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FO-DOS

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The '''FO-DOS Cartridge''' is a BIOS/BASIC 1.1 ROM upgrade for the CPC 464 from [[Duchet Computers]]. The cartridge contains a 32K BIOS/BASIC EPROM, two diodes, a LED, and a switch (for switching between old/new ROM).
Combining the FO-DOS cartridge with an additional [[Standard Memory Expansions|Standard Memory Expansion]] expansion and an external [[Amstrad Disk Drive|DDI-1]] disc drive would upgrade Contains a CPC464 not to 32K BIOS/BASIC EPROM, two diodes, a CPC6128 since some banking logic is still missing. For example the RAM configuration &C1 LED, and &C3 are not workinga switch (for switching between old/new ROM).
Combining the FO-DOS with an additional [[Standard Memory Expansions|Standard Memory Expansion]] expansion and an external [[Amstrad Disk Drive|DDI-1]] disc drive would almost upgrade a CPC464 to a CPC6128. But the CPC464 would still not be able to use RAM configuratins &7FC1 or &7FC3 f. e. Exact EPROM content is unknown. It might be an original or modified, english or french CPC6128 BIOS ROM...?  (being made in 1989 it probably has the newer french rom).  From cpcrulez forum: Boot messages says "...v3 (1985)... basic 1.1"
The meaning of the name "FO-DOS" is unknown - and, it's misleading: it doesn't contain a DOS, only BIOS and BASIC.
== Pictures ==Now, thanks to Jose Leandro, the hardware specialist of the spectrum, with his famous page :
<gallery>Imagehttp:FO//trastero.DOS Cartridge (photo from mic-cpcrulez)speccy.jpg<org/gallery>cosas/JL/JL.htm
== Download ==We can know more about this hardware.
* EPROMAnother hardware like FO-Image - none such dumped yet.DOS is: http://cpcwiki.eu/index.?php/LowerROM
== Review ==
:Hey while we're in Duchet products, the new version of the Hacker arrived. Just change a little ROM and voila: Version 7.0 brings an extra assembler. Then you fiddle with machine language!
 
== Pictures ==
 
<gallery caption="Fo-dos Layout, thanks to Jose Leandro">
 
Image:Fodos-PCB-Top.jpg|Fodos-PCB-Top
Image:Fodos-PCB-Bottom.jpg|Fodos-PCB-Bottom
Image:Fodos-PCB.png|Fodos-PCB
Image:Fodos-Layout.png|Fodos-Layout
 
</gallery>
 
== Download ==
 
* [[Media:Amstrad-FODOS-(Eagle).zip|FO-DOS (Eagle).zip]] (FO-DOS files for Eagle)
 
== Weblinks ==
 
* [https://cpcrulez.fr/hardware-interface-carte_fo-dos.htm ''FO-DOS'' from CPCrulez]
* [http://hardware.speccy.org/temp/Amstrad-FODOS.html ''FO-DOS'' from hardware.speccy.org]
 
[[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:Expansion ROM]]
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