Cromemco DOS
| Developer | Cromemco |
|---|---|
| OS family | CP/M-like[1] |
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | June 1977 |
| Platforms | Zilog Z80 |
| Default user interface | Command-line interface (CONPROC.COM)[2] |
| License | Proprietary |
Cromemco DOS or CDOS (an abbreviation for Cromemco Disk Operating System) is a CP/M-like[1] operating system by Cromemco[3] designed to allow users of Cromemco microcomputer systems to create and manipulate disk files using symbolic names.[4]
Overview
CDOS was written in Zilog Z80 machine code. Due to the number of available programs available to run under Digital Research CP/M at that time, CDOS was designed to be upwards CP/M-compatible. Many programs written for CP/M versions up to and including version 1.33 run without modification under CDOS. However, programs written for CDOS generally do not run under CP/M.[5]
The Cromemco Z-2 had the ability to run Cromemco DOS.[1][6] Besides CP/M 2.2 and Cromix, the Cromemco System One can also run Cromemco DOS.[7] The Cromemco C-10 personal computer, introduced in 1982, also ran CDOS.[8]
An emulator for a Cromemco CDOS system exists.[9]
Commands
The following list of commands are supported by Cromemco DOS.[4]
Intrinsic commands
Later versions also support the ATTR command.[10][11]
Extrinsic command programs
- @ (Batch)
- DUMP
- EDIT
- INIT (Initialize)
- STAT (Disk Status)
- WRTSYS (Write System)
- XFER (Transfer)
Later versions also support the MEMTEST command.[10][12]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Cromemco - System I/II/III". old-computers.com (On-line Museum). 2010-11-21 [2002]. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
CDOS is a CP/M like operating system.
- ^ Sydney-Smith, Greg (2018-09-29). "CP/M 2.2 GEN 2". sydneysmith.com. Articles, CP/M. Canberra, Australia. Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "Cromemco History". S100 Computers. 2018-08-11. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ a b CDOS User's Manual (PDF). 1 (1 ed.). Mountain View, California, USA: Cromemco Incorporated. 1977. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-15. (i+32 pages)
- ^ "New CDOS" (PDF). Cromemco Users Bulletin. Vol. 1, no. 1. Mountain View, California, USA: Cromemco, Inc. December 1978. Retrieved 2020-03-15. (9 pages)
- ^ "Cromemco Z-1". The History of Personal Computing. Blog Archive. 2014-10-31. Archived from the original on 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "Cromemco System One". Harte Technologies: Computer History. Archived from the original on 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "Cromemco C10". old-computers.com (On-line Museum). 2011 [2002]. Archived from the original on 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ Sydney-Smith, Greg (2019). "Run CDOS". sydneysmith.com. Canberra, Australia. Archived from the original on 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ a b Cromemco Disk Operating System (CDOS) - User's Manual (PDF). Mountain View, California, USA: Cromemco, Inc. November 1978. Part No. 023-0036. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23. (110+iv pages)
- ^ Cromemco CDOS Operating System - Instruction Manual (PDF). Mountain View, California, USA: Cromemco, Inc. June 1981 [1978]. Part No. 023-0036. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19. (viii+243+iii pages)
- ^ Cromemco Disk Operating System Series-2 CDOS - Instruction Manual - User's Manual (PDF). Mountain View, California, USA: Cromemco, Inc. February 1980 [1978]. Part No. 023-0036. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-03-06. (144 pages)
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