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Yet Another Norton-Commander Clone (YANCC) for ACMEDOS+M4DOS+CubeIOS

Started by SOS, 05:53, 08 September 16

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SOS

Puhhh, this was a long-hard-way, but i think YANCC for ACMEDOS, M4DOS and AMSDOS is stable enough to introduce a public beta-version to the forum.
YANCC exist only as a ROM-Version, so you need a ROM-Board...
What should i say about the program, if you don't know what "norton commander" is, then i think, you dont need this program ;-)

Please read the TXT there are additional Infos inside, especially the warning section for ACMEDOS is important!
I will put new versions in the 1st post. Please take a look, which ACMEDOS-/M4DOS/CubeIOS-Version is required, if you don't have the correct version, YANCC maybe will not be run.
Please post your suggestions, when you found a bug (reproduceable?) or whatever in this thread.

Future-Plans:
- More features for the launcher


Added 20.09.16: XMASS 0.8P
Added 22.09.16: Added new Version ("A"-Key fixed + BASIC-Config to prevent YANCC constitutes colors)
Added 11.02.17: Added new Version 100217b with M4DOS-Support and the new Filelauncher-Module
Added 22.04.17: Added new Version 140417b with M4DOS-Floppy Support, fixes prev. reported YANCC-Crashes (i hope so :blank:) and more
Added 12.02.18: Added new Version 110218b with the M4-Floppy-Fix + Support of my upcoming FAT32-ROM.
Added 23.03.18: Added new Version 130318b with Bugfixes
Added 15.04.18: Added new Version 140418b with LowerROM-Fix, considered latest CubeIOS-Version
Added 13.09.19: Added new Version 020919b with Bugfixes
Added 29.12.19: Added new Version 141119b with DSK-Support for CubeMDOS
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TotO

Great news!  8)

Is-it just possible that YANCC not set (or allow to change) the colour palette to keep the "white on blue" CP/M style adopted by the FW3.1x?
"You make one mistake in your life and the internet will never let you live it down" (Keith Goodyer)

SOS

Quote from: TotO on 08:25, 08 September 16
Is-it just possible that YANCC not set (or allow to change) the colour palette to keep the "white on blue" CP/M style adopted by the FW3.1x?
Nearly impossible  :P


I will wait some days to collect the suggestions.
I don't know at the moment, how will i release that, another 2 Versions?  :picard:


Duke

Quote from: SOS on 08:33, 08 September 16
I don't know at the moment, how will i release that, another 2 Versions?  :picard:
Have a config file maybe ? :)

SOS

Quote from: Duke on 09:23, 08 September 16
Have a config file maybe ? :)
Was my 1st idea, but i dont want to skip the plain AMSDOS-Users.
I think, i will refresh my BASIC-knowledge and will try a "Config-Construction-Kit" and then modify directly the ROM.BIN-File.

TotO

So, don't set any colour into your ROM and let the user chose what is good for him (default or x-mass booting file)  ;D
"You make one mistake in your life and the internet will never let you live it down" (Keith Goodyer)

SOS

Quote from: TotO on 09:41, 08 September 16
So, don't set any colour into your ROM and let the user chose what is good for him (default or x-mass booting file)  ;D
And how get I this mega-cool-colours on my CPC, when I boot directly into YANCC?  ;)

TotO

#7
In a future version (may be 0.80) at start we plane to RUN a BASIC file named something like AUTOBOOT.BAS / AUTORUN.BAS if found into the ROOT.
Because it is more powerfull than all BAT systems existing on PC... And everybody know how to do.  8)
"You make one mistake in your life and the internet will never let you live it down" (Keith Goodyer)

Bryce

My first PC (on which I used NC) had an amber screen, so the current colours are almost perfect for me :)

Bryce.

TotO

Amber was more dark red and orange than black and yellow.  ;D
"You make one mistake in your life and the internet will never let you live it down" (Keith Goodyer)

Gryzor

This is interesting, always loved NC (these days I use Directory Opus, so...), and I bet it's a charm to work with from ROM!


