Difference between revisions of "VaraDOS"
From CPCWiki - THE Amstrad CPC encyclopedia!
(Created page with "VaraDOS is a upgraded Version of ParaDOS, a DOS for 3½" drives, coded by Richard Wilson and initially marketed by Quantum Computing. VaraDOS is a...") |
(added varados 1.2) |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
The first 6 KB are a patched version of the standard AMSDOS code, with the remaining 10 KB used for the large-format patch code and a disc utility (accessed by the |DRIVE command without any parameters). | The first 6 KB are a patched version of the standard AMSDOS code, with the remaining 10 KB used for the large-format patch code and a disc utility (accessed by the |DRIVE command without any parameters). | ||
| − | Unlike ParaDOS the altered VaraDOS does support the Vortex format, which can be considered the standard format for 80 Track doublesided disc at least in some counties (Austria, Germany f.e.). | + | Unlike ParaDOS the altered VaraDOS does support the [[Vortex_Format|Vortex format]], which can be considered the standard format for 80 Track doublesided disc at least in some counties (Austria, Germany f.e.). |
== Features of VaraDOS: == | == Features of VaraDOS: == | ||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
== Downloads == | == Downloads == | ||
| + | * [[Media:VaraDOS.ROM|VaraDOS 1.1 ROM]] | ||
| + | * [[Media:VaraDOS_1_2_CPC_Plus.zip|VaraDOS 1.2 for CPC and Plus]] | ||
[[category:Disc Operating System]] | [[category:Disc Operating System]] | ||
[[category:Expansion ROM]] | [[category:Expansion ROM]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:54, 8 May 2023
VaraDOS is a upgraded Version of ParaDOS, a DOS for 3½" drives, coded by Richard Wilson and initially marketed by Quantum Computing.
VaraDOS is a complete replacement for the standard 16 KB AMSDOS ROM.
The first 6 KB are a patched version of the standard AMSDOS code, with the remaining 10 KB used for the large-format patch code and a disc utility (accessed by the |DRIVE command without any parameters).
Unlike ParaDOS the altered VaraDOS does support the Vortex format, which can be considered the standard format for 80 Track doublesided disc at least in some counties (Austria, Germany f.e.).
Features of VaraDOS:
- Finally it got a checksum at address &FFFF like most expansion ROMs do
- The Vortex format (704 KB free space) is preselected for drive B
- The initialization message has been adapted
- The headline in the |DRIVE utility has been adapted
- Drive parameters have been adapted to Vortex format
- The letters VX indicate the usage of Vortex format
Manual (for ParaDOS)
- ParaDOS Manual (pdf)
- ParaDOS DDB and DPB documentation (txt)
