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# A2osX (0.92) Multi-Tasking OS for Apple II
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## Disk images :
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+ **A2OSX.BOOT.po** : **(0.92)** 140k BOOT disk image with all binaries
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+ **A2OSX.DEV.po** : **(0.92)** 140k disk image with ASM binaries, Debug Tools & INClude files
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+ **A2OSX.BUILD.po** : **(0.92)** 800k BOOT disk image with S-C MASM 3.0 and all binaries (BOOT+DEV)
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+ **A2OSX.SRC.po** : **(0.92)** 800k disk image with all sources
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## Latest News 2018-11-10
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My loneliness has been cured, new resources have signed onto the project. I welcome Patrick Kloepfer
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who is helping with product management, recruitment, testing and feedback.
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## News 2018-09-06
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0.92 stable enough to resume playing with.
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Many 0.9.1 bugs already corrected in this version, please check & close opened issues.
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## News 2018-07-20
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Kernel & some BINs/SBINs migrated to 0.92.
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## News 2018-06-17
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Ok, as i'm still the lone developer here, i decided to break the kernel, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
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I updated the Calling Convention (see projects), i now setup the header in each KERNEL.S.* file accordingly to generate doc, then i change the code...
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So ....nothing works anymore on the A2OSX.BUILD media...
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## News 2018-06-13
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Previous (relatively!) stable version 0.9.1 has been archived, see link above.
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Roadmap for 0.9.2:
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+ Organize this roadmap in projects (anybody interested in a PM job ?)
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+ Organize Testing (Testers wellcome)
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+ NET : TCPIP Network services, AppleTalk (Coders wellcome)
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+ GUI : Window Manager (Coders wellcome)
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+ DEV : ASM, CSH, C compiler, someone suggested PLASMA (Coders wellcome)
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+ release Version 1.0.0
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Sub projects:
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+ Finalize enhanced STDIO (Buffered IO)
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+ Link UDP/TCP sockets to new STDIO
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+ Rewrite Driver interface (SmartPort Protocol) and link to STDIO
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+ establish parameter passing convention (C-like Stack frame)
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+ Move all LIBs to this new convention to allow preemtive mode for LIBs
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+ AT commands (Appletalk)
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+ TELNETD/HTTPD/NFSD (STDIO)
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+ GUI : Window Manager, Controls...
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+ Assembler (AUX mem manager) will allow A2osX to build entirely itself every night!
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+ Shell CSH (MATH API, AUX mem manager)
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+ C compiler (Stack Frame, MATH API, AUX mem manager)
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+ Disk II format (LIBBLKDEV)
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+ Simple compression API (LIBPAK)
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+ CSH+LIBPACK -> A2osX Installer
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+ TCPIP+SSC DRV+LIBBLKDEV -> ADT Client
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+ /etc/passwd (LIBCRYPT)
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I need :
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+ someone able to handle project management so i can focus on code writing
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+ developers interested in one of these subjects above
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+ someone able to build a test plan
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+ ....ideas...help....support....beer, or something stronger!
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## News 2018-05-29
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Time to work on STDIO :
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+ Buffered IO to link TCP/IP stream sockets properly to STDIN,STDOUT,STDERR (TELNETD)
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+ Implement missing STDIO functions (Puts, FPuts...)
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+ Faster Console output
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+ Better 'C-Like' API
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Scope : KERNEL.STDIO, All drivers, CDEV, FIFO,...
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Goal : TELNETD & HTTPD working.
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Wanna play ?
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## News 2018-04-29
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Kernel 0.9.1 is now preemptive.
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It defaults to cooperative mode ('P'olling mode). For this, no particular hardware needed (except 65c02 and 128k, of course!)
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If you want to enable preemptive mode, all you need is a "tick" source to get 'V'BL or 'C'lock Mode.
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(see below for supported hardware)
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Then you must explicitly ENABLE it using KCONFIG utility. (see screenshot below)
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You can monitor the kernel state on the 'SYS' screen (OA-1, or SHIFT-OA-1 on french keyboards) and look at the upper right corner, you should see a blincking 'P', 'V' or 'C', showing you the current kernel state..
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If you enabled preemptive mode, you should see an additional blinking 'S', each time the kernel switch from one PS to another.
