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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. jpg|right|thumb|250px|COSMOS was initially released in 2006, whereas the latest version (v.25) was released in summer 2020.<br>initial screen]]

'''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 ''' 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 the daily income, plan the monthly expenses and perform trial and error analyses in order to maximize aiming at maximizing the annual profit. A full annual project of Notice that COSMOS, including also contains the user attachments, the user block latest version of invoices, the summary files as well as the user agenda notices can hardly run on a standard CPC6128 as it requires minimum 350 KB of disc space. In order to process and store the aforementioned data, COSMOS makes full use of the CP/M memory resources and CPC's peripherals. Thus, in order to properly run COSMOS, the following configuration is suggested: +800 KB FD, +512 KB RAM, +20 MB HD, +RS232C, +DM printer, +CTM monitor (for the screen saver), +[[AMX MouseASCII Tools]]. Notice that the latter configuration resembles to a well equipped 8086/8088 PC computer. <br><br>

'''To download COSMOS has been developed on the latest version basis of COSMOS the hardware peripherals as well as the software that were (v.25contemporary) available for the CP/Summer 2020M and the CPC6128: the 512 KB [[Dobbertin Memory Expansion]], the [[ParaDOS]] or [[X-DDOS]] ROMS for the external (800 KB) use floppy drive, the link below20 MB [[Dobbertin Harddisc]], the [[Amstrad Serial Interface]], the Amstrad Parallel [[Printer Port]], the [[CTM640/CTM644]] colour monitor, the [[AMX Mouse]], the [[MicroScript]] (142 KB), the [[WordStar]] (706 KB), the [[Protext]] (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]].''' Boot COSMOS includes its own graphics routines (similar to [[GSX]]), its own graphics screen saver, is based on the [[Dobbertin]] version of CP/M using 2.2 (v1.2) which provides 59 KB TPA, supports the original COSMOS disk RAM expansion and execute A>SETUP.COMthe 20 MB hard disk. 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. As far as the controls are concerned, Cursor keys or Mouse can be used in order to control the pointer. [F0] key simulates the left button of the mouse, whereas [F.] key simulates the right button of the mouse. Left button can be used for (Yes), whereas the right button can be used for (No),(Next) or (On-Board) help. ESC key can be used to escape. <br><br> Upon installing the application COSMOS in drive B or HD20 it is suggested to execute COSMOS using all the available extra RAM (no RAM load minimization) and using to use a new empty CP/M 2.2 (v1.2) boot disk in drive A as the redundant disk (. A full annual project of COSMOS, including the user level software RAID-1 operation)attachments, the user block of invoices, the summary files as well as the user agenda notices requires minimum 350 KB of disc space.

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