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Title: Wheels 128
Post by: Mangelore on February 01, 2007, 09:28 PM

Hi, has anyone had any experience with Wheels 128?

I tried ordering it from CMD but their online store would fail to bring up the final checkout page... :(

Title: Wheels 128
Post by: RobertB on February 03, 2007, 06:52 AM

Quote from: MangeloreHi, has anyone had any experience with Wheels 128?

Yes? What do you need to know?

Quote from: MangeloreI tried ordering it from CMD but their online store would fail to bring up the final checkout page... :(

Ordering from Maurice at CMDRKey is a dicey proposition, at best.

Owner of Wheels 64 and Wheels 128 since 1998,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug

Title: Wheels 128
Post by: Mangelore on February 03, 2007, 07:32 AM

Hi Robert,

I recently purchased a SuperCPU 128 and was interested in Wheels 128. What's the documentation like that ships with Wheels 128? Can you recommend any must have applications or web sites for Wheels 128?

Thanks
Fotios

Title: Wheels 128
Post by: RobertB on February 03, 2007, 04:52 PM

Quote from: MangeloreWhat's the documentation like that ships with Wheels 128?

Documentation consists of the "Driver's Manual", which is a general book on how to get started with Wheels and how to use it successfully. It does not go into any detail of how Wheels was programmed.

Quote from: MangeloreCan you recommend any must have applications or web sites for Wheels 128?

Most GEOS applications work well with Wheels. If you are into publishing, then the must-haves are GEOWrite 128 and GEOPublish. GEOWrite 128 works even better with Wheels when it is patched with Todd Elliott's GW 128 2.2 patch. For various utilities, there are a couple of websites with GEOS emphasis, one being Bruce Thomas' CUE site (I'll have to dig around to find the exact address).

I'll find out more info on those GEOS sites,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug

Title: Wheels 128
Post by: Mangelore on February 03, 2007, 08:17 PM

Excellent :)

Thanks Robert

Title: Wheels 128
Post by: klx300r on April 27, 2007, 04:30 PM

anyone know where you can get a copy of wheels nowadays??

Title: Wheels 128
Post by: nikoniko on April 28, 2007, 12:08 AM

They show up on eBay occasionally. The last one I saw was in February and sold for about $27 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Wheels-128-v4-2-GEOS-upgrade-for-commodore-128-c128_W0QQitemZ170078479632QQihZ007QQcategoryZ74945QQcmdZViewItem).

Title: Wheels 128
Post by: klx300r on April 28, 2007, 03:41 AM

Quote from: nikonikoThey show up on eBay occasionally. The last one I saw was in February and sold for about $27 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Wheels-128-v4-2-GEOS-upgrade-for-commodore-128-c128_W0QQitemZ170078479632QQihZ007QQcategoryZ74945QQcmdZViewItem).

he funny you should bring that up as that was my auction:förbryllad:
regret getting rid of it now as my backup copy stopped working...oh well thats what you get when you only make one backup copy on a 10+ year old dd disk:rodna:

Title: Wheels 128
Post by: nikoniko on April 28, 2007, 11:00 AM

Boy, that's some rotten luck!

Well, maybe the person you sold it to will end up making a backup copy, then listing the original as you did, and you can buy it back. :D

Title: Wheels 128
Post by: klx300r on April 28, 2007, 01:56 PM

Quote from: nikonikoBoy, that's some rotten luck!

Well, maybe the person you sold it to will end up making a backup copy, then listing the original as you did, and you can buy it back. :D

ya really;)
ah well I basically sold it cause I didnt use it really anymore....just now & then I like to boot it up to show a buddy or family member that only ever used a windows os what a 128k 8 buit machine can do:D

Commodore 128 Alive!

Commodore 128 => Software => GEOS => Topic started by: Mangelore on February 01, 2007, 09:28 PM