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Reminder :
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+ (SHIFT)-OA-1 : Kernel SYS Screen
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+ (SHIFT)-OA-2 : Console Screen (Shell...)
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+ (SHIFT)-OA-3 : DHGR Screen (if loaded)
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For now, only SBIN/BIN executables are "switcheable".
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Roadmap is as follow:
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+ Check all BIN/SBIN sources to make them preemptive compliant, most of them are NOT.
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+ Add a way to make LIB also interruptible and reentrant.
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+ Add more supported hardware for system clock.
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+ ...and still hoping finding few contributors.... :-(
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## News 2017-11-08
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Kernel 0.9.1 stable enough to resume building.
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+ KM.APPLETALK module not crashing anymore
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(Undocummented AtInit function, had to go further in official ATINIT disassembly)
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+ Improved Command Line editing and history.
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(SUPPR key is emulated with Ctrl-X using //e keyboard)
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+ New DevMgr enumeration strategy, now including /RAM and other virtual Block Devices
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+ Math API (Hacked from APPLESOFT ROM ;-)
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+ CSH Script engine within Shell (In progress)
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## News 2017-09-22
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(once Kernel 0.9.1 stable enough, BOOT & DEV will be updated) __(done!)__
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**0.9 has been archived, next Kernel Version is 0.9.1**
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+ More Standard C API compliance __(done!)__
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+ API Cleanup, many functions still use shared space __(done!)__
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+ Per process Stack Segment __(done!)__
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+ Larger S.PS structure __(done!)__
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+ ...
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+ to allow...Preemptive!
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**"System Tick" sources for preemptive mode :**
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| Hardware | Resolution | Status | Comment |
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| -------------------------| ---------- | ----------- | ------- |
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| //c,//c+,IIgs Mouse port | 50/60 Hz | Working | Supported at Kernel level, no conflict with GUI's Mouse.DRV (not required to be loaded), requires setting "Machine Timing" properly in KConfig Utility |
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| IIe Mouse Card | 50/60 Hz | Working | (same as above) |
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| ThunderClock Plus | 64 Hz | Working | gave up fixing this faulty H/W, thanx to JACE emulator! |
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| Super Serial Card | ? | Idea, from EtchedPixels | #31 |
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| MockingBoard | ? | Idea, from Michael | |
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| GOES Irq Card | ? | Idea, from Oliver | #34 |
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| ... Any Other suggestion ? | | | |
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## !!!HELP NEEDED!!!
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Thanx a lot for all positive comments i read here and there, but i definitively need contributors & testers.
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Anybody wants to join this project ?
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If you're interested on contributing, please send a message with your skills and in which area you are interested to work on (Network, Kernel, device drivers for additional hardware support, GUI, graphical resourses, command line tools....)
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This is some sort of "last hope call", some of you were right, this project is really huge!!!
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Anyway, i'm convinced that a small team of developers could reach "version 1.0" with GUI & network support in few months....i'm working on it for...4 years now, spending the most of my free time fixing hardware to test this code instead of...writing it!
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Well, let me know if you can bring "fresh blood" to this stuff...
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## Requires :
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Enhanced IIe (65c02 cpu) with 128k, //c, IIgs
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## Introduction...
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A2osX is a cooperative, event-driven multitasking kernel (meaning it is applications that are responsible to give back control to kernel)
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Its principal goal is to collect all "genius" 65c02 pieces of code ever written here and there, concentrated in the same environment.
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(including IP Stack & HTTPD/TELNETD..., GUI & graphical tools...)
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"Complete working place", no needing any more to reboot to switch between tons of diskettes!!!
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A2osX is designed to work on any "stock" 128k Apple //e, with no additional hardware. As VBL signal is NOT available as an IRQ on //e (it is on //c & IIgs)
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it makes preemptive multitasking impossible.
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__A new attempt using Mouse card VBL IRQ is targeted in 0.9.1.__
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Kernel, loading in Aux LC on top of ProDOS provide API inspired from Linux/Unix World to allow writing applications & command line tools on top of it.
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This kernel provides an advanced "Memory Manager" able to relocate 65c02 code.
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"Event Manager" makes TCPIP stack able to listen on several ports, manage ARP,DNS...cache expiration and any background processes.
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"Task Manager" is responsible to "distribute" CPU time to several loaded processes.
