I demonstrate how to create a personal database in GEOS using GeoFile 128 (works the same for the C64 version). I also give a demo on how to draw in GeoPaint and then how the two programs can work together on the same project. Let's have some fun in GEOS!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 -
03:35 Intro: GeoFile & GeoPaint
03:36 -
04:36 GeoFile Manual
04:37 -
06:05 Hardware Setup Overview
06:06 -
09:30 My Boxed Game Database Example
09:31 -
11:05 Creating a Personal Database
11:06 -
14:50 Field and Form Design
14:51 -
19:26 Data Entry
19:27 -
28:34 GeoPaint Overview & Drawing
28:35 -
31:09 Photo Scraps & Photo Manager FTW!
31:10 -
32:47 Placing Images in GeoFile
32:48 -
34:50 Print Settings & Printing
34:51 -
37:21 Searching Your Database
37:22 -
39:44 Conclusion
#commodore #Amiga #vintagecomputing #GEOS #c128 #commodore128 #8bit
● Many thanks to my awesome AmigaLove Patrons and Channel Members for their generous support!!!
Michael Wallen (walldog)
Travis Carter (joethezombie)
Graham Shaw (grshaw)
● Thanks to Alan Reed for showing me his inspirational D&D GeoFile database, and for letting me use a screenshot of it in this video.
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Acknowledgements
● Intro/Outro music (and more) by the ULTRA bad ass: Axion, with permission [Canada].
https://axionsynthwave.bandcamp.com/
● Soundtrack music permission by the TOTALLY awesome Droid Bishop, with permission [Los Angeles, CA] I saw him live in 2025 and he was FANTASTIC!
https://droidbishop.bandcamp.com/
● Commodore Amiga/64 case render during the intro by the INSANELY talented Thomas (Tommes) Koch