system 1985 booting on real commodore 64 geos graphic environment operating system is a discontinued operating system from berkeley softworks later. Using our free v1541 software, you can browse your disks, download files, copy disks to a floppy, and load games or other programs right off the internet.
Geos, released in 1985, is a full blown operating system and graphical user interface for the commodore 64 computer. The commodore 64 was an extremely popular home computer in the 1980s. It is listed in the guinness world records as the highestselling single computer model of all time, with independent estimates placing the number. The first menu shows basic options and desk accessories available on the currently active disk. Geos graphic environment operating system is a discontinued operating system from berkeley softworks later geoworks. Commodore business machines released the commodore 64 in 1982 at a price of. Now you can enjoy graphical web browsing on your commodore 64 or commodore 128. The commodore 64 was the first computer for many families. Commodore basic cbmbasic is a 100% compatible version of commodore s version of microsoft basic 6502 as found on the commodore 64. Geos effectively turned the 8bit commodore 64 into something very similar to a macintosh, but for an 8th of the price. In 2004, pushed hard by rivaling c64 open source alternatives such as the contiki operating system and desktop environment and the lunix nix clone, the owners of geos have finally decided to release geos to the public. Major project decisions are made via a request for comments process, where proposals are first documented and then voted on by the steering committee. C64 forever allinone c64 emulator, games, demoscene.
Frodo a commodore 64 emulator on the windows platform screenshots geos 2 for c64. Nov 25, 2016 a gui is an interface that utilizes symbols or other visual markers to connect with electronic gadgets, instead of just content by means of an order line. Although the pc versions runs on top of dos, it is sometimes considered an operating system. Use this d64 if you have set up 64hdd on a slower machine such as a 386. It has been listed in the guinness world records as the highestselling single computer model of all time, with independent estimates placing the number sold. Because of the popularity of the commodore 64 as a games machine, geos can also be easily run on most c64 emulators on modern computers. Download details geos collete utilities instructions we hope that youll find many of the programs and desk accessories included in this package useful and that they will further enhance your enjoyment and productivity with geos. Hi, i am new here, i downloaded the vice emulator to try the free geos 64 link i found on. It may be a long time before i get all of my collection posted here. It was manufactured from 1982 to 1993, sold somewhere around 25 million units, and for a time it was the best selling computer in the world. Frodo a commodore 64 emulator on the windows platform commodore 64 emulators list. Google and wiki can give you much more information. Geos for the ibm pc pcgeos was a huge advancement over the earlier8 bit apple ii and commodore 64 geos products.
Geos gui based os for the commodore 64 from 1986 retro. Htm in the html folder for instructions and manuals. The screenshot has an extra border, bigger pixels and wrong aspect ratio. When the c64 was launched by commodore in 1982 it immediately set the standard for 8bit home computers.
Geos is a graphical operating system for the commodore 64. C64 geos books related to geos for the commodore 64. The c64 online emulator is a fully functional emulator supporting all the well accepted file formats. The geos project is run by a project steering committee made up of developers and contributors to the project and is a project of osgeo. Commodore 64 games and emulators for free download. Geoworks is a graphical environment and application suite for dos. This program looks at what you can do with the famous c 64. The commodore 64 was an incredibly successful piece of hardware back in the early 80s, having applications for office, development, and even gaming. I read about geos on the net and looks amazing how its programmers did a so good work on putting a 7 mhz mac gui on a 1 mhz c64. Geos available for download after 18 years slashdot. Geos is being provided for free downloading in the hopes it will encourage more active participation among commodore users. Boot disks for 64hdd users geos 64hdd 172k this is a single d64 file. It features true point and click technology, with drag and drop access to file copying, printing, and deleting. Originally designed for the commodore 64 with its version being released in 1986, enhanced versions of geos later became available in 1987 for the commodore 128 and in 1988 for the apple ii family of computers.
159 620 458 1363 1295 265 953 13 917 541 1099 127 1378 1132 1524 968 681 1322 1312 308 1138 119 1006 53 1150 1097 660 76 78 389 816 498 1427 421