[[Image:TFM1.jpg|thumb|TFM in the mid-90]] [[Image:TFM2.jpg|thumb|TFM today]]
'''TFM''' or "The Future Man" (Dr. Stefan W. Stumpferl) gets got his first CPC6128 with color monitor in the year of 1986. He is a active coder of the german German CPC scene. 1987 he founded the group [[FutureSoft]]. Since 1989 he is working on the biggest CPC project ever: [[FutureOS]] and including its software. Further he has developed and a broader variety of software for the Amstrad/Schneider CPC and some other Z80 computers. In 1991 he got his first 6128 [[Plus]] with color monitor, already in 1992 he published the secrets of the 6128 [[Plus]] [[ASIC]] in the German magazine [[CPC Amstrad International]]. Since the old days he contributed a huge amount of knowledge, software and help to the CPC community.
== Releases ==
=== [[FutureOS|FutureOS]] ===
*The OS itself - click at headline*[[CPC FutureOS lower ROM]] - Install this lower ROM for FutureOS autostart*[[FutureOS Cartridge]] - FutureOS for the 6128 Plus in a Cartridge ==== Applications ====
*[[CBM|CBM]] (Menu system for [[FutureOS|FutureOS]])
*[[Caruh|Caruh]] (The next generation Multi-Tasker for [[FutureOS|FutureOS]])
*[[FilmeMacher|FilmeMacher]] (Movie player, up to 50 fps)
*[[FIOLIB|FIOLIB]] (C library)
*[[FuturePlayer|FuturePlayer]] (MP3 and WAV player)
*[[FutureView|FutureView]] (Disc Mag, four issues)
*[[Gerelakos|Gerelakos]] (...under construction)
*[[GMSK|GMSK]] (Sprite converter; Mode 0 graphic to CPC-Plus sprites)
*[[GSED|GSED]] (Graphic Playground Editor for 2D / 3D games)
*[[Return of Kane (sprite grabber etc.)*HD20 Backup / Compare / Restore (for the Sisters|Return of Dobbertin 20 MB hard disc) - also using M4 SD card!*HD20 Emulation Image Selector (Tool for the SistersSF3 Dobbertin HD20 hard disc emulation)*[[MegaFlashROManager]] (a Giana Sisters Clone, release probably 2009management of the MegaFlash Pseudo-ROMs under FutureOS) *[[ROManager|ROManager]] (Pseudo-ROM Manager for [[SYMBiFACE II|SYMBiFACE II]]any kind of available Flash expansion!)
==== Demos ====
*[[Captain Future|Captain Future]] (needs 4 MB)
*DarthVader [[Darth Vader]] (two versions, one: stand alone, the other: CoData for Filmemacher (faster)) *[[Rotating Fractal ]]*GravitationZero [[Gravitation Zero]]*[[Meg Ryan ]]*NGC [[NGC4650A]]*StarTrek[[Star Trek sample demo]]*ZeichenDemo (to show power of FutureOS system functions)
==== Games ====
*[[A Tribute to the Sisters]]
*[[Cyber Chicken]] - 64 KB / 128 KB Disc Version
*[[Gerelakos]]
=== [[AMSDOS]] Native CPC-OS ======= Applications ====* 4 MB E-RAM Test ([[LambdaSpeak FS ROM]] and [[LambdaSpeak III ROM]] for Jareks 4 MB RAM expansion the [[CPC4MBLambdaSpeak]]) speech synthesizer by [[MediaLambdaMikel]] here:4_MB_E[http://futureos.cpc-RAM_Testlive.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip]LambdaSpeak RSX expansion]* Install RRB (ReInstall Softbrenner to the [[Inicron ROMMegaFlashROManager]] -RAMManagement of the Flash-BoxROMs of the [[MegaFlash]]) made by [[MediaUser:INST-RRB.zipBryce|Bryce]]. Now for 64 KB and 128 KB CPC, as ROM or disc version, for FutureOS or CPC-OS. There is also support for the FlashGordon and MegaFlash EX, both are slightly altered MegaFlash expansions.
* Manager of the [[SYMBiFACE II]] pseudo ROMs for [[BASIC]] called [[ROManager BASIC]].
* Install RRB (ReInstall Softbrenner to the [[Inicron ROM-RAM-Box]]) [[Media:INST-RRB.zip]]
* Test-Software for all kind of Expansion RAM, supports even the 4 MB E-RAM from Jarek [[CPC4MB]]) [[Media:E-RAM_Test_2014.zip]]
* [[VaraDOS]] - ParaDOS upgraded to use Vortex format on drive B
* MP3 Player for [[LambdaSpeak]] III and FS
==== Games ====
*[[Cyber Huhn]] - 16 KB ROM Version
*[[Cyber Chicken]] - 64 KB / 128 KB Tape and Disc Version
=== CP/M Plus ===
==== Applications ====
* Various expansion ROMs for the CP/M Plus ROM version
* TIMEROM#.COM which searches the RTC from dxs from &00 to &7F (while TIMEROM.COM only checks 0-15). Also support for the LambdaSpeak FS / III RTC
* SPEECH.COM for LambdaSpeak
== Publications ==
* Various articles in CPC related journals like [[CPC Amstrad International]]
* A huge number of articles for a broad variety of Disc Mags
* Off-topic: Different Research articles about aging, genetics, evolution and related topicls in appropriate journals like Eucaryotic Cell, Genome Research etc. see [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Stumpferl here].
== Projects ==
* [[6 MHz CPC]]
* [[CPC-IDE]]
* [[CPCng]]
* [[FutureOS]]
* [[FuturePlayer]]
* [[LambdaSpeak]]
* [[MegaFlash]] (Software part)
* [[MegaROM]] TFM just had the idea of a cheap ROM card to allow everybody to use [[FutureOS]] and its games. All the work was done by [[User:Bryce|Bryce]].
== Groups ==
* [[COM III]]
* [[FutureOS release meeting]]
* [[10 years SCUG Party|10 years]] [[SCUG]]
[[Category:Active CPC Game Developers]][[Category:CPC_scene_members]][[Category:Active CPC Game DevelopersFutureOS]]