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Reverted edits by MacDeath (talk) to last revision by Prodatron

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Prodatron: Redirecting to SymbOS

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Redirecting to SymbOS

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	~~[[Image:symbos-msx.gif\|thumb\|SymbOS MSX running on a MSX2 computer; all applications are platform independant]]~~

	~~== Introduction ==~~

	Already in the 80's, only few years after the release of the Commodore C64, the legendary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_%288-bit_operating_system%29 GEOS] by Berkeley Softworks appeared and set the standard for a windows-based operating system on c64. It was a graphical user-interface (GUI) which was similar to the old desktop of the Apple Macintosh. Powerfull applications were made available for GEOS like GeoWrite (similar to MS-Word) or GeoCalc (similar to MS-Excel). It was incredible, that an 8bit-machine with only 64K was able to realize such an operating system!

	On the Amstrad CPC many efforts to build a decent GUI were made as well. In most cases they were just extensions to realize a WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers) environment but weren't true operating systems with their own kernel, memory-management and so on. The [http://www.prodatron.net/details.htm?7 CEUS Desktop 2.0 (1990)] by Prodatron was just such an extension-system.

	Therefore, the CPC's own OS (in combination with AmsDOS) and [[CP/M]] were the only two known OSes for the series, but the question remained: since most CPCs have 128K (most C64 only have 64K), a screen-resolution of 320x200 with 4 colours (C64 only has 2 colours for each 8x8 area in 320x200) and some more advantages, why not have something similar? So the SymbOS-Project was born. SymbOS stands for "SYmbiosis Multitasking Based Operating System". SymbOS is a demonstration of what has been achieved on the CPC: real preemptive multitasking, dynamic memory-management for up to 576K and a totaly MS-Windows-like GUI are the three most important features.

	~~SymbOS started being developed by [[Prodatron]] in November 2000 ''(more details on the development needed)''~~

	~~== Features ==~~

	*Micro kernel
	**Maximum amount of supported RAM: 576 KB
	**Maximum number of processes 32
	**Number of different process priorities 9
	**Maximum number of timers 32
	**Maximum number of open messages 64
	*System manager
	**Maximum number of applications 16
	**Maximum application core size 63 KB
	*Desktop manager
	**Maximum number of windows 32
	**Maximum number of controls per window 1000
	**Maximum possible screen resolution 16.000 x 16.000 pixel
	*File manager
	**Maximum hard disc size 128 GB
	**Maximum file size 2 GB
	**Maximum number of devices 8
	**Maximum number of open files 8
	*Source code
	**Source code size (OS Release 1) ~ 30.000 lines
	**Source code size (Applications) ~ 34.000 lines
	**Total size of the Z80 source code ~ 64.000 lines

	~~== Applications ==~~

	* Applications
	** [[SymCommander]] (file and disc management)
	** [[SymPlay]] (video player)
	** [[SymSee]] (picture viewer)
	** [[SymAmp]] (jukebox music player)
	* Tools and games
	** [[SymSnap]] (emulator snapshot loader)
	** [[DiskDeDumper]] (image to disc transfer)
	** [[Speech]] (voice synthesizer)
	** [[Pocket Calculator]] (calculator)
	** [[SYMBiFACE II rom manager]] (rom management for the [[SYMBiFACE II]])
	** [[CPC TREX starter]] (rom and disc image configuration for the [[CPC TREX]])
	** [[MineSweeper]] (game)
	* System programs
	** [[Control Panel]] (system configuration)
	** [[Task Manager]] (system monitor)
	** [[SymShell]] (command line interface)

	~~== Web links ==~~

	* [http://www.symbos.de SymbOS homepage]
	* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS spanish Wikipedia article]
	* [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS italian Wikipedia article]
	* [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/applications_symbos_apply_preview.htm french information on CPCRulez]
	* [http://www.wacci.org.uk/magazine/137/137_03.html "New Generation - CPC Windows?"] ([[WACCI]] article by [[ChaRleyTroniC]])
	* [http://www.snakeoillabs.com/2005/10/30/8-bit-guis-eye-candys-not-just-for-the-32-bit/ "8-Bit GUIs - Eye candy’s not just for the 32-bit!"] (Article)
	* [http://www.msx.org/forumtopicl6203.html Main thread on MSX.org]

