RAM test for the Amstrad CPC

 Amstrad CPC, Hardware, System, Utility  No Responses »
Nov 172015
 

Does your Amstrad CPC work correctly or do you have stability issues? Not sure? Well, then you can at least check the RAM of your CPC with Geralds new RAM tester. To run this program on classic CPCs (464, 664, 6128), you will need a LowerROM board or an X-MEM memory expansion in boot mode. Use the .bin file in this configuration.
If you want to run it on an Amstrad Plus or an Amstrad GX4000, you will need a C4CPC cartridge and use the .bin or .cpr file with it.

If the RAM is ok, you will see the following image (green bars at the side of the screen):

RamOk

If something is wrong, you will see a red bar at the side of the screen:

Ram4LsbBad

You can download the binaries at the end of this news and discuss it in the CPCWiki forums.

If you need to check your systems memory without having an expansion board, you can also use Nilquaders memory check utility.

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SamaruX v2.02 – Unix-like shell for CP/M

 Amstrad CPC, System  No Responses »
Sep 012015
 

Miguel I. Garcia Lopez released a new version of his Unix-like shell for CP/M systems with Z80 CPU called SamaruX. Of course it features standard functionalities like redirecting the output of stdin / stdout, piping, environment variables, batch processing and much more. It was written with MESCC, a Small-C compiler for CP/M. If you are still using CP/M on your Amstrad CPC and want to test it, you can get the latest version of SamaruX, its source code and the MESCC compiler from the Floppy Software homepage. You can discuss about it in the CPCWiki forums.

samarux_scr1

Changes in v2.02

  • Enhanced support of SamaruX external commands.
  • New examples of SamaruX external commands: banner, cal, head, whoami.

Changes in V2.00

  • New built-in commands: date, mem, sort, wc, tee.
  • Improved built-in commands: batch, cat, cd, cpm, ed, env, if, man.
  • New environment variables: HOME, BINDIR, MANPATH.
  • Added support for SamaruX external commands (the game Robots has been included as an example).
  • Text manual included.

 

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SymbOS v3.0 beta with network support

 Amstrad CPC, System  1 Response »
Jun 292015
 

Prodatron released a beta version of SymbOS v3.0 – his operating system for the Amstrad CPC and the MSX. The main feature in the new version is clearly the network support. Currently it supports the DenYoNet network card on the MSX and a driver for localhost – which means no network support for the CPC at the moment. Here are some screenshots of the new version:

s3bn-cpc-netds3bn-cpc-battships3bn-cpc-wgets3bn-cpc-symtels3bn-cpc-symmsgr

You can download and discuss the latest beta version in the CPC Wiki forums.

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Future OS spanish UI

 Amstrad CPC, System  No Responses »
May 032015
 

TFM released a new development version of his Future OS. The new version features the user interface translation intro spanish. You can also choose between the regular icon set or the icon set by MacDeath and there were also some smaller improvements for mainly TotO’s latest hardware developments. You can get the latest version of Future OS from the Future OS homepage.

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SamaruX – Unix-like shell for CP/M

 Amstrad CPC, System  No Responses »
Mar 052015
 

Miguel I. Garcia Lopez released the first version of his Unix-like shell for CP/M systems with Z80 CPU called SamaruX. Of course it features standard functionalities like redirecting the output of stdin / stdout, piping, environment variables, batch processing and much more. It was written with MESCC, a Small-C compiler for CP/M. If you are still using CP/M on your Amstrad CPC and want to test it, you can get the latest version of SamaruX, its source code and the MESCC compiler from the Floppy Software homepage. You can discuss about it in the CPCWiki forums.

Some features:

  • Redirection of stdin and stdout with > and <
  • Piping with |
  • Environment with variables $TERM, $USER, etc.
  • Command line history
  • Profiling for environment customization
  • Command aliasing
  • Batch processing with flow control and arguments passing
  • Complete on-line manual
  • Prompt customization
  • Built-in commands: cp, rm, mv, man, cat, more, grep…

samarux_scr1

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