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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 2.2]]-80 operating system, (the Dobbertin 63 KB TPA version)latter being the industry standard of the late 70s - early 80s.<br><br>It This budget monitoring system is a personal business application similar to the MSDOS-era PC applications and probably one of the largest most recent (2021) projects ever developed for CP/M. 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 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 perform trial and error analyses aiming at maximizing the annual profit. Notice that COSMOS also contains the latest version of [[ASCII Tools]].<br><br>It supports COSMOS has been developed on the Dobbertin Hard Disk basis of the hardware peripherals as well as the software that were (contemporary) available for the CP/M and the RAM expansionCPC6128: the 512 KB [[Dobbertin Memory Expansion]], includes Graphics and a user friendly GUI using 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]], provides a twin 16-color screen saverthe [[MicroScript]] (142 KB), supports high capacity external drivesthe [[WordStar]] (706 KB), deals with the serial [[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 parallel ports other [[Programming software]]. COSMOS includes its own graphics routines (similar to [[GSX]]), its own graphics screen saver, is based on the [[Dobbertin]] version of CP/M 2.2 (v1.2) which provides 59 KB TPA, supports the CPC RAM expansion and provides CPC-to-PC communication via the RS232C interface20 MB hard disk. <br><br> It In addition to the command and chain files, COSMOS original disc also includes a user friendly contains the CP/M 2.2 (v1.2) boot sectors as well as an installation utility and ASCII Tools . By executing the latter utility (A>SETUP) the user can initialize any annual project or start a temporary project in order to deal become familiar with the large output text files of COSMOSuser interface and functions.<br><br>A typical Upon installing COSMOS in drive B or HD20 it is suggested to execute COSMOS using all the available extra RAM (no RAM load minimization) and to 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 approximately 360 minimum 350 KB of disc space.<br><br>Version 24 of COSMOSAs far as the controls are concerned, which was released '''Cursor keys''' or '''Mouse''' can be used in order to control the end pointer. '''[F0]''' key simulates the left button of 2017the mouse, is whereas '''[F.]''' key simulates the final version right button of this projectthe 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.

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