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"Device Manager" handles event collected from builtin devices as well as devices added by loadable drivers.
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If you're 65c02 or Z80 code writer, how to contribute ?
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Several subprojects are now indentified :
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+ Hardware Support : adding drivers to support more & more hardware (RAM cards, storage....)
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+ Z80 support : Kernel could pass control to any Z80 detected on the system.
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+ TCP/IP stack
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+ AppleTalk Support
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+ GUI & Printing
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+ Archive, Disk Image transfer tools (ADT client!)...
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+ Question : Pascal or C Compiler?
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+ --> Answer : C compiler....Next version of Kernel API will be closer to STDLIBC, Genralize the use of C-Strings
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+ ...sure there is some more!
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## Screenshots
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UNIX-Like Shell...
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TCP/IP Stack...
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Full screen editor ...
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Kernel Configuration Utility...
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Color ANSI/VT100 Support...
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DHGR Mixed-Mode Graphic primitives....
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## General Information:
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Kernel API is confined in Aux LC Bank 1 & 2 to leave enough room at $EOOO for Drivers.
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Network drivers, Mouse, DHGR.DRV can load and fit in Aux LC.
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Now it's time to make all external BINs use new API, then GUI development will resume.
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OApple+1,OApple+2,OApple+3 to switch between screens : Kernel Log, text, DHGR.
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(OApple+shift+1,OApple+shift+2,OApple+shift+3 on FR keyboard)
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## SYS/KM* Supported Hardware At Kernel Level (ProDOS):
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| KM.Name | Status | Comment |
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| KM.NSC | Working | No-Slot-Clock/DS1216E |
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| KM.RAMWORKS | Working | AE-Ramworks I,II,III |
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| KM.VSDRIVE | Working | ADTPro Virtual Drive for SSC |
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| KM.APPLETALK | Working | AppleTalk Support for ProDOS |
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## SBIN,Daemons/Commands:
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| Name | Status | Comment | K.Ver |
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| INSDRV | Working | | 0.92 |
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| GETTY | Working | | 0.92 |
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| LOGIN | In Progress | no auth using /etc/passd yet | 0.92 |
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| SHELL | Working | (See Internal Shell commands) | 0.92 |
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| KCONFIG | Working | Kernel Configuration Utility | 0.92 |
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| ---- | ------ | ------- | ----- |
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| TCPIPD | Working | Socket API.ARP,IP,ICMP,UDP & TCP ok | 0.92 |
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| DHCPCLNT| Working | rewritten to use new Socket API | 0.92 |
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| TELNETD | In Progress | | 0.9 |
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| HTTPD | In Progress | | 0.9 |
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## Internal Shell commands:
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| Name | Status | Comment |
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| CD | Working | Improved syntax : now, 'CD ../BIN' works |
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| MD | Working | Create a directory |
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| RD | Working | Delete an empty directory |
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| PWD | Working | |
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| DATE | Working | |
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| ECHO | Working | \b,\e,\f,\n,\\\ and \\% supported |
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| EXIT | Working | |
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| PAUSE | Working | |
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| READ | Working | -S : no echo (password) |
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| | | -P : "prompt message" |
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| TIME | Working | |
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| SET | Working | |
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| SLEEP | Working | |
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| STARTPROC | Working | Used in A2osX.startup |
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## Shell variables:
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| Name | Status | Comment |
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| $PWD | Working | 'Working Directory' |
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| $0 | Working | Command Full Path |
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| $1-$9 | Working | Arg[n] |
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| $* | Working | All Args |
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| $# | Working | Arg Count |
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| $? | Working | Return Code |
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| $@ | Working | Parent PID |
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| $$ | Working | PID |
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| $! | Working | Child PID |
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note : '$VAR' does NOT expand Variable
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## Shell I/O control/redirection:
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| Token | Status | Comment |
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| . | Working | use same env |
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| & | Working | start proc |
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| \| | | pipe |
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| < | Working | StdIn redirection |
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| >> | Working | StdOut redirection |
