я про это.
а преимущество у их системы то - что она хотябы написана и работает.
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а система тут при чём? Вопрос был об аппаратной части MB-02+, которая просто не нужна. Если ResiDos будет уметь поддерживать NemoIDE или контроллер SD-card то это будет интересно, а тащить гору морально устаревшего железа ради ResiDos - это просто никому не нужно, поэтому MB-02+ у нас никто не использует и никогда использовать не будет.
Of course, in that situation, almost none. But we in Czech Republic and almost all world uses original machines and they do not have such extra features like RTC, IDE, etc...
But, basically, the only thing that is required for MB02+ to work is paging of lower 16kB memory. Tell me Black Cat, is any of ex USSR clones able to page RAM in lower 16kb? Of course, slight modification in ports would have to be done in the software, to work on your machines.
Hood
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Antipod, thanks very much for your offer, but for me, it would be a lot of work. Copying between both systems and syntax check is done in machine code, but all other (menu, counters of progress,....) is done in BASIC. If I want to implement GUI, the whole architecture would have to be changed. And copying space starts on 32768-65535.
If I have time, I will ask you for it, all right??:)
Hood
I understood a bit russian...yes, question was hardware, but we mustnot forget software. MB02+ was realeased 12 years ago and hardware is one thing. Of course, software breathes life into hardware. So, Busy soft (a guy from Slovakia) has written BSDOS operating system version 308 which we are using still today. Only some details:
- BSDOS itself uses two 16kB banks- one contains modified BSROM 118 (a modified ROM with many many very useful features, one of them is, that the load/save routines are redirected to disk services, so any TAP with standart loader can be loaded on MB02+). The second bank contains disk routines.
- thanks to DMA chip, we can work with HD floppies, that have capacity 1,8MB!!
- one diskette has 255 directories, each directory can have 65000 files
- there can be up to 255 virtual drives, so HDD is divided into such small virtual diskettes and we are using hdd as normal diskettes. Capacity of one virtual hdd drive is cca 2,1MB.
- because the architecture of MB02+ enables to change RAM in lower 16kB memory, we can very easily change systems, without any hardware modification. I personally have 512kB SRAM, that is divided in 16kB blocks. So, very easily, I load into these banks different operating systems (at the moment we have about 4 such operating systems), and for example with one OUT instruction form BASIC line (or through my nmi menu), I just switch between the systems. At the same time, I can have all of them on my computer and choose any of them.
These are the main features of MB02+ where I see the main power.
For me TRDOS is horrible, comparing to BSDOS, BUT! The software that exUSSR scene has written for it is absolutely great and I really envy you. I must say. Your coding power is great, and I only wish some coders would have MB02+ and write programs for it. This is really my dream:D
Hood
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uughh, I do not know, what you exactly mean by "requirements for RAM in CPU0" is it some kind of mode?
The hardware of MB02+ is designed in a way, that I change lower 16kB of memory with OUT instruction (write can be disabled/enabled). Precisely, I am talking about the block 0-16383. But I must say it is not standart RAM that we page in lower 16kb, but it is SRAM, which is however for CPU and whole system visible as a normal RAM.
Hood
I have now talked with Velesoft, he explained me, that clones ATM Turbo and Sprinter can page their own RAM page from address 0. So, these clones could easily run BSDOS. Only IDE ports would have to be re wrtitten. But these clones do not have write protection of 0-16383 so it may be a problem in several games.
Do, you think, would be somebody interested and try BSDOS on your clones? Shall we try to modify BSDOS to work on your machines?
Hood
Typically, the ex-USSR, the problem is solved with the help of "blunt hot object", ie the soldering iron. :) You need to agree on a hardware protocol to achieve the necessary results.I believe that this interest is, especially if BSDOS be able to work on all major clones: Scorpion, Kay, Pentagon.
Ok, I will ask Velesoft, he has Sprinter at home and we may try to modify BSDOS for your machines, hopefully it will be no problem. I will let you know about the results.
Only, Velesoft told me, that IDE ports for Sprinter are unknown or hidden. Could you tell us which IDE ports are used by Sprinter?
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again, I talked with Velesoft (he actually knows your clones best in Czech Republic) and he told me, that without special MB02+ card to modify BSDOS for Scorpion and Pentagon would be problem. Only some additional MB02+ card would be needed. I think, Velesoft, has such card nearly ready, but definitely, users of Scorpion and Pentagon would need this card, and only after that they can use BSDOS:(( Would they be willing to do that? To connect one more card? What do you think?