GEOS (16-bit operating system)
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 DOS-based, IBM PC compatible computers. Versions for some handheld platforms were also released and licensed to some companies.
A screenshot of Breadbox Ensemble 4.1.2 | |
| Developer | Berkeley Softworks |
|---|---|
| Written in | Assembly, C |
| Working state | Supported |
| Source model | Open source, formerly closed source |
| Initial release | 1990 |
| Latest release | 4.1.3 / 25 August 2009 |
| Repository | github |
| Influenced by | GEOS (8-bit) |
| Default user interface | Motif or "Win95 clone" |
| License | Apache |
| Official website | blog |
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.
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.