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| > | Working | |
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| 1>> | Working | |
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| 1> | Working | |
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| 2>> | Working | StdErr redirection |
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| 2>> | Working | |
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## DRV,Drivers:
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| Name | Status | Comment | K.Ver |
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| Console.DRV | Working | ANSI support in Progress. | 0.92 |
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| SSC.DRV | Working | Apple "Super Serial Card" Driver | 0.92 |
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| SSC.I.DRV | Working | Apple "Super Serial Card" Driver (IRQ enabled) | 0.92 |
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| PIC.DRV | In Progress | Apple "Parallel Interface Card" Driver, renamed from PPIC.DRV | 0.9 |
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| Mouse.DRV | Working | Apple Mouse Card,//c Mouse Port | 0.9.1 |
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| DHGR.DRV | Working | 560x192 Mono/16 colors Mixed-Mode support | 0.9.1 |
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| ---- | ------ | ------- | ----- |
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| LanCeGS.DRV | Working | | 0.92 |
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| Uthernet.DRV | Working | | 0.92 |
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| Uthernet2.DRV | Working | | 0.92 |
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| Uther2.AI.DRV | In Progress | With ARP/IP Offloading | 0.92 |
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## BIN,External Shell commands:
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| Name | Status | Comment | K.Ver |
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| MEM | Working | Old dump behavior is now MEMDUMP. New MEM command displays MEMSTAT (Main, Aux & Kernel Memory) | 0.92 |
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| LSDEV | Working | Dump device Drivers | 0.92 |
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| LSOF | Working | List Open Files | 0.92 |
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| PS | Working | List Processes| 0.92 |
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| MKDIR | Working | Make Directory| 0.92 |
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| LS | Working | -A : Do Not Print . & .. | 0.92 |
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| | | -L : long listing with size/date... | |
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| | | -R : Recurse subdirectories | |
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| RM | Working | -C : Continue On Error | 0.92 |
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| | | -Q : Quiet | |
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| | | -R : Recurse subdirectories | |
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| CP | Working | -C : Continue On Error | 0.92 |
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| | | -Q : Quiet | |
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| | | -R : Recurse subdirectories | |
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| | | -Y : Dont't Prompt For Override | |
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| MV | Working | -C : Continue On Error | 0.92 |
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| | | -Q : Quiet | |
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| | | -R : Recurse subdirectories | |
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| | | -Y : Dont't Prompt For Override | |
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| CAT | Working | -A : Show All non printable caracters | 0.92 |
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| | | -N : Number all output lines | |
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| | | -S : Suppress repeated empty output lines | |
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| EDIT | Working | still missing : find/replace | 0.92 |
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| FORMAT | In Progress | -L : Low-Level Format | 0.92 |
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| | | -1..9 : Catalog Size (block count) | |
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| CHTYP | Working | -C : Continue On Error | 0.92 |
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| | | -R : Recurse subdirectories | |
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| MD5 | Working | -D : String Input | 0.92 |
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| CHMOD | In Progress | -C : Continue On Error | 0.9 |
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| | | -R : Recurse subdirectories | |
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| CHOWN | In Progress | -C : Continue On Error | 0.9 |
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| | | -R : Recurse subdirectories | |
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| CHGRP | In Progress | -C : Continue On Error | 0.9 |
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| | | -R : Recurse subdirectories | |
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| NSCUTIL | Working | Tool for setting time in NSC/DL1216E | 0.9 |
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## Network (TCPIP) tools:
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| Name | Status | Comment | K.Ver |
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| IPCONFIG | Working | renamed from NETINFO | 0.92 |
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| NETSTAT | Working | | 0.92 |
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| ARP | Working | dump ARP cache, setup a static ARP entry | 0.92 |
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| DNSINFO | Working | dump DNS cache, setup a static DNS entry | 0.92 |
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| PING | Working | -1..9 : Ping Count | 0.92 |
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| TELNET | Working | | 0.92 |
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## DEV tools:
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| Name | Status | Comment | K.Ver |
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| MEMDUMP | Working | Tool to track memory leak| 0.92 |
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| ASM | In Progress | S-C MASM based multi CPU assembler | 0.9.1 |
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| ---- | ------ | ------- | ----- |
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| RPCDUMP | In Progress | tool based on UDP socket API, renamed from RPCINFO | 0.92 |
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## Misc
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### S-C MASM color scheme for Notepad++
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...drop _Tools/userDefineLang.xml in %APPDATA%\Notepad++
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;-)
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