[[Image:COSMOS_set_up.jpg|right|thumb|250px|COSMOS installation utility]][[Image:COSMOS_Initial_Screen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|COSMOS initial screen]] '''COSMOS''' is a personal cost monitoring system written '''COS'''t '''MO'''nitoring '''S'''ystem programed by [[KSL|KSL]]. It runs under 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. Unlike most applications for CP/M, COSMOS is built upon the '''mouse based graphics user interface''' as pioneered by Xerox at Palo Alto and popularized by Apple with the Lisa and Macintosh computers. Nowadays, COSMOS can be used on an everyday basis (using [[CaPriCe]] or [[WinCPC]] or a real CPC) in order to edit the daily income, plan the monthly expenses and perform trial and error analyses aiming at maximizing the annual profit. Notice that COSMOS also contains the latest version of [[ASCII Tools]]. COSMOS has been developed on the basis of the hardware peripherals as well as the software that were (contemporary) available for the CP/M and the CPC6128: the 512 KB [[Dobbertin Memory Expansion]], 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]], the [[MicroScript]] (142 KB), the [[WordStar]] (706 KB), the [[Protext]] (406 KB), the [[Multiplan]] (208 KB), the [[SuperCalc 2]] (240 KB), the [[DBase II]] (272 KB), the [[DR Draw]] (235 KB), the [[DR Graph]] (306 KB), the [[MAXAM]] (206 KB), the [[Atlast Plus]] (224 KB) and other [[Programming software]]. COSMOS includes its own graphics routines (similar to [[GSX]]), its own graphics screen saver, is based on the [[Dobbertin]] version of CP/M 2.2 (v 1v1.2) which provides 59 KB TPA, supports the RAM expansion and is under development since 2005the 20 MB hard disk. Using In addition to the command and chain files, COSMOS original disc also contains the CP/M 2.2 (v1.2) boot sectors as well as an installation utility. By executing the latter utility (A>SETUP) the user can track his expenses initialize any annual project or start a temporary project in order to become familiar with the COSMOS user interface and organize his costsfunctions. <br><br> The application requires at least 63 KB ot TPA Upon installing COSMOS in drive B or HD20 it is suggested to execute COSMOS using all the available extra RAM, 128 KB of total (no RAM load minimization) and two disc drivesto use a new empty CP/M 2. Furthermore it supports 2 (v1.2) boot disk in drive A as the Dobbertin hard redundant disk. A full annual project of COSMOS, deals with including the RAM expansionuser attachments, includes a the user friendly GUI using AMX mouseblock of invoices, provides a multi color screen saverthe summary files as well as the user agenda notices requires minimum 350 KB of disc space. As far as the controls are concerned, supports high capacity external drives'''Cursor keys''' or '''Mouse''' can be used in order to control the pointer. '''[F0]''' key simulates the left button of the mouse, deals with whereas '''[F.]''' key simulates the serial and parallel ports right button of the CPCmouse. Left button can be used for (Yes), supports CPC-to-CPC whereas the right button can be used for (No),(Next) or CPC(On-to-PC communication and contains graphicsBoard) help. <br><br> COSMOS is a personal business application similar ESC key can be used to quit. To download the MS-DOS-era PC applications and probably one final version of COSMOS (v.27) use the largest projects ever developed for link located at the bottom of this page. Boot CP/M2. <br><br> Version 22 of COSMOS is under preparation2 v1.<br><br2 using the original COSMOS disk and execute A>SETUP.COM. == Web links Download ==*[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:COSMOS_V21COSMOS_v27.dsk Download from CPCWiki] [[Category:Applications]] [[Category:CP/M]] [[Category:Manual]]