Date: Sat, 27 Apr 91 19:45:41 -0500
From: Alan Reeve <t90chai@mp.cs.niu.edu>
Message-Id: <9104280045.AA27195@mp.cs.niu.edu>
To: jrd@stony-brook.scrc.symbolics.com, kimes@cbnewsc.att.com

Here is the info that you requested regarding our Diamond GOS GUI interface.

  Diamond GOS 3.0 is REEVEsoft's most recent version of the Diamond GOS cartridge
and it adds several new features to previous versions. Diamond GOS is a complete
graphical operating system for your Atari 8-bit computer with a minimum of 48K RAM.
It allows for multiple, moveable, sizeable windows, dialog boxes, drop-down menus,
selections via a mouse pointer, icons...etc just like on a Macintosh(tm) or Atari
ST(tm). The Diamond GOS package includes a 64K piggyback (other cartridges can plug
into it) supercartridge along with various utilities, Diamond Paint, and Diamond Write.
The package retails for $69.95 and is available from various 8-bit dealers throughout
the country as well as direct from:

     REEVEsoft
     29W150 Old Farm Lane
     Warrenville, IL  60555
     (708) 393-2317

Specs:

* Supports up to 4 windows simultaneously (Diamond DeskTop uses 2).
* Works with DOS 2.X (2.0, 2.5, ...etc), SpartaDOS (and SDX), and DOS XE.
* Supports the use of a joystick, keyboard, touch tablet, or ST mouse.
* Fonts can be up to 24 by 24 in size for Diamond applications.
* Supports up to 16 Megabytes of memory (current memory drivers support 256K).
* Environment completely programmable (Diamond Develop sold separately).
* Includes full features paint program for drawing freehand, lines, circles,
  ellipses, boxes, fills, mixing colors, magnify, mirroring, cut and paste,
  import pictures, mixing text with a picture...etc.
* Includes full featured word processor that generates a WYSIWYG output,
  mixing any of 8 different styles in your document, using any font for your
  document, search and replace, cut and paste, justification, 80 columns without
  additional hardware...etc.
* Desk accessories.
* Diamond DeskTop built into ROM supports all DOS related tasks such as
  renaming, copying, and deleting files and launching programs (including those
  that do not utilitze Diamond).

     Additions in Diamond GOS 3.0 over 2.1

* Faster.
* Automatic DOS detection.
* Built In File Selector dialog box (external programs are smaller).
* and more...

  For more information Diamond GOS was the cover story for Antic Magazine in June '89.

  Other Diamond GOS products available right now include Diamond News Station, Diamond
Develop, two PD disks of Diamond based applications (also available via
GEnie), and we publish a quarterly newsletter for Diamond GOS owners.

  If you have further questions please contact the above address.