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<p>Yarek: /* Alpha version */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superdisk.gif|right]] YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (defined by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy), by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.nnn&quot;'''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn (n - a digit, x - any character)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety, see included README!.TXT)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry, see included README!.TXT)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futureos Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS].<br /> <br /> Download Alpha7 from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] (version for SymbiFace IDE, plase contact to get other, e.g. CPCISA). Please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * Done since 2007-11-04:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Special XDPB is set for superdisk XDPB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + List floppy on superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR is written).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + LBA start is #000000 not #000001.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Startup message with name of DSKHNDLR.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Redirection to floppy when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Forbid disk creation from superdisk (has inadequate XDPB).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Corrected XDPB of new diskimage (cylinders and sides).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + PARADOS |DRIVE tool installed in ROM bank 6 as |PRIVE.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Size of floppy (diskimage &quot;.000&quot;) is zero.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * Done but not released:<br /> + PARADOS |DRIVE tool installed in ROM bank 15 as |DRIVE.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Formatting done on superdisk creates new diskimage (also from |DRIVE tool).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Corrected free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Better PARADOS |DRIVE tool synchronization.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Rename diskimages from superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - IDE interface type detection (SF2, IDE8255, CPCISA).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Display real number of units after DSKHNDLR detection.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=20541 2007-12-05T11:13:11Z

<p>Yarek: /* Alpha version */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superdisk.gif|right]] YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (defined by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy), by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.nnn&quot;'''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn (n - a digit, x - any character)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety, see included README!.TXT)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry, see included README!.TXT)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futureos Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS].<br /> <br /> Download Alpha7 from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] (version for SymbiFace IDE, plase contact to get other, e.g. CPCISA). Please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * Done since 2007-11-04:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Special XDPB is set for superdisk XDPB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + List floppy on superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR is written).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + LBA start is #000000 not #000001.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Startup message with name of DSKHNDLR.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Redirection to floppy when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Forbid disk creation from superdisk (has inadequate XDPB).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Corrected XDPB of new diskimage (cylinders and sides).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + PARADOS |DRIVE tool installed in ROM bank 6 as |PRIVE.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Size of floppy (diskimage &quot;.000&quot;) is zero.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * Done but not released:<br /> + PARADOS |DRIVE tool installed in ROM bank 15 as |DRIVE.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Formatting done on superdisk creates new diskimage (also from |DRIVE tool).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Rename diskimages from superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Better PARADOS |DRIVE tool synchronization.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - IDE interface type detection (SF2, IDE8255, CPCISA).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Display real number of units after DSKHNDLR detection.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=20320 2007-11-30T13:16:39Z

<p>Yarek: /* Diskimages */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superdisk.gif|right]] YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (defined by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy), by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.nnn&quot;'''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn (n - a digit, x - any character)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety, see included README!.TXT)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry, see included README!.TXT)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futureos Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS].<br /> <br /> Download Alpha7 from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] (version for SymbiFace IDE, plase contact to get other, e.g. CPCISA). Please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * Done since 2007-11-04:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Special XDPB is set for superdisk XDPB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + List floppy on superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR is written).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + LBA start is #000000 not #000001.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Startup message with name of DSKHNDLR.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Redirection to floppy when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Forbid disk creation from superdisk (has inadequate XDPB).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Corrected XDPB of new diskimage (cylinders and sides).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + PARADOS |DRIVE tool installed in ROM bank 6 as |PRIVE.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Size of floppy (diskimage &quot;.000&quot;) is zero.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Rename diskimages from superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Better PARADOS |DRIVE tool synchronization.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - IDE interface type detection (SF2, IDE8255, CPCISA).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Display real number of units after DSKHNDLR detection.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=News_and_Projects&diff=20319 2007-11-30T02:19:09Z

<p>Yarek: /* News */</p> <hr /> <div>== News ==<br /> <br /> This is an overview of the last CPC related news. You will find a complete list of all news in the '''[[News:Archive|news archive]]'''.<br /> <br /> * 30/11/2007: [[YaPaDOS]]: Alpha 7 released with mayor bugs corrected, ParaDOS tool added.<br /> * 04/11/2007: [http://cpce.emuunlim.com CPCE 1.85] released, bug fixes in SF2 IDE, tape speedup and Win32 dialog for ZIP files.<br /> * 28/10/2007: [[YaPaDOS]]: AMSDOS/ParaDOS to harddisk redirection, alpha version with most of features finished.<br /> * 18/10/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/Scene_Demos/index.php?list=H Hate Beats]&amp;nbsp;: new Amstrad CPC Plus demo released by [http://ukonx.free.fr Ukonx]<br /> * 06/10/2007: NEW game for Amstrad CPC available for download&amp;nbsp;: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/GamesDL_free/index.php?list=D Delirium Tremens] by Antonio Elic , Bernardin Katic et Alen Blazevic. D<br /> * 04/10/2007: an invitro for [http://www.secretum-meeting.pixnet.fr/ Castellum Secretum 2] meeting has just been released and is available [http://www.amstradcpc.info here].<br /> * 01/10/2007: [http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/ GP2XCap32 and PSPCap32] released, with major improvements (close to fullspeed, sound is now played in 16 bits and stereo, new speed limiter function and much more)<br /> * 30/09/2007: [http://www.secretum-meeting.pixnet.fr/ Castellum Secretum 2] meeting will be held in Segré, France, from 26 to 28th october.<br /> * 17/09/2007: [http://cpce.emuunlim.com CPCE 1.84] released, with assorted bug fixes and enhancements. A hotfix was released on 23/09/2007.<br /> * 17/09/2007: [http://www.winape.net WinAPE 2.0 Alpha 14] released. FDC emulation enhancements and some bug fixes.<br /> * 04/09/2007: [http://www.amstrad.es/forum/viewtopic.php?p=12374#12374 Img2CPC] released. A command line tool to convert images to headers ready to be used with z88dk. Also can be used with little changes with WinAPE integrated debugger.<br /> * 01/09/2007: A lovely [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Category:Screenshot:Demo demo screenshot gallery] has been compiled by PulkoMandy!<br /> * 30/08/2007: [[SymbOS]] 2.0 has been [http://www.symbos.de/download.htm released] including 1024KB, fast Mode2, richtext and [[PCW]] support<br /> * 30/08/2007: [[Cosmos]] 2.0 (personal cost monitor) has been released<br /> * 29/08/2007: [http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/eng/card.php?id=17 Paciente 106], a great-looking and promising graphic/text adventure has been released!<br /> * 28/08/2007: Frogger finally released for the Amstrad Plus. Get it [http://www.winape.net/download/frogger.zip here].<br /> * 09/08/2007: A new version of [http://www.geocities.com/virtualcpc/ Virtual CPC] is available for download! Many additions like video or audio recording, Symbiface II emulation etc,etc...<br /> * 08/08/2007: [http://www.winape.net WinAPE] 2.0 Alpha 13 released. Assembler improvements, Amstrad Plus emulation improvements, Graphics editing and Session Recording, and dozens of other improvements and fixes!<br /> * 04/08/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/coding_src_freeOCP.htm FreeOCP] v0.012b released, with new palette page and complete A/B drive support<br /> * 03/08/2007: [http://www.cpcalive.com/cpcalive_en.html CPCAlive] 1.08f released with bug fixes.<br /> * 30/07/2007: [[FreeOCP]] v0.010 beta has been [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/coding_src_freeOCP.htm released].<br /> * 29/07/2007: [[CPCE]] 1.83 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released].<br /> * 07/07/2007: A hotfix of [[CPCE]] 1.82 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released].<br /> * 03/07/2007: [[CPCE]] 1.82 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released].<br /> * 24/06/2007: [[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader|CPC Loader]] updated with some nice changes!<br /> * 16/06/2007: [[CPCE]] 1.81 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released] with many bugfixes and several new services.<br /> * 08/06/2007: [[SymAmp]] 2.0 has been [http://www.symbos.de/preview.htm released] and is also able to play PT3 sounds now<br /> * 23/05/2007: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/CYBORGS-from-elmsoft.zip Cyborgs] rolling demo discovered, ripped and uploaded for your viewing pleasure&amp;nbsp;:)<br /> * 20/05/2007: [http://cpcrulez.2ya.com/ CPC Rulez] has some CPC games that have been tweaked for the CPC+, with updated palette, nice fades etc. For now: Operation Wolf, Rick Dangerous , Cybernoid et Solomon's Keys, Double Dragon, Cybernoid II!<br /> * 26/04/2007: The [http://www.symstudio.info official website] for [[SymStudio]] has been launched and contains the new version 0.95.<br /> * 07/04/2007: [http://www.binarysciences.com Binary Sciences] has released [[Groops]], a puzzle game for CPC 6128.<br /> * 06/04/2007: [http://www.geocities.com/virtualcpc/ Virtual CPC] 1.05a released. Changes concerning performance. Improved code for Consecutive Screenshots.<br /> * 03/04/2007: The [http://toplist.cpcszene.de Amstrad CPC TopList] is online now: It's the list of the most frequented CPC websites, where everybody can join.<br /> * 01/04/2007: [[Croco Chanel N°4]] Only 1 month away. [http://cc4.cpcscene.com ''Join us now&amp;nbsp;!'']. ([http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=30010 ''Invitro''])<br /> * 28/03/2007: [http://www.cpc-forum.de CPC-Forum.de] has been opened to become the new and most important discussion forum for the German-speaking part of the CPC scene<br /> * 25/03/2007: [[PSPCap32]] v1.1.6. [http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/pspcap32-amstrad-cpc-emulator-for-psp-v1-1-6-symb-os--57355.html has been released (read more here)]<br /> * 17/03/2007: [[RetroEuskal 2007]] will take place from the 20.-23.07.2007 in Bilbao/Spain.<br /> * 12/03/2007: [[MadriSX 2007]] photos online.<br /> * 10/03/2007: [[CPCE]] New Version.<br /> * 17/02/2007: [[WinApe]] New Version.<br /> * 17/02/2007: [[VirtualCPC]] New Version.<br /> * 10/01/2007: [[FutureView]] IV has been re-released with some changes!<br /> * 07/01/2007: [[Croco Chanel N°4]] Very important CPC meeting near Paris from 4,5 &amp;amp; 6 May 2007<br /> * 06/01/2007: New version of [[WinCPC]] with lots of nice details<br /> * 28/12/2006: [[Hermol]] has released a [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/Scene_Demos/index.php?download=x-mas_2006 demo] for Christmas 2006.<br /> * 29/12/2006: [[News:Area 51 converted from the ZX Spectrum to the Amstrad CPC|Nicholas Campbell has converted ''Area 51'' from the ZX Spectrum to the Amstrad CPC]]<br /> * 28/12/2006: [[CPCE]] v1.71 has been released<br /> * 27/12/2006: [[Prodatron]] released version 1.1 of his [[SymbOS]] operating system, which now officially supports the MSX2.<br /> * 24/12/2006: [http://retroremakes.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=8545 Sorcery Plus] remake for the PC, based on the CPC version (of course!)!!!<br /> * 20/12/2006: [[CPCE]] v1.70 has been released<br /> * 28/09/2006: [http://www.cpcmania.com/index.asp CPCTapeXP], a Tape-&amp;gt;CDT GUI-based utility has been released!<br /> * 27/09/2006: [[Croco Chanel N°4]] CPC meeting near Paris (France) in May 2007 call for attenders&amp;nbsp;!<br /> * 16/09/2006: [[CPCE]] v1.61 has been released<br /> * 18/11/2006: [[WACCI]] and [[Comp.sys.amstrad.8bit|CSA8]] social meet-up, at the Pillars of Hercules pub, Greek St, London<br /> * 09/12/2006: [[News:CPC forever|Third issue of CPC forever released]]<br /> * 09/09/2006: [[News:CPC 'number of balls' record broken with the release of Boules et Bits]]<br /> * 09/03/2006: [[News:Burgparty 2 will take place in december in Germany|Burgparty 2 will take place in december in Germany]]<br /> * 09/01/2006: [[News:Freax Art Album released|Freax Art Album released]]<br /> * 09/01/2006: [[News:New CEZGS game Phantomas saga Infinity|New CEZGS game Phantomas saga Infinity]]<br /> * 08/28/2006: [[News:XzentriX 2006 party in South Germany|XzentriX 2006 party in South Germany]]<br /> * 08/24/2006: [[News:WinApe 2.0 Alpha 9 has been released and moved to a new domain|WinApe 2.0 Alpha 9B has been released and moved to a new domain]]<br /> * 08/19/2006: [[News:ManageDsk v1.5 has been released|ManageDsk v1.5 has been released]]<br /> * 08/15/2006: [[News:WinCPC with a new domain and soon a new version including SYMBiFACE II support|WinCPC with a new domain and soon a new version including SYMBiFACE II support]]<br /> * 08/01/2006: [[News:CPCE v1.60 has been released|CPCE v1.60 has been released]]<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> This is a list of big CPC related projects, which are currently active. This list does not contain previews of unreleased productions or [[Emulators|CPC emulators]].<br /> <br /> * [[CPCng]]<br /> * [[FutureOS]]<br /> * [[SYMBiFACE II]] expansion card<br /> * [[SymbOS]] and [[SymStudio]]<br /> * [[CPCISA by Yarek]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=20318 2007-11-30T02:16:49Z

