ESXDOS - Revision history

SevenFFF at 20:08, 21 September 2023

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	In "ZX Spectrum Next Configuration" menu press "E" and change "DivmmcROM" and "Divmmc HW" to YES by Space key. Then press Enter.		In "ZX Spectrum Next Configuration" menu press "E" and change "DivmmcROM" and "Divmmc HW" to YES by Space key. Then press Enter.

	You will also want to choose one of the non-Next personalities from the menu that displays when you press the Space key. esxDOS should work on most classic Spectrum models 48K, 128K, +2, +2A, Pentagon, etc.		8. You will also want to choose one of the non-Next personalities from the menu that displays when you press the Space key. esxDOS should work on most classic Spectrum models 48K, 128K, +2, +2A, Pentagon, etc.

	Done! While loading you will see the ESXDOS logo.		Done! While loading you will see the ESXDOS logo.

SevenFFF at 20:08, 21 September 2023

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	7. You need enter to "ZX Spectrum Next Configuration" menu by hard reset your Spectrum Next. Just holding Reset key pressed for a second. Then as soon as the logo shows press the Space key.		7. You need enter to "ZX Spectrum Next Configuration" menu by hard reset your Spectrum Next. Just holding Reset key pressed for a second. Then as soon as the logo shows press the Space key.
	In "ZX Spectrum Next Configuration" menu press "E" and change "DivmmcROM" and "Divmmc HW" to YES by Space key. Then press Enter.		In "ZX Spectrum Next Configuration" menu press "E" and change "DivmmcROM" and "Divmmc HW" to YES by Space key. Then press Enter.

			You will also want to choose one of the non-Next personalities from the menu that displays when you press the Space key. esxDOS should work on most classic Spectrum models 48K, 128K, +2, +2A, Pentagon, etc.

	Done! While loading you will see the ESXDOS logo.		Done! While loading you will see the ESXDOS logo.

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	6. Copy the contents of the "BIN" and "SYS" folders in the esxDOS distribution into their respective places on the SD card.		6. Copy the contents of the "BIN" and "SYS" folders in the esxDOS distribution into their respective places on the SD card.

	7. [~~todo --- modify the~~ /~~machines~~/~~next~~/~~config.ini file~~ ?]		7. You need enter to "ZX Spectrum Next Configuration" menu by hard reset your Spectrum Next. Just holding Reset key pressed for a second. Then as soon as the logo shows press the Space key.
			In "ZX Spectrum Next Configuration" menu press "E" and change "DivmmcROM" and "Divmmc HW" to YES by Space key. Then press Enter.

			Done! While loading you will see the ESXDOS logo.

			[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOSKolGrADU Video instruction]

	== NMI Browsers ==		== NMI Browsers ==

SevenFFF at 17:17, 15 July 2020

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	== NMI Browsers ==		== NMI Browsers ==
	=== ~~Papaya Dezign~~ ===		=== Integral ===
	esxDOS comes with an integral NMI browser ready to use, so the alternative browsers below are optional.		esxDOS comes with an integral NMI browser written by UB880D which is ready to use, so the alternative browsers below are optional.
	=== Bob Fossil ===		=== Bob Fossil ===
	There is a new NMI browser for esxDOS written by Bob Fossil, which supports long filenames and has a bunch of extra features. You may wish to try this out. Details and the latest version are available [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2553&sid=31246bac9dd1d521608d819c17f43fc4 here].		There is a new NMI browser for esxDOS written by Bob Fossil, which supports long filenames and has a bunch of extra features. You may wish to try this out. Details and the latest version are available [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2553&sid=31246bac9dd1d521608d819c17f43fc4 here].

SevenFFF at 17:48, 26 June 2020

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	== NMI Browsers ==		== NMI Browsers ==
			=== Papaya Dezign ===
			esxDOS comes with an integral NMI browser ready to use, so the alternative browsers below are optional.
	=== Bob Fossil ===		=== Bob Fossil ===
	There is a new NMI browser for esxDOS written by Bob Fossil, which supports long filenames and has a bunch of extra features. You may wish to try this out. Details and the latest version are available [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2553&sid=31246bac9dd1d521608d819c17f43fc4 here].		There is a new NMI browser for esxDOS written by Bob Fossil, which supports long filenames and has a bunch of extra features. You may wish to try this out. Details and the latest version are available [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2553&sid=31246bac9dd1d521608d819c17f43fc4 here].

SevenFFF at 13:59, 26 June 2020

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	=== Dr Slump ===		=== Dr Slump ===
	There is also another NMI browser for esxDOS written by Dr Slump. This one doesn't support long filenames, but has 64 column text and a bunch of extra features. It can be downloaded [http://board.esxdos.org/viewtopic.php?id=94 here].		There is also another NMI browser for esxDOS written by Dr Slump. This one doesn't support long filenames, but has 64 column text and a bunch of extra features. It can be downloaded [http://board.esxdos.org/viewtopic.php?id=94 here].

			Note that this browser is '''''not''''' compatible with NextZXOS (main Next boot personality). It '''''is''''' compatible with esxDOS on the Next (other boot personalities).

SevenFFF at 13:57, 26 June 2020

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	3. Using a PC, unzip the contents of esxdos.zip.		3. Using a PC, unzip the contents of esxdos.zip.

	4. If you ~~are using esxDOS 0~~.~~8.6~~, rename esxmmc.rom to esxmmc.bin. ~~No need to do this for esxDOS 0~~.~~8.7 and above~~, as the ~~file is already called esxmmc.bin~~.		4. If you have an esxmmc.rom file in what you unzipped, rename esxmmc.rom to esxmmc.bin. If you have an esxmmc.bin file, proceed to the next step.