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Web links

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	* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS spanish Wikipedia article]		* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS spanish Wikipedia article]
	* [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS italian Wikipedia article]		* [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS italian Wikipedia article]
	* [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/applications_symbos_apply_preview.htm ~~French~~ information on CPCRulez]		* [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/applications_symbos_apply_preview.htm french information on CPCRulez]
	* [http://www.wacci.org.uk/magazine/137/137_03.html "New Generation - CPC Windows?"] ([[WACCI]] article by [[ChaRleyTroniC]])		* [http://www.wacci.org.uk/magazine/137/137_03.html "New Generation - CPC Windows?"] ([[WACCI]] article by [[ChaRleyTroniC]])
	* [http://www.snakeoillabs.com/2005/10/30/8-bit-guis-eye-candys-not-just-for-the-32-bit/ "8-Bit GUIs - Eye candy’s not just for the 32-bit!"] (Article)		* [http://www.snakeoillabs.com/2005/10/30/8-bit-guis-eye-candys-not-just-for-the-32-bit/ "8-Bit GUIs - Eye candy’s not just for the 32-bit!"] (Article)
	* [http://www.msx.org/forumtopicl6203.html Main thread on MSX.org]		* [http://www.msx.org/forumtopicl6203.html Main thread on MSX.org]

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Web links

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	* [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS italian Wikipedia article]		* [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS italian Wikipedia article]
	* [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/applications_symbos_apply_preview.htm French information on CPCRulez]		* [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/applications_symbos_apply_preview.htm French information on CPCRulez]
	* [http://www.wacci.org.uk/magazine/137/137_03.html "New Generation - CPC Windows?"] ([[WACCI]] article by [[~~CRTC~~]])		* [http://www.wacci.org.uk/magazine/137/137_03.html "New Generation - CPC Windows?"] ([[WACCI]] article by [[ChaRleyTroniC]])
	* [http://www.snakeoillabs.com/2005/10/30/8-bit-guis-eye-candys-not-just-for-the-32-bit/ "8-Bit GUIs - Eye candy’s not just for the 32-bit!"] (Article)		* [http://www.snakeoillabs.com/2005/10/30/8-bit-guis-eye-candys-not-just-for-the-32-bit/ "8-Bit GUIs - Eye candy’s not just for the 32-bit!"] (Article)
	* [http://www.msx.org/forumtopicl6203.html Main thread on MSX.org]		* [http://www.msx.org/forumtopicl6203.html Main thread on MSX.org]

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Web links

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	* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS spanish Wikipedia article]		* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS spanish Wikipedia article]
	* [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS italian Wikipedia article]		* [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS italian Wikipedia article]
			* [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/applications_symbos_apply_preview.htm French information on CPCRulez]
			* [http://www.wacci.org.uk/magazine/137/137_03.html "New Generation - CPC Windows?"] ([[WACCI]] article by [[CRTC]])
			* [http://www.snakeoillabs.com/2005/10/30/8-bit-guis-eye-candys-not-just-for-the-32-bit/ "8-Bit GUIs - Eye candy’s not just for the 32-bit!"] (Article)
			* [http://www.msx.org/forumtopicl6203.html Main thread on MSX.org]

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Web links

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	* [http://www.symbos.de SymbOS homepage]		* [http://www.symbos.de SymbOS homepage]
	* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS spanish Wikipedia article]		* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS spanish Wikipedia article]
			* [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymbOS italian Wikipedia article]

Prodatron at 13:50, 5 August 2006

2006-08-05T13:50:20Z

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	[[Image:symbos-msx.gif\|thumb\|SymbOS MSX running on a MSX2 computer; all applications are ~~plattform~~ independant]]		[[Image:symbos-msx.gif\|thumb\|SymbOS MSX running on a MSX2 computer; all applications are platform independant]]

	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

Prodatron at 13:33, 5 August 2006

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 Therefore, the CPC's own OS (in combination with AmsDOS) and [[CP/M]] were the only two known OSes for the series, but the question remained: since most CPCs have 128K (most C64 only have 64K), a screen-resolution of 320x200 with 4 colours (C64 only has 2 colours for each 8x8 area in 320x200) and some more advantages, why not have something similar? So the SymbOS-Project was born. SymbOS stands for "SYmbiosis Multitasking Based Operating System". SymbOS is a demonstration of what has been achieved on the CPC: real preemptive multitasking, dynamic memory-management for up to 576K and a totaly MS-Windows-like GUI are the three most important features.
-SymbOS started being developed by Prodatron in November 2000 ''(more details on the development needed)''
+SymbOS started being developed by [[Prodatron]] in November 2000 ''(more details on the development needed)''
 == Features ==
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 **Total size of the Z80 source code    ~ 64.000 lines
-Note: This is an edited version of the original [http://www.symbos.de SYMBOS site].
+* [http://www.symbos.de SymbOS homepage]

Prodatron at 02:28, 5 August 2006

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	[[Image:symbos-msx.gif\|thumb]]		[[Image:symbos-msx.gif\|thumb\|SymbOS MSX running on a MSX2 computer; all applications are plattform independant]]

	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==