ICE (the Icon Controlled Environment) was an early attempt by Eidersoft to bring the QL's multi-tasking abilities under control, providing an Icon Controlled Environment.
It consisted of an EPROM cartridge which contained the main software (and also came in a version with a mouse attached) and the CHOice tasking software on microdrive.
When you switched on the Sinclair QL, you were presented with a desktop, which had some useful utilities built in (file manager, calculator, clock and calendar) and would also launch any programs found on microdrive cartridge, simply by moving the cursor with the cursor keys or mouse, and clicking on the icons. The desktop was built up by displaying an icon list of files on a selected meda. There were two types of media which defaulted to MDV and FLP, but were configurable for other devices.
Some software was written for the ROM including ArtICE, ChoICE, Drawing OffICE, ICEburg, ICEicle, Publishing OffICE. A toolkit was provide to allow access to the mouse functons from SuperBASIC.
However, it wasn't very popular and no other commercial software was written.
Title: ICE
Language: Unknown
Author: Unknown
Publisher: Eidersoft
Year of Publication: 1985
Platforms Suitable for: All Sinclair QLs and Q-emuLator
Commercial Status: Commercial
Sources Available from: n/a
Latest Version available from: Unknown
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