Desktop 95 Help

Desktop 95

A pocket-sized beige computer from the mid-90s, made from scratch. Support and help.

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Tap Start. Everything is in there.

Getting started

  1. Open the app and let it boot (tap the screen to skip the start-up).
  2. Tap Start at the bottom left. Programs (with Accessories and Games), Documents, Settings (with Setup), Find, Help and Shut Down are all in the Start menu.
  3. Tap an icon on the desktop to select it, double-tap to open it. Long-press anything for its right-click menu.
  4. Drag a window by its title bar, resize it from the corner, and use the buttons at the top right to minimise, maximise or close it.

On iPhone Duo

  • Open, flat: the inner screen is the monitor.
  • Laptop pose: fold it part way and the top half is the screen while the bottom half becomes the beige keyboard.
  • Close the lid: the computer stands by and the cover screen shows a little system tray with the clock, what's playing and notes from your programs. Open it again to carry on. Setup › Lid and Power chooses whether closing the lid stands by or shuts down.

On other iPhones

Hold the phone sideways for a full landscape desktop, or upright for a tall one. The keyboard always comes up along the bottom of the desktop.

Questions

I don't hear anything. Check Setup › Sounds and your ringer switch: the app plays alongside your other audio and stays quiet when the phone is on silent.

I'd rather use the iPhone keyboard. Setup › Keyboard › Keyboard type › iPhone keyboard.

How do I get a painting out? In Paint, File › Save to Phone's Photos, Share…, or Export to Files…. The first time you save to Photos, iOS asks to let the app add pictures (it can't see the ones you already have).

Can I use a painting as my real phone's wallpaper? Save it to Photos, open it there, tap Share, then Use as Wallpaper. Apps aren't allowed to set it for you.

Can I start over? Setup › System › Reset Disk… puts the disk back the way it came and erases the files you've made.

Do my files leave my phone? No. The pretend disk lives on your iPhone and only goes somewhere if you share or export it yourself.

Contact

Something not working, or a bug to report? Email showboatsupport@gmail.com.

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