M4FE is an application designed to serve as a front-end for the M4 Board for the Amstrad CPC and Amstrad Plus range of computers. It's available as a ROM.
M4FE main screen
M4FE text reader
Features
- Directory browsing using keyboard and/or joystick with support for up to 64k entries per directory.
- Application launching with support for CPC BASIC files, Binary files or SNA snapshots.
- Text file viewing. Automatic for ASCII files or manual for any other type.
- File searching
- DSK to Disc transfering
Versions
| Version | Changes | File |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Initial Version | |
| 1.1 | Added support for SNA files | |
| 1.2 | Added text file viewer | |
| 1.3 | Fixed compatibility problems | |
| 1.4 | Fixed bug with file index/count display | |
| 1.5 | Added support for 16 char directory names and fixed bug with empty directories | |
| 1.6 | Removed directory cache and RAM footprint lowered to 0 bytes while in background | |
| 1.7 | Added search | |
| 1.7.1 | Fixed bug in search | |
| 1.8 | Added DSK to Disc transfering | |
| 1.9 | Improved navigation. Compatibility with 472 and 664. New text fonts | |
| 1.9.1 | Added "format","verify" and drive selection options to DSK2Disc | |
| 1.9.2 | Added compatibility with PCW discs to DSK2Disc | |
| 1.9.3 | Improved compatibility with PCW discs to DSK2Disc | |
| 1.9.4 | Some optimizations and minor bug fixing | |
| 1.9.5 | Added DSK2Disc compatibility for non-standard formats | |
| 1.9.6 | Improved speed for DSK2Disc feature | |
| 1.9.7 | Minor bug fixing | |
| 1.9.8 | Long name shown at the bottom when selecting a file | |
| 1.9.9 | Bug in directory change fixed | |
| 2.0.0 | File navigation improvements | File:M4FEv200.zip |
| 2.0.2 | Improved compatibility with ROM managers | File:M4FEv202.zip |
| 2.0.3 | Fixed SNA loading for filenames with lengths other than 8 | File:M4FEv203.zip |
How to install and run
First of all, you need an Amstrad CPC or Plus with a M4 board fitted.
This application is distributed as a ROM, which means it needs to be installed in either a software ROM slot in the M4 itself or a ROM Box attached to your system.
To run the application type the following command at the BASIC prompt:
|M4FE