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# A2osX Media Guide
We have changed the media set for A2osX. New A2osX Users should download the most current version as shown in the table below. **A new Release Candidate (RC) edition has been made available (highlighted below), you should choose one of the media options from this set.** The Bleed media are the primary images used by the developers to hold the most current version of the A2osX binaries (and a copy of the source, although of course GitHub is the primary source repository) and may be unstable. You should not use this media unless directed by the A2osX development team.
## Editions
| Edition | Description | Build No | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RELEASE | This is a locked down set of media that will change infrequently, only upon a major update. | | * |
| **RC** | **This is a RELEASE candidate, if available, for the next coming major release. There should be very few RC releases before one of them becomes the actual RELEASE media. RC releases should be relatively bug free and feature complete (to the scope planned for that release).** | **1600** | **Oct-6-2019** |
| **RC** | **This is a RELEASE candidate, if available, for the next coming major release. There should be very few RC releases before one of them becomes the actual RELEASE media. RC releases should be relatively bug free and feature complete (to the scope planned for that release).** | **1624** | **Oct-15-2019** |
| STABLE | Stable releases are significant updates over the last RELEASE but may not included in their own scope. STABLE releases will be made from BLEED builds that have no significant bugs, but may have documented issues that have not yet been resolved, especially in new features. | | * |
| BLEED| The media in this edition are very cutting edge, changing almost daily, particularly A2OSX.BUILD.po. This edition is targeted at core developers who are creating and maintaining A2osX. For most users, it is recommended that you use one of the other editions. | | * |
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| A2OSX.BUILD.po | Bleed | 32MB disk image with S-C MASM 3.0, all binaries and all source for A2osX <br> This is primary development media for A2osX, especially pre-launch of Release, Stable and official Build Media. See below.|
| A2OSX.MAKE.po | Bleed | 32MB disk image with S-C MASM 3.0, all binaries and all source for multiple BUILD versions of A2osX stored in directories on MAKE. The image also includes the TEST, ADMIN, and EXAMPLE scripts being created to support A2osX. |
| A2OSX.B800.po | Bleed | An 800K 3.5" disk image containing the main BOOT and support files for running A2osX. |
| A2OSX.BOOT.po | Bleed | An 140K 5.25" disk image containing the main BOOT and support files for running A2osX. |
| A2OSX.TEST.po | Bleed | An 140K 5.25" disk image containing the main BOOT and support files for running A2osX. |
| BLANK32MB.po | Support | A formatted empty ProDOS 32MB HD disk image, suitable for use with emulators such as AppleWin |
| BLANK800.po | Support | A formatted empty ProDOS 3.5" 800K disk image, suitable for use with emulators such as AppleWin |
| BLANK140.po | Support | A formatted empty ProDOS 5.25" 140K disk image, suitable for use with emulators such as AppleWin |
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| STABLE.800.po | STABLE | An 800K 3.5" disk image containing the main BOOT and support files for running A2osX. |
| STABLE.32MB.po | STABLE | A formatted empty ProDOS 32MB HD disk image, suitable for use with emulators such as AppleWin |
Please note, we plan to change the media set once 0.93 is officially released. Currently, the BUILD media is the primary image used by the developers to hold the most current version of the A2osX binaries (and a copy of the source, although of course GitHub is the primary source repository). You can download the BUILD image and run in your favorite Apple II emulator or copy to CFFA, MicroTurbo or other Hard Disk emulator to boot, run, test and develop programs for A2osX. Once 0.93 is released, we plan to update the media to include RELEASE, STABLE and BUILD editions of the media, like other projects you might find on GitHub; and each of these will include BOOT, INSTALL, SOURCE and EXTRA type media so that users and developers can BOOT or INSTALL A2osX to existing systems as they see fit.
## License
A2osX is licensed under the GNU General Pulic License.

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# A2osX (0.92) Multi-Tasking OS for Apple II
## Latest News 2019-10-15
**The first A2osX Release Candidate is now available and can be found in our [Media directory](.Floppies)**.
## Latest News 2019-04-19
Major updates have occurred to the kernel and many of the A2osX API's to support a greatly enhanced shell that boasts significant new scripting capabilities since 0.92. Also added is the the ability to redirect input and output, including errors, and the ability to pipe (|) the output of one command or operation to another (i.e. **ls \* | more** ). A2osX now provides for multiple virtual terminals as well as users/terminals via TCP (through TELNETD) and serial devices (through a SSC driver).

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## Documentation...
A lot of work has been done to expand and enhance the documentation for A2osX. Some of this documentation is still in the rough draft stage, provided to bring you as much information about A2osX as quickly as possible. We happily welcome any help and contributions from others to this or any area of the A2osX project.
A lot of work has been done to expand and enhance the documentation for A2osX. Some of this documentation is still in the rough draft stage, provided to you to bring you as much information about A2osX as quickly as possible. We happily welcome any help and contributions from others to this or any area of the A2osX project.
The repository all A2osX documentation can be found **[here](.Docs)**. This directory includes the system generated specifications for all the A2osX APIs as well as all our other documentation.