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'''COSMOS''' is a personal cost monitoring system written by [[KSLImage:COSMOS_set_up.jpg|KSLright|thumb|250px|COSMOS installation utility]][[Image:COSMOS_Initial_Screen. <br>jpg|right|thumb|250px|COSMOS initial screen]]

It '''COSMOS''' is a personal '''COS'''t '''MO'''nitoring '''S'''ystem programed by [[KSL|KSL]] for the CPC6128 and [[CP/M]]-80 operating system, the latter being the industry standard of the late 70s - early 80s. This budget monitoring system is a business application similar to the MSDOS-era PC applications and one of the most recent (2021) projects developed for CP/M-80. COSMOS runs under [[ Unlike most applications for CP/M|CP/M 2.2]], (the Dobbertin 63 KB TPA version) and COSMOS is built upon the '''mouse - based graphics user interface (GUI) ''' as pioneered by Xerox at Palo Alto and popularized by Apple with the Lisa and Macintosh computers. A full annual project of Nowadays, COSMOS can hardly run be used on an everyday basis (using [[CaPriCe]] or [[WinCPC]] or a standard CPC6128 as it requires approximately 300 KB of disc space. Thus, real CPC) in order to deal with an annual projectedit the daily income, it is suggested to use plan the "Personal Computer" configuration of monthly expenses and perform trial and error analyses aiming at maximizing the CPC: <br><br>128 KB RAM, <br>256-512 KB RAM expansion, <br>X-DDOS or Parados ROM, <br>External floppy disk drive (400-800 KB), <br>Hard disk 20 MB (Dobbertin HD20), <br>annual profit. Notice that COSMOS also contains the latest version of [[AMX MouseASCII Tools]], <br>RS232 serial interface, <br>Dot matrix printer, <br>Color monitor (for the screen saver).<br><br>

By using Setup installation utility of COSMOS has been developed on the user can initialize any annual project or setup a demo project in order to become familiar with basis of the COSMOS user interface and functions. As far hardware peripherals as well as the controls are concernedsoftware that were (contemporary) available for the CP/M and the CPC6128: the 512 KB [[Dobbertin Memory Expansion]], Cursor keys the [[ParaDOS]] or [[X-DDOS]] ROMS for the external (800 KB) floppy drive, the 20 MB [[Dobbertin Harddisc]], the [[Amstrad Serial Interface]], the Amstrad Parallel [[Printer Port]], the [[CTM640/CTM644]] colour monitor, the [[AMX Mouse can be used in order to control ]], the pointer. [F0[MicroScript] key simulates ] (142 KB), the left button of [[WordStar]] (706 KB), the mouse. [F.[Protext] key simulates ] (406 KB), the right button of [[Multiplan]] (208 KB), the mouse. Left button can be used for [[SuperCalc 2]] (Yes240 KB), whereas the right button can be used for [[DBase II]] (No272 KB),the [[DR Draw]] (Next235 KB) or , the [[DR Graph]] (On-Board306 KB) help, the [[MAXAM]] (206 KB), the [[Atlast Plus]] (224 KB) and other [[Programming software]]. ESC key COSMOS includes its own graphics routines (similar to escape. <br><br> Download [[GSX]]), its own graphics screen saver, is based on the latest [[Dobbertin]] version of CP/M 2.2 (vv1.25/Summer 20202) using which provides 59 KB TPA, supports the link belowRAM expansion and the 20 MB hard disk. <br> Boot In addition to the command and chain files, COSMOS original disc also contains the CP/M using original 2.2 (v1.2) boot sectors as well as an installation utility. By executing the latter utility (A>SETUP) the user can initialize any annual project or start a temporary project in order to become familiar with the COSMOS disk user interface and functions. Upon installing COSMOS in drive B or HD20 it is suggested to execute COSMOS using all the available extra RAM (no RAM load minimization) and to use a new empty CP/M 2.2 (v1.2) boot disk in drive A>SETUPas the redundant disk. A full annual project of COSMOS, including the user attachments, the user block of invoices, the summary files as well as the user agenda notices requires minimum 350 KB of disc space.COM <br>

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