COSMOS is a personal COSt MOnitoring System written by KSL. COSMOS v.25 was released in 2020.
It is a personal business application similar to the MSDOS-era PC applications and one of the most recent projects developed for CP/M-80. COSMOS runs under CP/M 2.2, (the Dobbertin 63 KB TPA version) and 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. COSMOS can be used to edit your income, plan your expenses and perform trial and error analyses in order to maximize the annual profit. A full annual project of COSMOS can hardly run on a standard CPC6128 as it requires approximately 350 KB of disc space. COSMOS makes full use of the CP/M-80 memory capabilities and CPC's peripherals in order to process and store the aforementioned data (suggested configuration: +800 KB FD, +512 KB RAM, +20 MB HD, +RS232C, +DM printer, +CTM monitor, +AMX Mouse!).
Download the latest version (v.25/Summer 2020) using the link below.
Boot CP/M using original COSMOS disk and execute A>SETUP.COM
By using the setup installation utility of COSMOS the user can initialize any annual project or start a demo project in order to become familiar with the COSMOS user interface and functions. 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. [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 escape.