<p>Yarek: /* Commands */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superdisk.gif|right]] YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.nnn&quot;'''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn (n - a digit, x - any character)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety, see included README!.TXT)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry, see included README!.TXT)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futureos Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS].<br /> <br /> Download Alpha7 from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] (version for SymbiFace IDE, plase contact to get other, e.g. CPCISA). Please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * Done since 2007-11-04:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Special XDPB is set for superdisk XDPB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + List floppy on superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR is written).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + LBA start is #000000 not #000001.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Startup message with name of DSKHNDLR.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Redirection to floppy when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Forbid disk creation from superdisk (has inadequate XDPB).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Corrected XDPB of new diskimage (cylinders and sides).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + PARADOS |DRIVE tool installed in ROM bank 6 as |PRIVE.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Size of floppy (diskimage &quot;.000&quot;) is zero.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Rename diskimages from superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Better PARADOS |DRIVE tool synchronization.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - IDE interface type detection (SF2, IDE8255, CPCISA).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Display real number of units after DSKHNDLR detection.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=20317 2007-11-30T02:15:21Z

<p>Yarek: /* Commands */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superdisk.gif|right]] YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.nnn&quot;'''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn (x is any character)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry, see included README!.TXT)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futureos Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS].<br /> <br /> Download Alpha7 from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] (version for SymbiFace IDE, plase contact to get other, e.g. CPCISA). Please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * Done since 2007-11-04:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Special XDPB is set for superdisk XDPB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + List floppy on superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR is written).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + LBA start is #000000 not #000001.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Startup message with name of DSKHNDLR.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Redirection to floppy when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Forbid disk creation from superdisk (has inadequate XDPB).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Corrected XDPB of new diskimage (cylinders and sides).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + PARADOS |DRIVE tool installed in ROM bank 6 as |PRIVE.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Size of floppy (diskimage &quot;.000&quot;) is zero.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Rename diskimages from superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Better PARADOS |DRIVE tool synchronization.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - IDE interface type detection (SF2, IDE8255, CPCISA).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Display real number of units after DSKHNDLR detection.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=20316 2007-11-30T02:10:32Z

<p>Yarek: /* Alpha version */ version update</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superdisk.gif|right]] YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futureos Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS].<br /> <br /> Download Alpha7 from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] (version for SymbiFace IDE, plase contact to get other, e.g. CPCISA). Please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * Done since 2007-11-04:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Special XDPB is set for superdisk XDPB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + List floppy on superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR is written).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + LBA start is #000000 not #000001.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Startup message with name of DSKHNDLR.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Redirection to floppy when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Forbid disk creation from superdisk (has inadequate XDPB).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Corrected XDPB of new diskimage (cylinders and sides).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + PARADOS |DRIVE tool installed in ROM bank 6 as |PRIVE.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> + Size of floppy (diskimage &quot;.000&quot;) is zero.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Rename diskimages from superdisk.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Better PARADOS |DRIVE tool synchronization.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Test of listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - IDE interface type detection (SF2, IDE8255, CPCISA).&lt;BR&gt;<br /> - Display real number of units after DSKHNDLR detection.&lt;BR&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=20242 2007-11-27T19:35:56Z

<p>Yarek: /* Alpha version */ shorter TODO list :-)</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superdisk.gif|right]] YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futureos Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS].<br /> <br /> Download from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] and please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs. BTW it creates data structures with minor errors, so you would need to delete them later anyway.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;br&gt;- Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;br&gt;<br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;br&gt;- Some bytes of XDPB of new diskimage.&lt;br&gt;- Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;br&gt;- Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;br&gt;- Correct message when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;br&gt;- Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;br&gt;- Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;br&gt;- Selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;br&gt;- Listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;br&gt;- Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;br&gt;- Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;br&gt;- Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;br&gt;- Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;br&gt;- Installing PARADOS |DISC tool to other ROM bank&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=News_and_Projects&diff=19404 2007-11-04T19:11:30Z

