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'''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]] 2-80 operating system, the latter being the industry standard of the late 70s - early 80s.2 (v 1.2) and This budget monitoring system is under development since 2005. The user can track his expenses and organize his costs. Original disk contains a user friendly&nbsp;SETUP installation utility. COSMOS requires at least 128 kB business application similar to the MSDOS-era PC applications and one of RAM and two disc drives. Furthermore it supports the Dobbertin Hard Disk most recent (20 MB2021)projects developed for CP/M. Unlike most applications for CP/M, deals COSMOS is built upon the '''mouse based graphics user interface''' as pioneered by Xerox at Palo Alto and popularized by Apple with the RAM expansion (up to 576 kB RAM)Lisa and Macintosh computers. Nowadays, includes a user friendly GUI COSMOS can be used on an everyday basis (using AMX mouse, supports [[CaPriCe]] or [[WinCPC]] or a 16 color screen saver, supports high capacity external drives (up to 800 kBreal CPC)in order to edit the daily income, deals with plan the&nbsp;Amstrad&nbsp;Serial (RS232C) monthly expenses and&nbsp;Parallel ports&nbsp;perform trial and error analyses aiming at maximizing the annual profit. Notice that COSMOS also contains graphicsthe latest version of [[ASCII Tools]]. <br><br>

COSMOS has been developed on the basis of the hardware peripherals as well as the software that were (contemporary) available for the CP/M and the CPC6128: the 512 KB [[Dobbertin Memory Expansion]], 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]], the [[MicroScript]] (142 KB), the [[WordStar]] (706 KB), the [[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 other [[Programming software]]. COSMOS includes its own graphics routines (similar to [[GSX]]), is based on the [[Dobbertin]] version of CP/M 2.2 (v1.2) which provides 59 KB TPA, supports the RAM expansion and the 20 MB hard disk. <br><br> In addition to the command and chain files, COSMOS original disc also contains the CP/M 2.2 (v1.2) boot sectors as well as an installation utility. By executing the latter utility (A>SETUP) the user can initialize any annual project or start a temporary project in order to become familiar with the COSMOS user interface and functions. 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 minimum 350 KB of disc space. <br><br> 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, whereas '''[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 quit. <br><br>

=== May 2005 =Download ==* [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:COSMOS_V24.dsk Download from CPCWiki]

*Starting COSMOS coding during Military Service === January 2006 === *COSMOS first release (v.18) * == Web links == *[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:COSMOS_V21.dsk Download from CPCWiki] [[Category:Applications]] [[Category:CP/M]] [[Category:Manual]]