<big>ASCII Tools </big>
ASCII Tools for [[CP/M]]-80 are a set of tools for programmers and code developers, authors who want to have their source codes or articles respectively consolidated into a single ASCII files file stored in the CPC6128. ASCII Tools have been under development since 1988 by [[KSL|KSL]]. The main task was to create a set of tools in order to deal with very large source code ASCII files, that were transferred from Windows or MS-DOS Systems to the CPC6128 and vise vice versa. ASCII Tools have been under development since 1988 by [[KSL|KSL]]. The virgin name of the software was CPC-WRITE. In 2004, the first simple version of ASCII Tools for CP/M plus was presented at the [[COM II|CPC Meeting II]] organized by [[TFM]]. The latest version of ASCII Tools has been included in [[Cosmos|COSMOS]] application in 2021. In 2026-2027 a new stand-alone version will be released for CP/M plus.
In 2004, the first simple version of ASCII Tools for CP/M plus was presented at the [[COM II|CPC Meeting II]] organized by [[TFM]]. The latest version of ASCII Tools has been included in [[Cosmos|COSMOS]] application in 2021. In 2026-2027 a new stand-alone version will be released for CP/M plus. It will be possible to create very long ASCII files (e.g. 400 pages of consolidated code) and it will be also possible to randomly access these pages including user defined graphics. This is accomplished using the page switching technique based on the extra RAM expansion or the Floppy/Hard Disk.
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