<p>Yarek: /* News */</p> <hr /> <div>== News ==<br /> <br /> This is an overview of the last CPC related news. You will find a complete list of all news in the '''[[News:Archive|news archive]]'''.<br /> <br /> * 04/11/2007: [http://cpce.emuunlim.com CPCE 1.85] released, bug fixes in SF2 IDE, tape speedup and Win32 dialog for ZIP files.<br /> * 28/10/2007: [[YaPaDOS]]: AMSDOS/ParaDOS to harddisk redirection, alpha version with most of features finished.<br /> * 18/10/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/Scene_Demos/index.php?list=H Hate Beats]&amp;nbsp;: new Amstrad CPC Plus demo released by [http://ukonx.free.fr Ukonx]<br /> * 06/10/2007: NEW game for Amstrad CPC available for download&amp;nbsp;: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/GamesDL_free/index.php?list=D Delirium Tremens] by Antonio Elic , Bernardin Katic et Alen Blazevic. D<br /> * 04/10/2007: an invitro for [http://www.secretum-meeting.pixnet.fr/ Castellum Secretum 2] meeting has just been released and is available [http://www.amstradcpc.info here].<br /> * 01/10/2007: [http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/ GP2XCap32 and PSPCap32] released, with major improvements (close to fullspeed, sound is now played in 16 bits and stereo, new speed limiter function and much more)<br /> * 30/09/2007: [http://www.secretum-meeting.pixnet.fr/ Castellum Secretum 2] meeting will be held in Segré, France, from 26 to 28th october.<br /> * 17/09/2007: [http://cpce.emuunlim.com CPCE 1.84] released, with assorted bug fixes and enhancements. A hotfix was released on 23/09/2007.<br /> * 17/09/2007: [http://www.winape.net WinAPE 2.0 Alpha 14] released. FDC emulation enhancements and some bug fixes.<br /> * 04/09/2007: [http://www.amstrad.es/forum/viewtopic.php?p=12374#12374 Img2CPC] released. A command line tool to convert images to headers ready to be used with z88dk. Also can be used with little changes with WinAPE integrated debugger.<br /> * 01/09/2007: A lovely [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Category:Screenshot:Demo demo screenshot gallery] has been compiled by PulkoMandy!<br /> * 30/08/2007: [[SymbOS]] 2.0 has been [http://www.symbos.de/download.htm released] including 1024KB, fast Mode2, richtext and [[PCW]] support<br /> * 30/08/2007: [[Cosmos]] 2.0 (personal cost monitor) has been released<br /> * 29/08/2007: [http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/eng/card.php?id=17 Paciente 106], a great-looking and promising graphic/text adventure has been released!<br /> * 28/08/2007: Frogger finally released for the Amstrad Plus. Get it [http://www.winape.net/download/frogger.zip here].<br /> * 09/08/2007: A new version of [http://www.geocities.com/virtualcpc/ Virtual CPC] is available for download! Many additions like video or audio recording, Symbiface II emulation etc,etc...<br /> * 08/08/2007: [http://www.winape.net WinAPE] 2.0 Alpha 13 released. Assembler improvements, Amstrad Plus emulation improvements, Graphics editing and Session Recording, and dozens of other improvements and fixes!<br /> * 04/08/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/coding_src_freeOCP.htm FreeOCP] v0.012b released, with new palette page and complete A/B drive support<br /> * 03/08/2007: [http://www.cpcalive.com/cpcalive_en.html CPCAlive] 1.08f released with bug fixes.<br /> * 30/07/2007: [[FreeOCP]] v0.010 beta has been [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/coding_src_freeOCP.htm released].<br /> * 29/07/2007: [[CPCE]] 1.83 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released].<br /> * 07/07/2007: A hotfix of [[CPCE]] 1.82 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released].<br /> * 03/07/2007: [[CPCE]] 1.82 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released].<br /> * 24/06/2007: [[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader|CPC Loader]] updated with some nice changes!<br /> * 16/06/2007: [[CPCE]] 1.81 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released] with many bugfixes and several new services.<br /> * 08/06/2007: [[SymAmp]] 2.0 has been [http://www.symbos.de/preview.htm released] and is also able to play PT3 sounds now<br /> * 23/05/2007: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/CYBORGS-from-elmsoft.zip Cyborgs] rolling demo discovered, ripped and uploaded for your viewing pleasure&amp;nbsp;:)<br /> * 20/05/2007: [http://cpcrulez.2ya.com/ CPC Rulez] has some CPC games that have been tweaked for the CPC+, with updated palette, nice fades etc. For now: Operation Wolf, Rick Dangerous , Cybernoid et Solomon's Keys, Double Dragon, Cybernoid II!<br /> * 26/04/2007: The [http://www.symstudio.info official website] for [[SymStudio]] has been launched and contains the new version 0.95.<br /> * 07/04/2007: [http://www.binarysciences.com Binary Sciences] has released [[Groops]], a puzzle game for CPC 6128.<br /> * 06/04/2007: [http://www.geocities.com/virtualcpc/ Virtual CPC] 1.05a released. Changes concerning performance. Improved code for Consecutive Screenshots.<br /> * 03/04/2007: The [http://toplist.cpcszene.de Amstrad CPC TopList] is online now: It's the list of the most frequented CPC websites, where everybody can join.<br /> * 01/04/2007: [[Croco Chanel N°4]] Only 1 month away. [http://cc4.cpcscene.com ''Join us now&amp;nbsp;!'']. ([http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=30010 ''Invitro''])<br /> * 28/03/2007: [http://www.cpc-forum.de CPC-Forum.de] has been opened to become the new and most important discussion forum for the German-speaking part of the CPC scene<br /> * 25/03/2007: [[PSPCap32]] v1.1.6. [http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/pspcap32-amstrad-cpc-emulator-for-psp-v1-1-6-symb-os--57355.html has been released (read more here)]<br /> * 17/03/2007: [[RetroEuskal 2007]] will take place from the 20.-23.07.2007 in Bilbao/Spain.<br /> * 12/03/2007: [[MadriSX 2007]] photos online.<br /> * 10/03/2007: [[CPCE]] New Version.<br /> * 17/02/2007: [[WinApe]] New Version.<br /> * 17/02/2007: [[VirtualCPC]] New Version.<br /> * 10/01/2007: [[FutureView]] IV has been re-released with some changes!<br /> * 07/01/2007: [[Croco Chanel N°4]] Very important CPC meeting near Paris from 4,5 &amp;amp; 6 May 2007<br /> * 06/01/2007: New version of [[WinCPC]] with lots of nice details<br /> * 28/12/2006: [[Hermol]] has released a [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/Scene_Demos/index.php?download=x-mas_2006 demo] for Christmas 2006.<br /> * 29/12/2006: [[News:Area 51 converted from the ZX Spectrum to the Amstrad CPC|Nicholas Campbell has converted ''Area 51'' from the ZX Spectrum to the Amstrad CPC]]<br /> * 28/12/2006: [[CPCE]] v1.71 has been released<br /> * 27/12/2006: [[Prodatron]] released version 1.1 of his [[SymbOS]] operating system, which now officially supports the MSX2.<br /> * 24/12/2006: [http://retroremakes.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=8545 Sorcery Plus] remake for the PC, based on the CPC version (of course!)!!!<br /> * 20/12/2006: [[CPCE]] v1.70 has been released<br /> * 28/09/2006: [http://www.cpcmania.com/index.asp CPCTapeXP], a Tape-&amp;gt;CDT GUI-based utility has been released!<br /> * 27/09/2006: [[Croco Chanel N°4]] CPC meeting near Paris (France) in May 2007 call for attenders&amp;nbsp;!<br /> * 16/09/2006: [[CPCE]] v1.61 has been released<br /> * 18/11/2006: [[WACCI]] and [[Comp.sys.amstrad.8bit|CSA8]] social meet-up, at the Pillars of Hercules pub, Greek St, London<br /> * 09/12/2006: [[News:CPC forever|Third issue of CPC forever released]]<br /> * 09/09/2006: [[News:CPC 'number of balls' record broken with the release of Boules et Bits]]<br /> * 09/03/2006: [[News:Burgparty 2 will take place in december in Germany|Burgparty 2 will take place in december in Germany]]<br /> * 09/01/2006: [[News:Freax Art Album released|Freax Art Album released]]<br /> * 09/01/2006: [[News:New CEZGS game Phantomas saga Infinity|New CEZGS game Phantomas saga Infinity]]<br /> * 08/28/2006: [[News:XzentriX 2006 party in South Germany|XzentriX 2006 party in South Germany]]<br /> * 08/24/2006: [[News:WinApe 2.0 Alpha 9 has been released and moved to a new domain|WinApe 2.0 Alpha 9B has been released and moved to a new domain]]<br /> * 08/19/2006: [[News:ManageDsk v1.5 has been released|ManageDsk v1.5 has been released]]<br /> * 08/15/2006: [[News:WinCPC with a new domain and soon a new version including SYMBiFACE II support|WinCPC with a new domain and soon a new version including SYMBiFACE II support]]<br /> * 08/01/2006: [[News:CPCE v1.60 has been released|CPCE v1.60 has been released]]<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> This is a list of big CPC related projects, which are currently active. This list does not contain previews of unreleased productions or [[Emulators|CPC emulators]].<br /> <br /> * [[CPCng]]<br /> * [[FutureOS]]<br /> * [[SYMBiFACE II]] expansion card<br /> * [[SymbOS]] and [[SymStudio]]<br /> * [[CPCISA by Yarek]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=File:Superdisk.gif&diff=19347 2007-10-29T03:19:53Z

