Difference between revisions of "XD-DOS"
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| − | XD-DOS | + | [[XD-DOS]] is an expanded disc operating system developped by the german software comany [[Dobbertin|Dobbertin]]. |
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| + | XD-DOS was delivered on an 16 KB [[EPROM]], with a lot of software and a manual. | ||
It supported 0.7 MB disc formats on DS, DD disc drives. The XD-DOS also supported the 704 KB [[Vortex|Vortex]] format, which is standard for 80 track drives in germany. | It supported 0.7 MB disc formats on DS, DD disc drives. The XD-DOS also supported the 704 KB [[Vortex|Vortex]] format, which is standard for 80 track drives in germany. | ||
| − | Further XD-DOS 2.0 and 2.10 support the [[Dobbertin Harddisc|HD-20]] hard disc drive with 20 MB disc space, that was divided into four partitions of 5 MB. It is also possible to start [[CP/M 2.2|CP/M 2.2]] or [[The Amstrad CP/M Plus|CP/M Plus]] from the hard disc.<br>The XD-DOS ROM contains a broad variety of [[RSX|RSX]] commands. | + | Further XD-DOS 2.0 and 2.10 support the [[Dobbertin Harddisc|HD-20]] hard disc drive with 20 MB disc space, that was divided into four partitions of 5 MB. It is also possible to start [[CP/M 2.2|CP/M 2.2]] or [[The Amstrad CP/M Plus|CP/M Plus]] from the hard disc.<br>The XD-DOS ROM contains a broad variety of [[RSX|RSX]] commands. The RSX commad !HELP shows them. |
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Revision as of 18:31, 26 January 2010
XD-DOS is an expanded disc operating system developped by the german software comany Dobbertin.
XD-DOS was delivered on an 16 KB EPROM, with a lot of software and a manual.
It supported 0.7 MB disc formats on DS, DD disc drives. The XD-DOS also supported the 704 KB Vortex format, which is standard for 80 track drives in germany.
Further XD-DOS 2.0 and 2.10 support the HD-20 hard disc drive with 20 MB disc space, that was divided into four partitions of 5 MB. It is also possible to start CP/M 2.2 or CP/M Plus from the hard disc.
The XD-DOS ROM contains a broad variety of RSX commands. The RSX commad !HELP shows them.
