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'''COSMOS''' is a personal COSt MOnitoring System written by [[KSLImage:COSMOS_set_up.jpg|KSLright|thumb|250px|COSMOS installation utility]][[Image:COSMOS_Initial_Screen. <br>jpg|right|thumb|250px|COSMOS initial screen]]

It '''COSMOS''' is a personal '''COS'''t '''MO'''nitoring '''S'''ystem programed by [[KSL|KSL]] for the CPC6128 and [[CP/M]]-80 operating system, the latter being the industry standard of the late 70s - early 80s. This budget monitoring system is a business application similar to the MSDOS-era PC applications and one of the most recent (2021) projects developed for CP/M-80. COSMOS runs under [[ Unlike most applications for CP/M|CP/M 2.2]], (the Dobbertin 63 KB TPA version) and COSMOS is built upon the '''mouse - based graphics user interface (GUI) ''' as pioneered by Xerox at Palo Alto and popularized by Apple with the Lisa and Macintosh computers. Nowadays, COSMOS can be used on an everyday basis (using [[CaPriCe]] or [[WinCPC]] or a real CPC) in order to edit your the daily income, plan your the monthly expenses and maximize your monthly or perform trial and error analyses aiming at maximizing the annual profit. The application makes full use of the CP/M-80 and CPC6128 capabilities and its peripherals as well. A full annual project of Notice that COSMOS (full 366 days matrix) can hardly run on a standard CPC6128 as it requires approximately 300 KB also contains the latest version of disc space[[ASCII Tools]]. It is thus suggested to use the "Personal Computer" configuration of the CPC: <br><br>

128 KB RAM, 180 KB internal floppy drive <br>256-COSMOS has been developed on the basis of the hardware peripherals as well as the software that were (contemporary) available for the CP/M and the CPC6128: the 512 KB RAM expansion[[Dobbertin Memory Expansion]], <br>the [[ParaDOS]] or [[X-DDOS or Parados ROM, <br>External floppy disk drive ]] ROMS for the external (400-800 KB)floppy drive, <br>Hard disk the 20 MB ([[Dobbertin HD20)Harddisc]], <br>the [[Amstrad Serial Interface]], the Amstrad Parallel [[Printer Port]], the [[CTM640/CTM644]] colour monitor, the [[AMX Mouse]], <br>RS232 serial interfacethe [[MicroScript]] (142 KB), <br>Dot matrix printerthe [[WordStar]] (706 KB), <br>Color monitor the [[Protext]] (for 406 KB), the [[Multiplan]] (208 KB), the [[SuperCalc 2]] (240 KB), the [[DBase II]] (272 KB), the [[DR Draw]] (235 KB), the [[DR Graph]] (306 KB), the [[MAXAM]] (206 KB), the [[Atlast Plus]] (224 KB) and other [[Programming software]]. COSMOS includes its own graphics routines (similar to [[GSX]]), its own graphics screen saver, is based on the [[Dobbertin]] version of CP/M 2.2 (v1.2)which provides 59 KB TPA, supports the RAM expansion and the 20 MB hard disk.<br><br> By using In addition to the setup command and chain files, COSMOS original disc also contains the CP/M 2.2 (v1.2) boot sectors as well as an installation utility of COSMOS . By executing the latter utility (A>SETUP) the user can initialize any annual project or start a demo temporary project in order to become familiar with the COSMOS user interface and functions. <br><br> As far as the controls are concerned, Cursor keys or Mouse can be used Upon installing COSMOS in order drive B or HD20 it is suggested to control execute COSMOS using all the pointeravailable extra RAM (no RAM load minimization) and to use a new empty CP/M 2. [F0] key simulates the left button of the mouse2 (v1. [F.] key simulates 2) boot disk in drive A as the right button redundant disk. A full annual project of COSMOS, including the mouse. Left button can be used for (Yes)user attachments, whereas the right button can be used for (No)user block of invoices,(Next) or (On-Board) help. ESC key can be used to escape. <br><br> Download the latest version (v.25/Summer 2020) using summary files as well as the link belowuser agenda notices requires minimum 350 KB of disc space. <br> Boot CP/M using original COSMOS disk and execute A>SETUP.COM <br>

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