<p>Yarek: uploaded a new version of &quot;Image:Superdisk.gif&quot;: Amstrad CPC screen with YaPaDOS and superdisk selected with BASIC command and ready for diskimage selection.</p> <hr /> <div>Amstrad CPC screen with YaPaDOS and superdisk selected with BASIC command.</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19346 2007-10-29T03:11:59Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superdisk.gif|right]] YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futureos Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS].<br /> <br /> Download from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] and please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs. BTW it creates data structures with minor errors, so you would need to delete them later anyway.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;br&gt;- Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;br&gt;- Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR to be written).<br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;br&gt;- Some bytes of XDPB of new diskimage.&lt;br&gt;- Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;br&gt;- Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;br&gt;- Correct message when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;br&gt;- Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;br&gt;- Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;br&gt;- Selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;br&gt;- Listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;br&gt;- XDPB of superdisk XDPB (partition size).&lt;br&gt;- Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;br&gt;- Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;br&gt;- Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;br&gt;- Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;br&gt;- Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;br&gt;- List floppy on superdisk.&lt;br&gt;- Installing PARADOS |DISC tool to other ROM bank&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=File:Superdisk.gif&diff=19345 2007-10-29T03:10:31Z

<p>Yarek: Amstrad CPC screen with YaPaDOS and superdisk selected with BASIC command.</p> <hr /> <div>Amstrad CPC screen with YaPaDOS and superdisk selected with BASIC command.</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19344 2007-10-29T03:04:08Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superdisk.png|right]] YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futureos Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS].<br /> <br /> Download from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] and please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs. BTW it creates data structures with minor errors, so you would need to delete them later anyway.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;br&gt;- Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;br&gt;- Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR to be written).<br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;br&gt;- Some bytes of XDPB of new diskimage.&lt;br&gt;- Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;br&gt;- Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;br&gt;- Correct message when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;br&gt;- Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;br&gt;- Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;br&gt;- Selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;br&gt;- Listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;br&gt;- XDPB of superdisk XDPB (partition size).&lt;br&gt;- Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;br&gt;- Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;br&gt;- Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;br&gt;- Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;br&gt;- Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;br&gt;- List floppy on superdisk.&lt;br&gt;- Installing PARADOS |DISC tool to other ROM bank&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=File:Superdisk.png&diff=19343 2007-10-29T02:55:15Z

<p>Yarek: Amstrad CPC screen with YaPaDOS and superdisk selected with BASIC command.</p> <hr /> <div>Amstrad CPC screen with YaPaDOS and superdisk selected with BASIC command.</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19342 2007-10-29T02:18:37Z

<p>Yarek: /* Alpha version */</p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futureos Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS].<br /> <br /> Download from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] and please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs. BTW it creates data structures with minor errors, so you would need to delete them later anyway.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;br&gt;- Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;br&gt;- Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR to be written).<br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;br&gt;- Some bytes of XDPB of new diskimage.&lt;br&gt;- Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;br&gt;- Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;br&gt;- Correct message when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;br&gt;- Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;br&gt;- Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;br&gt;- Selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;br&gt;- Listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;br&gt;- XDPB of superdisk XDPB (partition size).&lt;br&gt;- Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;br&gt;- Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;br&gt;- Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;br&gt;- Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;br&gt;- Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;br&gt;- List floppy on superdisk.&lt;br&gt;- Installing PARADOS |DISC tool to other ROM bank&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19341 2007-10-29T01:50:03Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS.<br /> <br /> Download from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] and please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs. BTW it creates data structures with minor errors, so you would need to delete them later anyway.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;br&gt;- Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;br&gt;- Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR to be written).<br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;br&gt;- Some bytes of XDPB of new diskimage.&lt;br&gt;- Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;br&gt;- Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;br&gt;- Correct message when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;br&gt;- Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;br&gt;- Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;br&gt;- Selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;br&gt;- Listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;br&gt;- XDPB of superdisk XDPB (partition size).&lt;br&gt;- Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;br&gt;- Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;br&gt;- Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;br&gt;- Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;br&gt;- Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;br&gt;- List floppy on superdisk.&lt;br&gt;- Installing PARADOS |DISC tool to other ROM bank&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19340 2007-10-29T01:47:27Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS.<br /> <br /> Download from: [http://cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip cpc.yarek.com/amsdos2.zip] and please backup all your harddisk data before use, as this version can include dangerous bugs. BTW it creates data structures with minor errors, so you would need to delete them later anyway.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> * To do is:&lt;br&gt;- Support for Vortex 704 format.&lt;br&gt;- Support of IDE8255 (DSKHNDLR to be written).<br /> * To fine tune is:&lt;br&gt;- Some bytes of XDPB of new diskimage.&lt;br&gt;- Recelculate amount of free space in sectors.&lt;br&gt;- Move the free space entry towards end of partition list.&lt;br&gt;- Correct message when wrong diskimage is selected.&lt;br&gt;- Test of diskimages placed over #0010000 LBA.&lt;br&gt;- Test of large diskimages (over 184 blocks).&lt;br&gt;- Selection of diskimages number over 99.&lt;br&gt;- Listing diskimages above number 99.&lt;br&gt;- XDPB of superdisk XDPB (partition size).&lt;br&gt;- Correct free space printing in CAT to allow larger numbers.&lt;br&gt;- Diskimage sizes listed in superdisk.&lt;br&gt;- Solve the &quot;Broken in&quot; error.&lt;br&gt;- Support for diskimages with sectors of 256B and 1kB.&lt;br&gt;- Correct support for Master/Slave.&lt;br&gt;- List floppy on superdisk.&lt;br&gt;- Installing PARADOS |DRIVE tool to other ROM bank&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Operating_System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=News_and_Projects&diff=19339 2007-10-29T01:41:06Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>== News ==<br /> <br /> This is an overview of the last CPC related news. You will find a complete list of all news in the '''[[News:Archive|news archive]]'''.<br /> <br /> * 28/10/2007: [[YaPaDOS]]: AMSDOS/ParaDOS to harddisk redirection, alpha version with most of features finished.<br /> * 18/10/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/Scene_Demos/index.php?list=H Hate Beats]&amp;nbsp;: new Amstrad CPC Plus demo released by [http://ukonx.free.fr Ukonx]<br /> * 06/10/2007: NEW game for Amstrad CPC available for download&amp;nbsp;: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/GamesDL_free/index.php?list=D Delirium Tremens] by Antonio Elic , Bernardin Katic et Alen Blazevic. D<br /> * 04/10/2007: an invitro for [http://www.secretum-meeting.pixnet.fr/ Castellum Secretum 2] meeting has just been released and is available [http://www.amstradcpc.info here].<br /> * 01/10/2007: [http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/ GP2XCap32 and PSPCap32] released, with major improvements (close to fullspeed, sound is now played in 16 bits and stereo, new speed limiter function and much more)<br /> * 30/09/2007: [http://www.secretum-meeting.pixnet.fr/ Castellum Secretum 2] meeting will be held in Segré, France, from 26 to 28th october.<br /> * 17/09/2007: [http://cpce.emuunlim.com CPCE 1.84] released, with assorted bug fixes and enhancements. A hotfix was released on 23/09/2007.<br /> * 17/09/2007: [http://www.winape.net WinAPE 2.0 Alpha 14] released. FDC emulation enhancements and some bug fixes.<br /> * 04/09/2007: [http://www.amstrad.es/forum/viewtopic.php?p=12374#12374 Img2CPC] released. A command line tool to convert images to headers ready to be used with z88dk. Also can be used with little changes with WinAPE integrated debugger.<br /> * 01/09/2007: A lovely [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Category:Screenshot:Demo demo screenshot gallery] has been compiled by PulkoMandy!<br /> * 30/08/2007: [[SymbOS]] 2.0 has been [http://www.symbos.de/download.htm released] including 1024KB, fast Mode2, richtext and [[PCW]] support<br /> * 30/08/2007: [[Cosmos]] 2.0 (personal cost monitor) has been released<br /> * 29/08/2007: [http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/eng/card.php?id=17 Paciente 106], a great-looking and promising graphic/text adventure has been released!<br /> * 28/08/2007: Frogger finally released for the Amstrad Plus. Get it [http://www.winape.net/download/frogger.zip here].<br /> * 09/08/2007: A new version of [http://www.geocities.com/virtualcpc/ Virtual CPC] is available for download! Many additions like video or audio recording, Symbiface II emulation etc,etc...<br /> * 08/08/2007: [http://www.winape.net WinAPE] 2.0 Alpha 13 released. Assembler improvements, Amstrad Plus emulation improvements, Graphics editing and Session Recording, and dozens of other improvements and fixes!<br /> * 04/08/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/coding_src_freeOCP.htm FreeOCP] v0.012b released, with new palette page and complete A/B drive support<br /> * 03/08/2007: [http://www.cpcalive.com/cpcalive_en.html CPCAlive] 1.08f released with bug fixes.<br /> * 30/07/2007: [[FreeOCP]] v0.010 beta has been [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/coding_src_freeOCP.htm released].<br /> * 29/07/2007: [[CPCE]] 1.83 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released].<br /> * 07/07/2007: A hotfix of [[CPCE]] 1.82 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released].<br /> * 03/07/2007: [[CPCE]] 1.82 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released].<br /> * 24/06/2007: [[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader|CPC Loader]] updated with some nice changes!<br /> * 16/06/2007: [[CPCE]] 1.81 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released] with many bugfixes and several new services.<br /> * 08/06/2007: [[SymAmp]] 2.0 has been [http://www.symbos.de/preview.htm released] and is also able to play PT3 sounds now<br /> * 23/05/2007: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/CYBORGS-from-elmsoft.zip Cyborgs] rolling demo discovered, ripped and uploaded for your viewing pleasure&amp;nbsp;:)<br /> * 20/05/2007: [http://cpcrulez.2ya.com/ CPC Rulez] has some CPC games that have been tweaked for the CPC+, with updated palette, nice fades etc. For now: Operation Wolf, Rick Dangerous , Cybernoid et Solomon's Keys, Double Dragon, Cybernoid II!<br /> * 26/04/2007: The [http://www.symstudio.info official website] for [[SymStudio]] has been launched and contains the new version 0.95.<br /> * 07/04/2007: [http://www.binarysciences.com Binary Sciences] has released [[Groops]], a puzzle game for CPC 6128.<br /> * 06/04/2007: [http://www.geocities.com/virtualcpc/ Virtual CPC] 1.05a released. Changes concerning performance. Improved code for Consecutive Screenshots.<br /> * 03/04/2007: The [http://toplist.cpcszene.de Amstrad CPC TopList] is online now: It's the list of the most frequented CPC websites, where everybody can join.<br /> * 01/04/2007: [[Croco Chanel N°4]] Only 1 month away. [http://cc4.cpcscene.com ''Join us now&amp;nbsp;!'']. ([http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=30010 ''Invitro''])<br /> * 28/03/2007: [http://www.cpc-forum.de CPC-Forum.de] has been opened to become the new and most important discussion forum for the German-speaking part of the CPC scene<br /> * 25/03/2007: [[PSPCap32]] v1.1.6. [http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/pspcap32-amstrad-cpc-emulator-for-psp-v1-1-6-symb-os--57355.html has been released (read more here)]<br /> * 17/03/2007: [[RetroEuskal 2007]] will take place from the 20.-23.07.2007 in Bilbao/Spain.<br /> * 12/03/2007: [[MadriSX 2007]] photos online.<br /> * 10/03/2007: [[CPCE]] New Version.<br /> * 17/02/2007: [[WinApe]] New Version.<br /> * 17/02/2007: [[VirtualCPC]] New Version.<br /> * 10/01/2007: [[FutureView]] IV has been re-released with some changes!<br /> * 07/01/2007: [[Croco Chanel N°4]] Very important CPC meeting near Paris from 4,5 &amp;amp; 6 May 2007<br /> * 06/01/2007: New version of [[WinCPC]] with lots of nice details<br /> * 28/12/2006: [[Hermol]] has released a [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/Scene_Demos/index.php?download=x-mas_2006 demo] for Christmas 2006.<br /> * 29/12/2006: [[News:Area 51 converted from the ZX Spectrum to the Amstrad CPC|Nicholas Campbell has converted ''Area 51'' from the ZX Spectrum to the Amstrad CPC]]<br /> * 28/12/2006: [[CPCE]] v1.71 has been released<br /> * 27/12/2006: [[Prodatron]] released version 1.1 of his [[SymbOS]] operating system, which now officially supports the MSX2.<br /> * 24/12/2006: [http://retroremakes.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=8545 Sorcery Plus] remake for the PC, based on the CPC version (of course!)!!!<br /> * 20/12/2006: [[CPCE]] v1.70 has been released<br /> * 28/09/2006: [http://www.cpcmania.com/index.asp CPCTapeXP], a Tape-&amp;gt;CDT GUI-based utility has been released!<br /> * 27/09/2006: [[Croco Chanel N°4]] CPC meeting near Paris (France) in May 2007 call for attenders&amp;nbsp;!<br /> * 16/09/2006: [[CPCE]] v1.61 has been released<br /> * 18/11/2006: [[WACCI]] and [[Comp.sys.amstrad.8bit|CSA8]] social meet-up, at the Pillars of Hercules pub, Greek St, London<br /> * 09/12/2006: [[News:CPC forever|Third issue of CPC forever released]]<br /> * 09/09/2006: [[News:CPC 'number of balls' record broken with the release of Boules et Bits]]<br /> * 09/03/2006: [[News:Burgparty 2 will take place in december in Germany|Burgparty 2 will take place in december in Germany]]<br /> * 09/01/2006: [[News:Freax Art Album released|Freax Art Album released]]<br /> * 09/01/2006: [[News:New CEZGS game Phantomas saga Infinity|New CEZGS game Phantomas saga Infinity]]<br /> * 08/28/2006: [[News:XzentriX 2006 party in South Germany|XzentriX 2006 party in South Germany]]<br /> * 08/24/2006: [[News:WinApe 2.0 Alpha 9 has been released and moved to a new domain|WinApe 2.0 Alpha 9B has been released and moved to a new domain]]<br /> * 08/19/2006: [[News:ManageDsk v1.5 has been released|ManageDsk v1.5 has been released]]<br /> * 08/15/2006: [[News:WinCPC with a new domain and soon a new version including SYMBiFACE II support|WinCPC with a new domain and soon a new version including SYMBiFACE II support]]<br /> * 08/01/2006: [[News:CPCE v1.60 has been released|CPCE v1.60 has been released]]<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> This is a list of big CPC related projects, which are currently active. This list does not contain previews of unreleased productions or [[Emulators|CPC emulators]].<br /> <br /> * [[CPCng]]<br /> * [[FutureOS]]<br /> * [[SYMBiFACE II]] expansion card<br /> * [[SymbOS]] and [[SymStudio]]<br /> * [[CPCISA by Yarek]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19334 2007-10-27T12:48:27Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]]<br /> [[Category:Operating System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19333 2007-10-27T12:47:52Z

