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

[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 ) 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! 

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?

[SOS]

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 


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

[Duke]

I don't know at the moment, how will i release that, another 2 Versions? 

Have a config file maybe ?

[SOS]

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) 

[SOS]

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) 

And how get I this mega-cool-colours on my CPC, when I boot directly into YANCC? 

[TotO]

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. 

[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. 

[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]

Amber was more dark red and orange than black and yellow. 

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.

[SOS]

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  (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! 

[SOS]

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 :
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]

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]

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]

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]

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)

                                * 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)

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]

Thanks for your kind answers, mate!

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?