X-MASS, a mass-storage expansion for all CPC.

[TFM]

It's not finished yet I think we'll see ACMEdos first

You will definitely, and with this we don't need other OS having FAT support any longer. Sadly 95% of the scene destroyers are Germans.    And they bitched at me since 2007 or may be even longer. So I totally lost interest in anything FAT or IDE related. Screw it! I prefer to do something else, bringing fun to me.

We will have ACME-DOS soon, we won't need anything else, no FutureOS, no CP/M and no other crap.

Just my 3 Pennies about that.


Now this is an X-MASS thread, so let's got with X-MASS and ACME-DOS. 

[Ast]

Euh, TFM & Prodatron : is war finished now ?
This topic consists of speaking about the great X-MASS Expansion, so stop your stupid war here, please!

[Gryzor]

Thread cleared, apologies for being late in catching this flame, I was working on the forum software.


@TFM , next time that a post of yours contains such expressions, it will earn you a ban.

[Ast]

Thanks Gryzor to clean all these bad commands.
Only one comment, if TFM could be banned, don't forget Prodatron too.
We're all adult, so stop kidding.
Mode off.


Waiting for AcmeDos as all of you...

[TotO]

After testing the last ACMEDOS version, 2 bugs lefts.
- CAT on a new directory create display problems related to control chars.
- SAVE display the message "broken in" and create a 0 byte file.

Those bugs not occure on WinAPE (Z80 emulation bug?) but only on a real CPC. It should be difficult to fix them.
So, understand that is not the time to release it. 

By the way, I RUN with success some games put into folders, like BARBARIAN and ZYNAPS.
That means the AMSDOS compatibility is accurate!
 

[Audronic]

@Toto


Thanks for testing, Good idea not to release the rom.


Ray

[TotO]

[Gryzor]

How cool is that!!

[TFM]

After testing the last ACMEDOS version, 2 bugs lefts.
- CAT on a new directory create display problems related to control chars.
- SAVE display the message "broken in" and create a 0 byte file.

Those bugs not occure on WinAPE (Z80 emulation bug?) but only on a real CPC. It should be difficult to fix them.

The problem is that WinApe emulates only the parts of the SF2 being used by sos - and few bits more. I can't work with a single of my IDE OS functions, because of missing bits in status registers etc. on WinApe. It is absolutely important to use real hardware here. But I have good hopes that the problems can be fixed in few weeks, because SyX is an excellent coder. 

[madram]

Great news Syx, bravo !

There is a few amsdos calls not implemented yet, CAS_IN_CHAR and CAS_OUT_CHAR.

Sad news ! Orgams uses them for "fast" read/write by chunks. BTW it allows to manage 64k+ files already.
Starkos uses them for slow read/write  (funny, coming from Targhan).
Digitracker also has "by chunk" access.

Courage for bugs hunting.

[Ast]

Any idea about ACMEdos official release ?

[manic23]

Sorry for being thick, but I am a little confused about what you get when you buy this, so you get the main device plus a ROM chip that you have to install inside the CPC computer is that right?

[CraigsBar]

Sorta. You get the X-mass expansion board, and an ide  DOM (essentially a solid state drive).

You also can add a cable to connect it to your expansion port. Or it can be fitted internally if you fancy some modding to provide an internal connector, but most people seem to take the external or mother4x approach.

[manic23]

OK thanks CraigsBar that sounds easier than installing a chip. I think I will order one

[Kris]

Be aware that the ROM is still not avalaible due to some bugs; Syx is currently working (more or less) on bugs fixing.

[TotO]

The ROM should be available before he receive his board. 
But... For information, that means he need a ROM Board too.

[manic23]

Thanks guys

[TrainingForUtopia]

Sorry for this question, but ... why "pre-order"?

I thought, that the X-Mass project is finished since month and i always thought, that "pre-order" is for not yet released products ...

[TotO]

All boards are always in pre-order, because nothing is in stock.
I have to order parts, then building them...

[Ast]

Any news of ACMEdos ? Maybe a little presentation for Alchimies' 2015 event ?

[TotO]

I will post a 30s video this evening. But, some bugs left.
I should try to go to the Alchimie to show it, yes.

[Ast]

Yeaaahhh... So koool to read that... Nice to see you at Alchimie.

[TotO]

[HAL6128]

Wow, that looks really good and loading is fast, isn't it!?
What does the number at the end display: 118M free?

[TotO]

Exactly.