I just wish -apart from the colourse- that more space was available for the actual listings...

Bryce

Quote from: TotO on 09:59, 08 September 16
Amber was more dark red and orange than black and yellow.  ;D

Yeah, but the current colours are closer than black/white or other colour choices.

Bryce.

TotO

Hehe. ;)
Personally, all my "basic" tools only set the screen mode. I refuse to force the user colours choice for a tool.
"You make one mistake in your life and the internet will never let you live it down" (Keith Goodyer)

SOS

#13
Quote from: Gryzor on 11:58, 08 September 16
I just wish -apart from the colourse- that more space was available for the actual listings...

The next version will be have a basic-config, to supress the colour-set
and bugfix of the "a"-Key (thanks to Audronic).
(i need more time to test the version, i changed a little bit too much in the last days.... >:( )

More space, yes, but the screen-size is limited  :P (do someone have a 720p/1080p solution?  ;) )
Some restrictions for the display-layout: I will not change: The Keys + Status line on the last two rows.
So, I will take a look, after the M4-Version about more space, but this will take a lot of months (next year)

I've forgot: Added the XMASS0.8P in the first post.

TFM

Great work!!!  :) :) :)  No complaints!  :)
TFM of FutureSoft
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SOS

Quote from: SOS on 07:58, 20 September 16
The next version will be have a basic-config, to supress the colour-set
and bugfix of the "a"-Key (thanks to Audronic).
(i need more time to test the version, i changed a little bit too much in the last days.... >:( )
New version in the 1st post.
I hope, no new errors introduced...  ::)

SOS

Bug found :o :
You can't copy something from the DOM to the floppies.
Locally fixed in the actual trunk, but i can't release it easy (lot of reconstructions).
Fix follows (please PM me when needed shortly).

Thanks to Audronic!  :)

zhulien

it will be a sweet day when acmedos, amsdos, hcx sd card readers, x-mass, m4, x-mem, y-mem and all others work together as one... along with YANC

SOS

Quote from: zhulien on 14:19, 21 January 17
it will be a sweet day when acmedos, amsdos, hcx sd card readers, x-mass, m4, x-mem, y-mem and all others work together as one... along with YANC
thanks,

acmedos+amsdos+x-mass already functional.
hxc at the moment only with the hxc-rom, but maybe i take a look, if it's integrateable
M4 is in Alpha-State, i hope to release it this month.
Memory-Extensions? YANCC supports 64KB or 80KB, why needed more?

RockRiver

#19
Thanks! for your great YANCC, SOS

You know that BonnyDOS Rom Extra #1 with the help of PARAdos Rom can read FAT12 floppies?

|fget  |fput  |fcat  |fdel  |dcopy  |copyd

http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/BonnyDOS

My sweet dream: YANCC with FAT12 floppy disk support and BFS16 format (bonnydos) HDD support. The last because these handycaps: ACMEDOS has the 128MB limit, (sig!  :-[ ) and X-mass has 8bit transfer (only?)

[Yes I'm Symbiface user (I will test that with YANCC and ACMEDOS). BonnyDOS support 2GB partitions HDD on AMSDOS, yeahhh!!! ]
[What a pity! that winAPE doesn't support BFS16 format HDD images. That would help to research that too]

Maybe BonnyDOS work and ROMs could help for that...
[I wish fat16/fat32 16bit transfer HDD, Memory Card or similar in Amsdos or similar for all CPC people; maybe M4 or X-mass allow that in a future]

SOS

Quote from: RockRiver on 11:32, 27 January 17
My sweet dream: YANCC with FAT12 floppy disk support and BFS16 format (bonnydos) HDD support.

Sadly, two big problems I would see:
- My power - It was a very exhausting leaching work to add the M4-Compatibility to YANCC.
  At the Moment, i don't see, that i will do that again (with the next DOS).
  (and it's not helpful, that WinApe doesn't support BFS16)
- The bigger Problem: BDOS is not supported anymore(?).
  In both development lines "YANCC for ACMEDOS" & "YANCC for M4" i found enough problems/Errors in the DOS-Roms.
  So ACMEDOS+M4 are not critical, because Duke + SyX are great guys and do the bugfixing.
  But, what happens, if i found a problematic problem with BDOS?

