Re: Ensemble
Brian Smithson ((no email))
Thu, 1 Jun 1995 21:02:23 -0700 (PDT)
> > Which parts will run on the Zoomer I don't know.
>
> I doubt that any will run unless the kernel is somehow replaced. GEOS
> 2.0 saw major kernel and driver support changes. As I remember, GEOS 1.2
> apps ran flakily at best, if at all, under GEOS 2.0. (I don't remember
> clearly because, once I finished the 2.0 beta testing, I removed it from my
> system and swore never to test for Geoworks again; they simply weren't
> as responsive to demands for releasing a good quality product -- which
> I believe GEOS 1.0 and 1.2 were -- when they made the change from
> Berkeley Systems to Geoworks) Of course, GEOS 2.0 apps ran flakily
> under GEOS 2.0. But, anyhow . . .
>
> But, in short, I highly doubt it unless someone comes out with a revised
> ROM with the GEOS 2.0 kernel and drivers. And, to be honest, I wouldn't be
> rushing to the store to get one if they did.
Sounds like you didn't have fun as a beta-tester :-(.
I have no direct experience with the beta-test versions of GEOS/Ensemble 2.0.
I saw an early demo of it, and it did look pretty flakey. However, the
production version seemed stable enough to me -- on par with Ensemble 1.2
and most Windows apps, in my experience.
I've gotten most of the Ensemble 2.0 apps to run on a Zoomer, and the Zoomer
is essentially based on GEOS 2.0. They run slowly, due to the limited CPU power
available on the Zoomer, but they run as long as you bring along the necessary
Ensemble libraries.
>From what I read on zoomer-list, many people have had good luck running
GEOS 2.1 apps on their Zoomers. I'd love to hear the details on each app --
what libraries were needed, what did or did not work, what else broke, etc.
-Brian