<p>Yarek: /* Alpha version */</p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change.<br /> <br /> For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). This will result in 46655 possible diskimages, not 999 as now.<br /> <br /> Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added.<br /> <br /> All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS.<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]]<br /> [[Category:Operating System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19332 2007-10-27T12:46:28Z

<p>Yarek: /* Alpha version */</p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change. For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). Also, as creation of new diskimage gives it a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added. All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS.<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]]<br /> [[Category:Operating System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19331 2007-10-27T12:43:52Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> == Alpha version ==<br /> <br /> YaPaDOS is currently in alpha version. So some major things may change. For example base for diskimage number is 10 (digits 0..9), but may be 36 (0..9, A..Z). Also, as creation of diskimages gives a fixed name, the '''|REN''' working on superdisk can be added. All suggestions and ideas are welcome, please use the Yahoo! Groups list of FutureOS.<br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]]<br /> [[Category:Operating System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19285 2007-10-25T11:49:29Z

<p>Yarek: /* Diskimages */</p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used. The area has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy and is called diskimage. Each drive A: and B: separately can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files impossible, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contains diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy) by opening a file of special name. Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]]<br /> [[Category:Operating System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19284 2007-10-25T11:44:26Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> <br /> == Diskimages ==<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used, that has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy. The area is called diskimage. Each drive separately A: and B: can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes impossible features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contain diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy). Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Commands ==<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]]<br /> [[Category:Operating System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19283 2007-10-25T11:42:20Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used, that has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy. The area is called diskimage. Each drive separately A: and B: can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes impossible features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contain diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy). Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Stub]]<br /> [[Category:Operating System]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19282 2007-10-25T11:35:57Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by ParaDOS).<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used, that has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy. The area is called diskimage. Each drive separately A: and B: can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes impossible features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contain diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy). Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the '''^''' sign in file name.<br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^&quot;''' - selects superdisk<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot;''' - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^.0&quot;''' - selects floppy<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot;''' - clears MS-DOS partition table (also needs some POKEs for safety)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot;''' - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages (needs some POKEs to set CHS geometry)<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot;''' - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> <br /> '''LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot;''' - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The '''^''' sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19281 2007-10-25T11:28:25Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done with keeping highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by PARADOS).<br /> <br /> Instead of reading and writting floppy, a continous and limited area on harddisk is used, that has the same amount of sectors, as the floppy. The area is called diskimage. Each drive separately A: and B: can be directed to floppy or one of diskimages. You can change the diskimages as you would change the floppies, but by opening some special files.<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes impossible features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files, so the disk must have special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster). The harddisk can also contain FAT partitions, but they are not accessible from YaPaDOS.<br /> <br /> The IDEDOS partition contain diskimages, that can have various size (e.g. 180kB, 800kB, 5MB). Up to 999 diskimages can be created and accessed.<br /> <br /> Diskimages are selected by their numbers 1..999 (0 means floppy). Only the number after dot matters. Names of diskimages can be listed from a virtual device called superdisk. Superdisk is read-only. After the superdisk is selected, the diskimage then can be selected without the ^ sign in file name.<br /> <br /> The ^ sign placed as first in file name used in open file function tells the operating system to do something special:<br /> <br /> LOAD&quot;^&quot; - selects superdisk<br /> LOAD&quot;^xxxxxxx.nnn&quot; - selects diskimage number nnn<br /> LOAD&quot;^.0&quot; - selects floppy<br /> <br /> LOAD&quot;^DESTROY.MBR&quot; - clears MS-DOS partition table<br /> LOAD&quot;^DBnnnnn.mmm&quot; - creates IDEDOS partition of nnnnn cylinders and up to mmm diskimages<br /> LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW&quot; - adds diskimage respectively to current XDPB<br /> LOAD&quot;^MAKENEW.nnn&quot; - as above, but enlarage to nnn kilobytes for safety<br /> <br /> <br /> The ^ sign allows to change diskimages in every old software that enables opening any file and not crashes, when the file is empty. No changes in such software are needed to select diskimage on harddisk or redirect the drive to floppy.</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19280 2007-10-25T10:48:23Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AMSDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done to keep highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by PARADOS).<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes impossible features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files, so the disk has special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster).</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19279 2007-10-25T10:47:54Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AmsDOS]] and [[ParaDOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done to keep highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by PARADOS).<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes impossible features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files, so the disk has special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster).</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=YaPaDOS&diff=19278 2007-10-25T10:46:05Z

