GEOS (16-bit operating system)

PC/GEOS
A screenshot of Breadbox Ensemble 4.1.2
DeveloperBerkeley Softworks
Written inAssembly, C
Working stateSupported
Source modelOpen source, formerly closed source
Initial release1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Latest release4.1.3 / 25 August 2009; 15 years ago (2009-08-25)
Repositorygithub.com/bluewaysw
Influenced byGEOS (8-bit)
Default
user interface
Motif or "Win95 clone"
LicenseApache
Official websiteblog.bluewaysw.de

GEOS (later renamed GeoWorks Ensemble, NewDeal Office, and Breadbox Ensemble) is a computer operating environment, graphical user interface (GUI), and suite of application software. Originally released as PC/GEOS, it runs on MS-DOS-based, IBM PC compatible computers. Versions for some handheld platforms were also released and licensed to some companies.[1]

PC/GEOS was first created by Berkeley Softworks, which later became GeoWorks Corporation. Version 4.0 was developed in 2001 by Breadbox Computer Company, limited liability company (LLC), and was renamed Breadbox Ensemble. In 2015, Frank Fischer, the CEO of Breadbox, died and efforts on the operating system stopped until later in 2017 when it was bought by blueway.Softworks.[2][3]

PC/GEOS should not be confused with the 8-bit GEOS product from the same company, which runs on the Commodore 64 and Apple II.

  1. ^ "Welcome to Breadbox". Breadbox Computer Company. 2004-12-04. Archived from the original on 2004-12-04. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. ^ Mützel, Bernd; Cordes, Ulrich (1999–2018). "News 2017". GEOS-InfoBase (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  3. ^ "Welcome home, GEOS Resource". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2018-01-24.[permanent dead link]