M4FE - A front-end for M4
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M4FE is an application designed to serve as a front-end for the M4 Board for the Amstrad CPC/Plus range of computers. It's available as a ROM.
- M4FE main.png
M4FE main screen
- M4FE text.png
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 | M4FEv10.zip |
| 1.1 | Added support for SNA files | M4FEv11.zip |
| 1.2 | Added text file viewer | M4FEv12.zip |
| 1.3 | Fixed compatibility problems | M4FEv13.zip |
| 1.4 | Fixed bug with file index/count display | M4FEv14.zip |
| 1.5 | Added support for 16 char directory names and fixed bug with empty directories | M4FEv15.zip |
| 1.6 | Removed directory cache and RAM footprint lowered to 0 bytes while in background | M4FEv16.zip |
| 1.7 | Added search | M4FEv17.zip |
| 1.7.1 | Fixed bug in search | M4FEv171.zip |
| 1.8 | Added DSK to Disc transfering | M4FEv18.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
