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[[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|CP/M]] 2-80 operating system, the latter being the industry standard of the late 70s - early 80s.2 This budget monitoring system is a business application similar to the MSDOS-era PC applications and one of the most recent (v 1.22021) and is under development since 2005projects developed for CP/M. The 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 track his 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 organize his costsperform trial and error analyses aiming at maximizing the annual profit. Original disk Notice that COSMOS also contains a user friendly&nbsp;SETUP installation utilitythe latest version of [[ASCII Tools]]. <br><br> COSMOS requires at least 128 KB has been developed on the basis of RAM the hardware peripherals as well as the software that were (contemporary) available for the CP/M and two disc drives. Furthermore it supports the CPC6128: the 512 KB [[Dobbertin Hard Disk 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), deals with the RAM expansion [[WordStar]] (up to 576 706 KB RAM), 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 a user friendly GUI using AMX mouseits own graphics routines (similar to [[GSX]]), supports a 16 color its own graphics screen saver, supports high capacity external drives is based on the [[Dobbertin]] version of CP/M 2.2 (up to 800 kBv1.2)which provides 59 KB TPA, deals supports the RAM expansion and the 20 MB hard disk. <br><br> 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 initialize any annual project or start a temporary project in order to become familiar with the&nbsp;Amstrad&nbsp;Serial COSMOS user interface and functions. Upon installing COSMOS in drive B or HD20 it is suggested to execute COSMOS using all the available extra RAM (RS232Cno RAM load minimization) and&nbsp;Parallel ports&nbsp;and contains graphicsto use a new empty CP/M 2.2 (v1.2) boot disk in drive A as 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. <br><br>As far as the controls are concerned, '''Cursor keys''' or '''Mouse''' can be used in order to control the pointer. '''[F0]''' key simulates the left button of the mouse, whereas '''[F.]''' key simulates the right button of the mouse. Left button can be used for (Yes), whereas the right button can be used for (No),(Next) or (On-Board) help. ESC key can be used to quit. <br><br>  To download the final version of COSMOS (v.27) use the link located at the bottom of this page. Boot CP/M 2.2 v1.2 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]]