MS800 works on a different principle to every other DOS. The idea is that RUNning a program on an MS800 disk sets up the format for that disk. (The claim that this program takes up no storage space on the disk is a bit naughty - all programs take up storage space. MS800 just fools the computer into thinking that it hasn't done!) As with other disk-based systems, loading the initialisation program can become a bit tiresome after every reset. A ROM version is available which cuts out half the aggro (having to type RUN"DISC"), but you still have to wait for it to load the initialisation program. This, of course, is a real pain should you want to change format in the middle of writing a program, as you'd have to save your program, run the initialisation program, and reload your program again. MS800 offers six formats, the last of which is the most interesting: it splits the disk into four, so that any program which copes with standard B-drives can access two of these areas. The other two are available for use with cooperative programs like BASIC. A pretty smart idea, except that you might find mixing (say) Stop Press files and BASIC programs on the same disk confusing. It's a matter of personal taste, really. A copier and a formatter are included, as is a utility that lets some awkward programs which don't usually cooperate with large format DOSses work. It lets you use large format disks in the A-drive, which is good news, too. Altogether not a bad little DOS at all. However, it does suffer the general inconvenience of disk-based systems. AA
 
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Page créée en 373 millisecondes et consultée 1690 foisL'Amstrad CPC est une machine 8 bits à base d'un Z80 à 4MHz. Le premier de la gamme fut le CPC 464 en 1984, équipé d'un lecteur de cassettes intégré il se plaçait en concurrent du Commodore C64 beaucoup plus compliqué à utiliser et plus cher. Ce fut un réel succès et sorti cette même années le CPC 664 équipé d'un lecteur de disquettes trois pouces intégré. Sa vie fut de courte durée puisqu'en 1985 il fut remplacé par le CPC 6128 qui était plus compact, plus soigné et surtout qui avait 128Ko de RAM au lieu de 64Ko. |
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