	5. Copy the esxmmc.bin file into /machines/next/ on the SD card		5. Copy the esxmmc.bin file into /machines/next/ on the SD card
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	7. [todo --- modify the /machines/next/config.ini file ?]		7. [todo --- modify the /machines/next/config.ini file ?]

			== NMI Browsers ==
			=== Bob Fossil ===
			There is a new NMI browser for esxDOS written by Bob Fossil, which supports long filenames and has a bunch of extra features. You may wish to try this out. Details and the latest version are available [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2553&sid=31246bac9dd1d521608d819c17f43fc4 here].

			Note that this browser is '''''not''''' compatible with NextZXOS (main Next boot personality). It '''''is''''' compatible with esxDOS on the Next (other boot personalities).

			=== Dr Slump ===
			There is also another NMI browser for esxDOS written by Dr Slump. This one doesn't support long filenames, but has 64 column text and a bunch of extra features. It can be downloaded [http://board.esxdos.org/viewtopic.php?id=94 here].

SevenFFF at 13:39, 26 June 2020

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	mkdir "c:/TMP"		mkdir "c:/TMP"

	3. Using a PC, unzip the contents of esxdos.zip ~~then rename esxmmc~~.~~bin as esxmmc.rom~~		3. Using a PC, unzip the contents of esxdos.zip.

	4. ~~Copy the~~ .rom file ~~you just renamed into /machines/next/ on the SD card~~		4. If you are using esxDOS 0.8.6, rename esxmmc.rom to esxmmc.bin. No need to do this for esxDOS 0.8.7 and above, as the file is already called esxmmc.bin.

	5. Copy the ~~contents of the "BIN" and "SYS" folders in the esxDOS distribution~~ into ~~their respective places~~ on the SD card.		5. Copy the esxmmc.bin file into /machines/next/ on the SD card

	6. [todo --- modify the /machines/next/config.ini file ?]		6. Copy the contents of the "BIN" and "SYS" folders in the esxDOS distribution into their respective places on the SD card.

			7. [todo --- modify the /machines/next/config.ini file ?]

SevenFFF at 22:04, 27 April 2020

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	3. Using a PC, unzip the contents of esxdos.zip then rename esxmmc.bin as esxmmc.rom		3. Using a PC, unzip the contents of esxdos.zip then rename esxmmc.bin as esxmmc.rom

	4. Copy the .~~bin~~ file into /~~tbblue~~/ on the SD card		4. Copy the .rom file you just renamed into /machines/next/ on the SD card

	5. Copy the contents of the "BIN" and "SYS" folders in the esxDOS distribution into their respective places on the SD card.		5. Copy the contents of the "BIN" and "SYS" folders in the esxDOS distribution into their respective places on the SD card.

	6. [todo --- modify the /~~tbblue~~/config.ini file ?]		6. [todo --- modify the /machines/next/config.ini file ?]

Daz: Folder case

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Folder case

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	= ~~esxDos~~ =		= esxDOS =

	esxDOS is one of the operating systems that can be run on the Next. It provides a POSIX-like API to access the SD card as disk and it provides a familiar interface to the disk from BASIC. ~~The current~~ version ~~of esxDOS is~~ 0.8.6 ~~- which~~ supports the Real Time Clock of the Next; a new version 0.9.x is being written with features like Long File Name (LFN) support. esxDOS currently only supports the so-called USR0 mode in BASIC (single keyword/48K Basic) - there is an experimental .128 command to allow the editor to be started.		esxDOS is one of the operating systems that can be run on the Next. It provides a POSIX-like API to access the SD card as disk and it provides a familiar interface to the disk from BASIC. esxDOS from version 0.8.6 supports the Real Time Clock of the Next; a new version 0.9.x is being written with features like Long File Name (LFN) support. esxDOS currently only supports the so-called USR0 mode in BASIC (single keyword/48K Basic) - there is an experimental .128 command to allow the editor to be started.

	You do not need to install esxDOS if you just want to run software designed for it as NextZXOS implements the esxDOS Application Programming Interface (API) so programs will work anyway. This includes running "dot commands". You can copy your dot command files to the /DOT folder of the SD card. Note that NextZXOS already includes several dot commands that are newer than the ones included with esxDOS, so you may want to use these. Many of these work on		You do not need to install esxDOS if you just want to run software designed for it as NextZXOS implements the esxDOS Application Programming Interface (API) so programs will work anyway. This includes running "dot commands". You can copy your dot command files to the /DOT folder of the SD card. Note that NextZXOS already includes several dot commands that are newer than the ones included with esxDOS, so you may want to use these. Many of these work on
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	2. Within NextZXOS, create two folders on the root of your SD card, named "bin" and "sys" by giving:		2. Within NextZXOS, create two folders on the root of your SD card, named "bin" and "sys" by giving:

	mkdir "c:/~~bin~~"		mkdir "c:/BIN"
	mkdir "c:/~~sys~~"		mkdir "c:/SYS"
			mkdir "c:/TMP"

	3. Using a PC, unzip the contents of esxdos.zip then rename esxmmc.bin as esxmmc.rom		3. Using a PC, unzip the contents of esxdos.zip then rename esxmmc.bin as esxmmc.rom
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	4. Copy the .bin file into /tbblue/ on the SD card		4. Copy the .bin file into /tbblue/ on the SD card

	5. Copy the contents of the "~~bin~~" and "~~sys~~" folders in the esxDOS distribution into their respective places on the SD card.		5. Copy the contents of the "BIN" and "SYS" folders in the esxDOS distribution into their respective places on the SD card.

	6. [todo --- modify the /tbblue/config.ini file ?]		6. [todo --- modify the /tbblue/config.ini file ?]