So (at the moment) sadly i must say "no BDOS Support is planned"

...

Memory Card (you mean RAM-Drive?!), hmmmm.... needed? you have a fast DOM/SD-Card with ACMEDOS/M4.
(what is the classic RAM-Drive-ROM for ACMEDOS+M4?)

RockRiver

OK man. There are a few BDOS (bonny) users, I understand. I like your Great Work!!!

On the other side. SD and FAT12: I mean SD or similar card sorry (memory  card)...
My critical question: * Nowadays M4 (or X-mass) works as a real FAT16/32 HDD on AMSDOS/acmeDOS/SymbOS ?
                                * PC-->CPC with (SD card, DOM, CF, IDE, HDD...) transfer only allowed with M4 or not yet?

And I will test FAT12 flopies with that BonnyDOS extra ROM and YANCC, maybe works???  ::)

SOS

Quote from: RockRiver on 12:41, 27 January 17
My critical question: * Nowadays M4 (or X-mass) works as a real FAT16/32 HDD on AMSDOS/acmeDOS/SymbOS ?
M4/Acmedos works like a Drive-Letter (M4=>"A:"  Acmedos=>"D:").

  • M4DOS requires M4-Hardware (SD-Card as storage) and needed AMSDOS or can be standalone without AMSDOS.
    It doesn't run at the same time with Acmedos. Acmedos can't work with the M4-SD-Card.
  • Acmedos requires an IDE-Interface like the X-Mass or the Symbiface-Hardware (M4DOS can't work with an IDE-Port)

Quote from: RockRiver on 12:41, 27 January 17
                                * PC-->CPC with (SD card, DOM, CF, IDE, HDD...) transfer only allowed with M4 or not yet?
At the Moment, only the Transfer with the M4-Card is reproduceable.
(and maybe when you use SymbOS with an IDE-Device, but i doesnt use SymbOS)

Quote from: RockRiver on 12:41, 27 January 17
And I will test FAT12 flopies with that BonnyDOS extra ROM and YANCC, maybe works???  ::)
I think BonnyDOS will not work, when you have a lot of luck, YANCC can handle BonnyDOS like a Floppy (but without Change-Dir, Make-Dir).

RockRiver

#23
Thanks for your kind answers, mate!
Quote from: SOS on 13:03, 27 January 17
At the Moment, only the Transfer with the M4-Card is reproduceable.
(and maybe when you use SymbOS with an IDE-Device, but i doesnt use SymbOS)
Yeah, SymbOS & BonnyDOS allow transfer (with symbiface) [BDOS on X-mass ?? only 8bit-trans?] .
SymbOS on Win/Symb side and BDOS on Ms-DOS/AMSDOS side.

I was asking for news about new interfaces, and yes FAT16 on AMSDOS (acmeDOS really, maybe M4DOS).

Sorry the OffTopic; but I think is related to. [I'm thinking about to buy M4 and/or X-mass board]

Back on YANCC:
I will make research on FAT12 floppy disks with BDOS roms and YANCC and report you.

Ast

@Sos : i installed all files in my xmem (acmedos 0.8p, firm 3.16 and firm 3.16 exp) and it seems that your yancc doesn't work correctly.


My problem :


All drives are detected (a/b/d) but, when i made some tranfert a or b to d, all files copied are crushed.


So, i've decided to Try to save some files manually to see what's happening.


Save"toto.bas -> save basic file "toto.bas into d
Save"toto.scr",b,&c000,&4000 -> save binary file "toto.scr into d
Save"toto -> seems to save an ascii file événements it was a basic file ta The beginning... (what's wrong?)


You need to add ".bas" to save a basic file...


I put acmedos in slot 2 and yancc in slot 3. CAN you please Help me?





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