<p>Yarek: New page: YaPaDOS is patch for AmsDOS and PARADOS that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done to keep highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (incl...</p> <hr /> <div>YaPaDOS is patch for [[AmsDOS]] and [[PARADOS]] that allows to redirect disk access to harddisk. This is done to keep highest possible compatibility, so only 20 bytes of RAM are used (including 6 used by PARADOS).<br /> <br /> Using only 20 bytes of RAM makes impossible features like FAT32 and support for .DSK files, so the disk has special formatting using IDEDOS structures (by Garry Lancaster).</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=IDE8255&diff=18054 2007-07-17T23:02:21Z

<p>Yarek: Short intro.</p> <hr /> <div>== Description ==<br /> <br /> IDE8255 is the simplest IDE multiplexer (8bit to 16bit) that everyone can build. It consists of port decoder, a 8255 PPI chip, 74LS139 chip as control gate and some diodes, resistors and capacitors. The most important is, that the 8255 can work in MODE 1 while reading. MODE 1 automaticly generates read signal for IDE device only by reading PA and PB of 8255, so only one IN per byte is needed. However, writing needs two OUTs per byte.<br /> <br /> The IDE8255 for CPC is based on universal YAMOD.IDE8255. For CPC other port addresses are selected.<br /> <br /> The IDE8255 borad is intended to be internal upgrade for CPC6128, placed between keyboard and 3&quot; drive. It also can be used as external one, as has 50pin slot for flat cable.</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=Dobbertin_Harddisc&diff=18053 2007-07-17T22:50:47Z

<p>Yarek: /* Other harddisc solutions for the CPC */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Dobbertin.gif|thumb|Dobbertin Logo]]<br /> <br /> A harddisc manufactured by the German company called [[Dobbertin]].<br /> One of the first ways to connect a Harddisc to the CPC. <br /> The Dobbertin harddisc has a capacity of 20MB.<br /> The disc was partitioned in four partitions of 5152Kb each.<br /> It was delivered with drivers for [[CP/M]](2.2 and CP/M+) and allows up to 512 directory entries for each drive.<br /> <br /> Reviewed in [[Amstrad Computer User]].<br /> <br /> == Pictures ==<br /> &lt;gallery caption=&quot;Dobbertin 20 Mb Harddisc&quot;&gt;<br /> <br /> Image:Dobbertin 20 Mb Harddisc.JPG|Dobbertin 20 Mb Harddisc<br /> Image:Dobbertin 20 Mb Harddisc interface.JPG|Dobbertin 20 Mb Harddisc interface<br /> Image:Dobbertin 20 Mb Harddisc inside 1.JPG|Inside 1<br /> Image:Dobbertin 20 Mb Harddisc inside 2.JPG|Inside 2<br /> Image:Dobbertin 20 Mb Harddisc inside 3.JPG|Inside 3<br /> Image:Dobbertin 20 Mb Harddisc inside 4.JPG|Inside 4<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Software using the Dobbertin Harddrive ==<br /> <br /> [[FutureOS]]<br /> <br /> [[X-DDOS]]<br /> <br /> == Technical Specifications ==<br /> <br /> From the promo:<br /> <br /> * Controler: Seagade ST11M XT-controler.<br /> <br /> == Other harddisc solutions for the CPC ==<br /> <br /> [[Vortex Winchester Drive]] (MFM)<br /> <br /> Modern:<br /> <br /> [[SYMBiFACE II]] (IDE)<br /> <br /> [[CPC-IDE]] (IDE)<br /> <br /> [[HDCPC]] (IDE)<br /> <br /> [[IDE8255]] (IDE)<br /> <br /> == Promo ==<br /> &lt;gallery caption=&quot;Dobbertin EPROM 224&quot;&gt;<br /> Image:Dobbertin festplatte page1.jpg|Frontpage<br /> Image:Dobbertin festplatte page2.jpg|Contents<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:Peripherals]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=CPC.Flash&diff=18052 2007-07-17T22:26:41Z

<p>Yarek: Short description</p> <hr /> <div>== Description ==<br /> <br /> Internal version is possible only on some CPC boards, mostly PTNO.Z70***. The onboard 40015 and 40025 chips are replaced with two 32pin sockets and logic that support chips of 512kB. Also some onboard logic must be modified.<br /> <br /> One 32pin socket is the basic memory, the second is rescue. Rescue ROM is used in case the basic one fails (e.g. programming error, bad code). ROM is seleced by F9 key (pressed on reset or power-up pages rescue ROM), or by &amp;DBxx port.<br /> <br /> Each socket has two extra pins that could be used to connect a set of memories, up to 4MB.<br /> <br /> External version is in plans. Probably will not have rescue socket, but a disable jumper/switch, because the internal ROM still can be used. A 29F320 chip (4MB) is considered.<br /> <br /> == ROM programming ==<br /> <br /> The ROM can be enabled for programming by selecting it with &amp;DExx port. A 16kB window is seen in &amp;C000..&amp;FFFF address space and writing goes also to RAM in this area! Programming procedure depends of ROM chip type used (see datasheet).<br /> <br /> == Configuration options ==<br /> <br /> By default, 29F040 chips are used (have sectors of 64kB - such amount must be erased to change a bit from 0 into 1). Also, 29C040 chips can be used to simulate a disk (sectors of 512 bytes), but are more expensive. Chip types can be mixed.<br /> <br /> == Software ==<br /> <br /> The banks 0..15 are initialized by CPC BIOS ROM.<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://8bit.yarek.pl/upgrade/cpc.flash/index.html CPC.Flash]<br /> <br /> See also the [[:Category:Memory expansions|list of memory expansions for the CPC]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:Memory expansions]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=CPC4MB&diff=18051 2007-07-17T22:01:16Z

<p>Yarek: /* Description */</p> <hr /> <div>[[image:Cpc4mb3.jpg|right|thumb|4MB expansion kit]]<br /> == Description ==<br /> <br /> 4 MB DRAM internal memory expansion for CPC. It's compatible with external memory expansions (Dk'tronics, Inicron RAM-BOX), using port #7Fxx. Additional 3,5MB can be used trough ports #78xx to #7Exx (see [http://8bit.yarek.pl/upgrade/cpc.cpc4mb/index.html CPC4MB] Page, for futher details).<br /> <br /> == Software ==<br /> <br /> Currently, CPC4MB is supported by [[FutureOS]] version .8.<br /> <br /> == Schematics ==<br /> <br /> Altrough CPC4MB can be ordered fully asembled (even with mounting on a CPC board), there's still a download of PCB design on CPC4MB page, if you want to DIY.<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://8bit.yarek.pl/upgrade/cpc.cpc4mb/index.html CPC4MB]<br /> * [http://8bit.yarek.pl/upgrade/cpc.cpc4mb/cpc4mb1.zip PCB Layouts in Eagle format]<br /> <br /> See also the [[:Category:Memory expansions|list of memory expansions for the CPC]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:Memory expansions]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=Peripherals&diff=18050 2007-07-17T21:58:23Z

