Soft - the new operating system for the ZX Spectrum: TASiS.
Operating System TASiS
Maxim Timonin (Maksagor) / NedoPC group
In November 2005, for the ZX-clone ATM-turbo 2 + was
published new operating system OS TASiS, to replace the
outdated and brake OS CP / M, and working on the order of
magnitude faster the latter.
In this axis, fully realizvana work with the hard drive
already program supported by work with audio CD CD-ROM, being
support work takizh same drive with the files. Fully
endorsed and published earlier ROM xBIOS, so you can
rayuotat with TR-DOSnym software by downloading and running the
images of his hard disk drives.
Brief description of the system:
System requirements:
Minimum: ATM-turbo 2 (v6.40), 512Kb RAM, BIOS 1.07.12,
1xFDD
Optimally: ATM-turbo 2 + (v7.xx), 1024Kb RAM, eXtra BIOS
1.32XT, HDD / FDD.
OS TASiS ver.5.40 is "iS-DOS Chic"-compatible
operating system, based on the iS-DOS Chic ver.5.0
(Hence the numbering ver.5.xx), but which it further
development, relying on advanced graphics and
architectural features computer ATM-turbo 2 + (the origins
the name of it is from here: TASiS = Text Alternative Screen
iS-DOS).
On the one hand OS TASiS is localized under the
specific clone, by editing the kernel and rewriting
graphics drivers, version iS-DOS Chic. But on the other hand,
this software, even if it ceased to result in
be obschespektrumovskoy system, due to a significant
development of the core, including the new restarts, though
repelled by Standard iS-DOS, is nevertheless already self-
system, yes, which iS-compatible (and incompatible
down!), but has its own direction of development.
In other words, this version of the system, you see,
is the beginning of an independent line of development distinct
from iSDOS, but did not break off her relationship with the
final in terms of basic 48K-compatibility.
The idea is that, although work on this kernel completed
and the system is ready, this readiness is not the end of
system, but only the completion of certain stage, the front
papers. In other words, the let and such a comparison, this
system is completed exactly as was
complete Windows'95 on PCs. Yes, this system has been
completed, but her left Windows'98, compatible with the
previous top-down.
So in this case. The system has great potential, and our
team is not going to stop there.
Therefore, wait for new versions of the system (the ultimate
aim of a new stage work - support GUI and pseudo-multitasking),
but better included in the work with us!
Brief description of the distribution:
Any, even the coolest system means nothing without her
software binding. Therefore, great attention was paid to it
producing more or less sane collection of software, which was
a lot of work on the "localization" of a specific
Features graphics system ATM dozens of utilities and
the adaptation of several more, not marching formerly TASiS due
architectural features of the nucleus OS.
Since our group is not observed to multiply supporters
one after the other raw crafts such as "ver.0.033beta",
"Ver.0.426beta" and confused in these versions users,
discouraging They hunt using this product uncorrected glitches
yet at the stage of writing a kernel, then our system, despite
the fact that the kernel was ready for a long time, saw the
light only Several months later, and only when the mass of
utilities and driver has reached the minimum acceptable for use
quantity and quality.
So that we can with the late heart to present to you
systemic distribution ver.1.01, representing OS TASiS
together with a set of drivers and utilities, coupled together
via system context menu, the help system and a set of hot
keys into a single functional complex.
Naturally, in contrast to the actual core of the system,
development of distribution, this process permnentny. Because
many work done, but many remained. Therefore, the accumulation
of a certain amount of "svezhelokalizovannogo and
Adapted (and sometimes written from scratch) software, or
when the need to make major amendments to the system
settings, will be released new versions of the distribution OS
TASiS v5.40. Their output will also curl and from your
feedback. Because as if the system is no use to anybody, then
what we steam? :)
License Agreement:
Unlike OS iS-DOS, which is a commercial
product, OS TASiS in general, and this distribution in
particular distributed completely and exclusively (!) free of
charge.
They are allowed in any form or combination, and
also the formation of their own distros. Commercial
propagation is forbidden (the price for physical media and
Postage does not count).
Nevertheless, the authors of their own software products
under TASiS have the right to distribute them on a commercial
basis as a separate application to the system.
In addition, it is prohibited to include freeware
distributions TASiS without the consent of their authors,
commercial development iS-DOS, running simultaneously, and
under no TASiS pre-location, making the operation of this
product other versions of iS-DOS impossible or difficult (as
example of such a product can be called iS-assembler). Gentlemen
hackers and crackers! If you have so itching to put something
against the will of the authors, we will not be able to
prevent. But by making its messy, and it does not spoil this
filth us and our system - distribute their cracks away from her!
In conclusion:
In the end I would like to express my gratitude to:
... Korsuninu Jura for the very core of the system, and in
general for the great undertaking, for the tremendous energy
and efficiency.
... Novel of the Chunin permanent popinyvanie, and for his
soldering glands for the benefit of ATM and the Spectrum.
Bagan ... Sergei for his excellent AY-player, entered the
distribution of its consent and to listen to on ATM security
there any compilations of virtually the entire AY-collection
Sergey Bulba Pressing a couple of keys in the envelope.
... How cool (t.e.Timoninu Maxim) for the adaptation of the
heap software under the axle, for distribution, for the sake of
his heroic detachment creation of the thesis, and in general -
not praise himself, no one praise .... :)
Everybody happy! We are waiting for responses!
OS TASiS v5.40: (C) 2005 Yuri Korsunin / NedoPC group
Distributive v1.01: (C) 2005 Timonin Maxim / NedoPC group
http://atmturbo.nedopc.com
http://www.nedopc.com
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