NeOS - NextGen

Hello, All! This text will answer your questions (poems, however :) === Cut === ─ ZX.SPECTRUM (2:5052/7.37) ZX.SPECTRUM ─ Msg: 52 of 52 From : Nikolay Shpilchin 2:5071/99 23 May 00 11:05:32 To : All 23 May 00 19:06:46 Subj: NeOS - NextGen ;) ────────────────────────────────────── ─────────────────── ──────────────────── Hello, All At the request of the workers, I’m telling you how things are going with the subject: 1. The NeOS sources we received were disassembled and sorted :) A large collection of questions is now being prepared, the answers to which will be taken by Megus. After this, the work will go into full swing. 2. What is planned to be done: ■ Support for the most common HDD controllers. Booting NeOS from Nemo HDD on Kay (from the main menu of the system). NeOS HDD boot from firmware NeOS. ■ Support for various graphics modes. See below. ■ Of course, NeOS will use any upper memory. ■ Powerful text console (ala Unix) with integrated file operations and work with any input/output devices, including a modem (ie TTY terminal without leaving the command line). 3. NeOS installer: the system will be distributed on TR-DOS floppy disks. The system installer makes it possible to configure the system taking into account all "bells and whistles"Your Spectrum, after which you receive a ready-made .rom file. As usual, the .rom is flashed in place of 128 Basic. On KAY, flashing the ROM is not possible required, the system is installed on the HDD and loaded by selecting the HDD boot item in the main menu of the computer or by pressing the reset button while holding symbol shift. In this case, most likely, a boot manager will be implemented that offers loading Is-DOS or NeOS. There are no restrictions on the amount of space used on the HDD there will be, with the exception of the CHS limit - I don’t know how the LBA HDD is managed. 4. NeOS architecture: ■ An open OS with a hierarchical directory system a la msdos/isdos and a set user restarts a la msdos or Scorpion Shadow Monitor. ■ User console with a set of basic commands that can be extended by the user by simply adding the necessary system scripts to a special directory. ■ Support for the vast majority of machine resources. ■ Possibly a swap file or, rather, a swap partition on the HDD (a la FreeBSD) ■ In general, orientation towards HDD. ■ There is a burning desire to make an ip stack built into the system so that you can It was no problem, I could work on the internet directly from the command line. Holds back lack of information. ■ Complete openness of the system for the programmer, absence of any protection. 5. Problems of the NeOS project: ■ I am not sufficiently informed :) about the existing “bells and whistles”Spectrum. A variety of memory and HDD connection schemes. By the way, the system will It is possible to configure it for resources unknown to me by descriptions of these resources in .inf files and kernel changes. ■ Ambiguous public attitude towards the NeOS project. Without active support, the project risks turning into a long-term construction project. ■ Insufficient (?) public awareness about the NeOS project itself. In connection with this, I ask you to forward this letter to all echo conferences that have relation to the Spectrum. Publication in unaltered form in any form is also encouraged. electronic publications. Do not quote template! - I'm tired of it already. I also I guarantee that by contacting me, you will receive answers to any questions, concerning NeOS. There is also a set of documentation for NeOS, from which you can extract a lot of information and finally get a complete picture of what is NeOS. Constructive suggestions are encouraged. Criticism like "HeOS - push!" not encouraged. Write. As can be seen from the above, NeOS now needs support most of all potential users. First of all, I need _all_ connection diagrams HDD, modem, expanded memory, additional video modes. Video modes it is planned to be used in the HTML viewer, as well as in the terminal viewer texts. Please contact me: - Authors of the Spectrum HTML viewer to discuss the prospects for writing this one for NeOS- Those who have experience working on the Internet from Spectrum with a Unix-Shell provider to share experiences - Those who are interested in the development of the system - for discussion - Those who want to do beta testing - Free programmers - if there are any. NeOS is currently being developed by: Nikolay Shpilchin (Ns/SSG) Roman Petrov (Megus/Brainwave^X-Project). How to contact us: e-mail: ns@ns.da.ru fido: 2:5071/99@Nikolay Shpilchin phone: [+7] (3953) 15-3045 15:00 - 18:00 MSK,20:00-23:00 (GMT+8) Cu -+- [NeOS] + Origin: Navigate necessire est. Vive non est necessire. (2:5071/99) === Cut === I'm always happy to answer any question asked about NeOS :) Bye, All! Megus/Brainwave^X-Project. [I.ZX] [NeOS]