<p>Yarek: /* Hard Disc Drives */ IDE8255 added</p> <hr /> <div>''Please try to keep things in alphabetical order.''<br /> <br /> == Data transfer ==<br /> <br /> === Modems ===<br /> <br /> * [[Commstar v21/23 modem]]<br /> * [[Digitelec DTL 2000/2100 Modem]]<br /> <br /> === Serial Interfaces ===<br /> <br /> * [[AMSSIO]] (RS232 interface) (DIY)<br /> * [[Amstrad Serial Interface]]<br /> * [[Cirkit serial interface]]<br /> * [[CPCI RS232 Interface]] (DIY)<br /> * [[KDS Electronics Serial Interface]]<br /> * [[SCA CPC Prolink]]<br /> <br /> === Others ===<br /> <br /> * [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]]<br /> * [[Virtual Net 96]] ([[Wizcat]])<br /> <br /> == Digitizer ==<br /> <br /> * ARA digitizer<br /> * [[Dart Scanner for DMP-Printers]]<br /> * [[VIDI digitizer]]<br /> <br /> == Drives ==<br /> <br /> === Disc Drives ===<br /> <br /> * [[3 1/2&quot; &amp; 5 1/4&quot; Disk Drives]]<br /> * [[Amstrad Disk Drive|Amstrad DDI-1 Disk Drive]]<br /> * [[Amstrad Disk Drive|Amstrad FD-1 Disk Drive]]<br /> * [[Cumana 3&quot; Disk Drive]]<br /> * [[Jasmin AM5D 5 &quot;1/4 floppy drive]]<br /> * [[KDS Electronics]] [[KDS 5 1/4&quot; Drive|5 1/4&quot; Disc Drive]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#F1|Vortex F1/D]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#F1|Vortex F1/S]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#F1|Vortex F1-X(RS)]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#F1|Vortex F1/Z]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#M1|Vortex M1/D]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#M1|Vortex M1/S]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#M1|Vortex M1-X(RS)]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#M1|Vortex M1/Z]]<br /> <br /> === Hard Disc Drives ===<br /> <br /> * [[Dobbertin Harddisc]]<br /> * [[IDE8255]] internal/extrernal IDE/CF interface<br /> * [[Vortex Winchester Drive]]<br /> <br /> == Guns ==<br /> <br /> * [[Gunstick]]<br /> * [[Lightgun ( Trojan )]]<br /> * [[Amstrad Magnum Phaser|Magnun Light Phaser ]]<br /> * [[Loriciel Phaser (West Phaser)|West Phaser ( Loriciel )]]<br /> <br /> == Hardware debuggers/Hacking devices ==<br /> <br /> * [[Hackit|Hackit / Le Hacker]] ([[Siren Software]])<br /> * [[Mirage Imager]]<br /> * [[Multiface II]] ([[Romantic Robot]])<br /> * [[Transtape|Transtape ( Hard Micro )]]<br /> <br /> == Input devices ==<br /> <br /> === Light-Pens ===<br /> <br /> * [[Amstrad LP-1 light pen]]<br /> * [[ASS]] Light-Pen<br /> * [[dk'tronics Lightpen]]<br /> * [[Light Pen &quot;Professionel&quot; / Mark II]]<br /> <br /> === Others ===<br /> <br /> * [[Amstrad JY-1/JY-2 joysticks]]<br /> * [[CPCKey|Attaching a AT keyboard to the CPC]]<br /> * [[Grafpad II]]<br /> * [[Joystick Y-cables]]<br /> <br /> == Memory expansions / ROM boxes ==<br /> <br /> === Memory Expansions / RAM box ===<br /> <br /> * [[CPC4MB| CPC4MB - 4 MB memory expansion]]<br /> * [[Dk'tronics memory expansion‎]]<br /> * [[Dk'tronics Silicon Disc]]<br /> * [[Dobbertin EPROM 224]]<br /> * [[Dobbertin Memory Expansion]]<br /> * [[Dobbertin]] [[Universeller EPROM Programmer 4004]]<br /> * [[RAM BOX]] 512Kb memory expansion<br /> * [[RAM7 2Mb memory expansion]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#SP|Vortex SP 64 - SP 512]] RAM expansion<br /> * [[Inicron RAM-Box]]<br /> <br /> === ROM box / ROMboard ===<br /> <br /> * [[HX-RX1|Cirkit HX-RX1 Rom Expansion Card]]<br /> * [[CPC.Flash]] internal/external 4MB ROM upgrade<br /> * [[Dobbertin ROMboard]]<br /> * [[Maplin ROM Card]]<br /> * [[Microstyle Romboard Xtra]]<br /> * [[Ramcard]] (RAM7 Writeable ROM expansion)<br /> * [[Rombo Rombox]]<br /> * [[Inicron ROM-RAM-Box]]<br /> * [[Micro Power ROM Box]]<br /> * [[X-ROM]] ROM expansion and ROM burner<br /> <br /> == Mouse ==<br /> <br /> * [[AMX Mouse|Advanced Memory Systems AMX Mouse]]<br /> * [[Atari-ST mouse adapter]]<br /> * [[dk'tronics Mouse Interface]]<br /> * [[Gerdes|Gerdes Mouse]]<br /> * [[Centaure mouse]]<br /> * [[ASS Reis-Mouse]]<br /> * [[Wireless mouse (DIY)]]<br /> <br /> == Monitors ==<br /> <br /> * [[Amstrad]] [[CM14]] Colour Monitor<br /> * [[Amstrad]] [[CTM640/CTM644]] Color Monitor<br /> * [[Amstrad]] [[GT64/GT65]] Green Monitor<br /> * [[Amstrad]] [[MM12]] Monochrome Monitor<br /> * [[Amstrad]] [[MP1]]/MP2 modulator<br /> * CPCAI HF-modulator (CPC Schneider International 11/1986, Page 78ff. Someone please scan it, my issue lacks those pages!)<br /> * [[MP2F|Amstrad MP-2F Scart Adapter]]<br /> * [[MP-3|Amstrad MP-3 TV modulator for CTM 64x]] <br /> * [[TV SCART cable]]<br /> <br /> == Multi function expansions ==<br /> <br /> * [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]]<br /> * [[SYMBiFACE II]]<br /> * [[CPCMax!]]<br /> * [[CPCISA by Yarek]]<br /> * [[CPCX]]<br /> <br /> == Printers ==<br /> <br /> * Amstrad [[DMP1]] printer<br /> * Amstrad/Schneider [[DMP2000]] Printer<br /> * Amstrad/Schneider [[DMP2100]] Printer<br /> * Amstrad [[DMP2160]] printer<br /> * Amstrad [[DMP3000]] printer<br /> * Amstrad [[DMP3160]] printer<br /> * Amstrad [[DMP3250]] printer<br /> * Amstrad [[DMP4000]] printer<br /> * [[Robotron 6313|EuroPrint FT80X]]<br /> * [[Robotron 6313|Präsident 6320]]<br /> * [[Robotron 6313]]<br /> * [[NLQ401|Schneider NLQ401]]<br /> * [[Star Printers]]<br /> <br /> == Synthesizer, sampler and music related ==<br /> <br /> * [[Amdrum]]<br /> * [[Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer]]<br /> * [[Digiblaster]]<br /> * [[Digivox sampler]]<br /> * [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]]<br /> * [[DHCP MIDI Interface]]<br /> * [[EMR MIDI Interface]]<br /> * [[Music Machine]]<br /> * [[Silicon Systems MIDI Interface]]<br /> * [[Sound Blaster ( Siren Software )]]<br /> * [[TechniMusique speech synthetizer]]<br /> * [[TMPI speech synthetizer]]<br /> <br /> == Miscellaneous ==<br /> <br /> * 64 Kb Printer Buffer (DIY)<br /> * [[Amstore|Northern Computers Amstore]]<br /> * [[CPCISA by Yarek|CPCISA]]<br /> * dk'tronics Real Time Clock<br /> * dk'tronics Utopia OS<br /> * Dobbertin Real Time Clock<br /> * FO-Dos card<br /> * [[Fischertechnik robot]]<br /> * [[Graphiscop II]]<br /> * HDCPC<br /> * [[Kersten PC Emulator]]<br /> * Loritel<br /> * [[Real Time Clock]] (DIY)<br /> * [[RAM7 Cartridge Hacker]]<br /> * Robot (DIY)<br /> * [[TC-1|Amstrad TC-1 Radio/Alarm-Clock]]<br /> * [[Split Extension Connector|Cheetah Marketing Split Extension Connector]]<br /> * [[KDS Electronics]] [[KDS Power Controller|Power Controller]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Peripherals|*]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=Peripherals&diff=18049 2007-07-17T21:54:20Z

<p>Yarek: /* ROM box / ROMboard */ added CPC.Flash</p> <hr /> <div>''Please try to keep things in alphabetical order.''<br /> <br /> == Data transfer ==<br /> <br /> === Modems ===<br /> <br /> * [[Commstar v21/23 modem]]<br /> * [[Digitelec DTL 2000/2100 Modem]]<br /> <br /> === Serial Interfaces ===<br /> <br /> * [[AMSSIO]] (RS232 interface) (DIY)<br /> * [[Amstrad Serial Interface]]<br /> * [[Cirkit serial interface]]<br /> * [[CPCI RS232 Interface]] (DIY)<br /> * [[KDS Electronics Serial Interface]]<br /> * [[SCA CPC Prolink]]<br /> <br /> === Others ===<br /> <br /> * [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]]<br /> * [[Virtual Net 96]] ([[Wizcat]])<br /> <br /> == Digitizer ==<br /> <br /> * ARA digitizer<br /> * [[Dart Scanner for DMP-Printers]]<br /> * [[VIDI digitizer]]<br /> <br /> == Drives ==<br /> <br /> === Disc Drives ===<br /> <br /> * [[3 1/2&quot; &amp; 5 1/4&quot; Disk Drives]]<br /> * [[Amstrad Disk Drive|Amstrad DDI-1 Disk Drive]]<br /> * [[Amstrad Disk Drive|Amstrad FD-1 Disk Drive]]<br /> * [[Cumana 3&quot; Disk Drive]]<br /> * [[Jasmin AM5D 5 &quot;1/4 floppy drive]]<br /> * [[KDS Electronics]] [[KDS 5 1/4&quot; Drive|5 1/4&quot; Disc Drive]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#F1|Vortex F1/D]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#F1|Vortex F1/S]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#F1|Vortex F1-X(RS)]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#F1|Vortex F1/Z]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#M1|Vortex M1/D]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#M1|Vortex M1/S]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#M1|Vortex M1-X(RS)]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#M1|Vortex M1/Z]]<br /> <br /> === Hard Disc Drives ===<br /> <br /> * [[Dobbertin Harddisc]]<br /> * [[Vortex Winchester Drive]]<br /> <br /> == Guns ==<br /> <br /> * [[Gunstick]]<br /> * [[Lightgun ( Trojan )]]<br /> * [[Amstrad Magnum Phaser|Magnun Light Phaser ]]<br /> * [[Loriciel Phaser (West Phaser)|West Phaser ( Loriciel )]]<br /> <br /> == Hardware debuggers/Hacking devices ==<br /> <br /> * [[Hackit|Hackit / Le Hacker]] ([[Siren Software]])<br /> * [[Mirage Imager]]<br /> * [[Multiface II]] ([[Romantic Robot]])<br /> * [[Transtape|Transtape ( Hard Micro )]]<br /> <br /> == Input devices ==<br /> <br /> === Light-Pens ===<br /> <br /> * [[Amstrad LP-1 light pen]]<br /> * [[ASS]] Light-Pen<br /> * [[dk'tronics Lightpen]]<br /> * [[Light Pen &quot;Professionel&quot; / Mark II]]<br /> <br /> === Others ===<br /> <br /> * [[Amstrad JY-1/JY-2 joysticks]]<br /> * [[CPCKey|Attaching a AT keyboard to the CPC]]<br /> * [[Grafpad II]]<br /> * [[Joystick Y-cables]]<br /> <br /> == Memory expansions / ROM boxes ==<br /> <br /> === Memory Expansions / RAM box ===<br /> <br /> * [[CPC4MB| CPC4MB - 4 MB memory expansion]]<br /> * [[Dk'tronics memory expansion‎]]<br /> * [[Dk'tronics Silicon Disc]]<br /> * [[Dobbertin EPROM 224]]<br /> * [[Dobbertin Memory Expansion]]<br /> * [[Dobbertin]] [[Universeller EPROM Programmer 4004]]<br /> * [[RAM BOX]] 512Kb memory expansion<br /> * [[RAM7 2Mb memory expansion]]<br /> * [[Vortex Computersysteme#SP|Vortex SP 64 - SP 512]] RAM expansion<br /> * [[Inicron RAM-Box]]<br /> <br /> === ROM box / ROMboard ===<br /> <br /> * [[HX-RX1|Cirkit HX-RX1 Rom Expansion Card]]<br /> * [[CPC.Flash]] internal/external 4MB ROM upgrade<br /> * [[Dobbertin ROMboard]]<br /> * [[Maplin ROM Card]]<br /> * [[Microstyle Romboard Xtra]]<br /> * [[Ramcard]] (RAM7 Writeable ROM expansion)<br /> * [[Rombo Rombox]]<br /> * [[Inicron ROM-RAM-Box]]<br /> * [[Micro Power ROM Box]]<br /> * [[X-ROM]] ROM expansion and ROM burner<br /> <br /> == Mouse ==<br /> <br /> * [[AMX Mouse|Advanced Memory Systems AMX Mouse]]<br /> * [[Atari-ST mouse adapter]]<br /> * [[dk'tronics Mouse Interface]]<br /> * [[Gerdes|Gerdes Mouse]]<br /> * [[Centaure mouse]]<br /> * [[ASS Reis-Mouse]]<br /> * [[Wireless mouse (DIY)]]<br /> <br /> == Monitors ==<br /> <br /> * [[Amstrad]] [[CM14]] Colour Monitor<br /> * [[Amstrad]] [[CTM640/CTM644]] Color Monitor<br /> * [[Amstrad]] [[GT64/GT65]] Green Monitor<br /> * [[Amstrad]] [[MM12]] Monochrome Monitor<br /> * [[Amstrad]] [[MP1]]/MP2 modulator<br /> * CPCAI HF-modulator (CPC Schneider International 11/1986, Page 78ff. Someone please scan it, my issue lacks those pages!)<br /> * [[MP2F|Amstrad MP-2F Scart Adapter]]<br /> * [[MP-3|Amstrad MP-3 TV modulator for CTM 64x]] <br /> * [[TV SCART cable]]<br /> <br /> == Multi function expansions ==<br /> <br /> * [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]]<br /> * [[SYMBiFACE II]]<br /> * [[CPCMax!]]<br /> * [[CPCISA by Yarek]]<br /> * [[CPCX]]<br /> <br /> == Printers ==<br /> <br /> * Amstrad [[DMP1]] printer<br /> * Amstrad/Schneider [[DMP2000]] Printer<br /> * Amstrad/Schneider [[DMP2100]] Printer<br /> * Amstrad [[DMP2160]] printer<br /> * Amstrad [[DMP3000]] printer<br /> * Amstrad [[DMP3160]] printer<br /> * Amstrad [[DMP3250]] printer<br /> * Amstrad [[DMP4000]] printer<br /> * [[Robotron 6313|EuroPrint FT80X]]<br /> * [[Robotron 6313|Präsident 6320]]<br /> * [[Robotron 6313]]<br /> * [[NLQ401|Schneider NLQ401]]<br /> * [[Star Printers]]<br /> <br /> == Synthesizer, sampler and music related ==<br /> <br /> * [[Amdrum]]<br /> * [[Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer]]<br /> * [[Digiblaster]]<br /> * [[Digivox sampler]]<br /> * [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]]<br /> * [[DHCP MIDI Interface]]<br /> * [[EMR MIDI Interface]]<br /> * [[Music Machine]]<br /> * [[Silicon Systems MIDI Interface]]<br /> * [[Sound Blaster ( Siren Software )]]<br /> * [[TechniMusique speech synthetizer]]<br /> * [[TMPI speech synthetizer]]<br /> <br /> == Miscellaneous ==<br /> <br /> * 64 Kb Printer Buffer (DIY)<br /> * [[Amstore|Northern Computers Amstore]]<br /> * [[CPCISA by Yarek|CPCISA]]<br /> * dk'tronics Real Time Clock<br /> * dk'tronics Utopia OS<br /> * Dobbertin Real Time Clock<br /> * FO-Dos card<br /> * [[Fischertechnik robot]]<br /> * [[Graphiscop II]]<br /> * HDCPC<br /> * [[Kersten PC Emulator]]<br /> * Loritel<br /> * [[Real Time Clock]] (DIY)<br /> * [[RAM7 Cartridge Hacker]]<br /> * Robot (DIY)<br /> * [[TC-1|Amstrad TC-1 Radio/Alarm-Clock]]<br /> * [[Split Extension Connector|Cheetah Marketing Split Extension Connector]]<br /> * [[KDS Electronics]] [[KDS Power Controller|Power Controller]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Peripherals|*]]</div>

Yarek https://oldwiki.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=CPC4MB&diff=18048 2007-07-17T21:43:45Z

<p>Yarek: </p> <hr /> <div>[[image:Cpc4mb3.jpg|right|thumb|4MB expansion kit]]<br /> == Description ==<br /> <br /> 4 MB DRAN internal memory expansion for CPC. It's compatible with external memory expansions (Dk'tronics, Inicron RAM-BOX), using port #7Fxx. Additional 3,5MB can be used trough ports #78xx to #7Exx (see [http://8bit.yarek.pl/upgrade/cpc.cpc4mb/index.html CPC4MB] Page, for futher details).<br /> <br /> == Software ==<br /> <br /> Currently, CPC4MB is supported by [[FutureOS]] version .8.<br /> <br /> == Schematics ==<br /> <br /> Altrough CPC4MB can be ordered fully asembled (even with mounting on a CPC board), there's still a download of PCB design on CPC4MB page, if you want to DIY.<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://8bit.yarek.pl/upgrade/cpc.cpc4mb/index.html CPC4MB]<br /> * [http://8bit.yarek.pl/upgrade/cpc.cpc4mb/cpc4mb1.zip PCB Layouts in Eagle format]<br /> <br /> See also the [[:Category:Memory expansions|list of memory expansions for the CPC]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:Memory expansions]]</div>

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