ANN: UnoDOS 3 alpha 12

[aowen]

Great job!

I have a question about unodos.api: is it ok to use the file in my own project, and distribute the result with a license other than GPL3? I'm currently using esxdos.inc, which is not redistributable, and I'd like to publish complete sources once my game is finished, but with a different license.

[EDIT] I've realised it's LGPLv3 and not GPLv3, but anyway the question remains open.

You can distribute the API doc. It's a standalone doc. You can also use it to build closed source software if you want to. You can also distribute it with software distributed under a different license. The LGPL license applies only to UnoDOS 3, not to anything you create.

[aowen]

I have created ESXDOS 0.8.5 disassembly based on UnoDOS 3 source code.

https://sourceforge.net/p/emuscriptoria ... ee/esxdos/

I must request that you remove all references to UnoDOS 3 and the LGPL from that disassembly. Also given that esxDOS is closed source I'm not sure how Miguel would feel about the source being distributed, but I leave that up to you.

[aowen]

This is great! An open-source ESX-DOS at last!
Is it possible to have an autoexec file that would run at boot?
Is it possible to enter NMI or any other TAP loading menu using a command?
Is DSK format going to be supported somehow? (TRD is great anyway!)

In theory an autoexec is doable. But I think as a short term fix I'm more likely to add a RUN * command to load and run a BASIC program with a fixed filename.

It's trivial to write a dot command to invoke the NMI. It just has to do a CALL $66, OR A, RET.

UnoDOS doesn't have any Betadisk support. It just works with the Betadisk support that was written for esxDOS 0.8.5.

[aowen]

The instructions say we need a new ESXDOS.ZX1, but it's not in the distributed ZIP. Am I missing something?

The file is unodos.rom. You just need to rename it. Hopefully the ZX-Uno will get updated at some point to accept unodos.rom as an alternative MMC source file.

[Vanfanel]

The instructions say we need a new ESXDOS.ZX1, but it's not in the distributed ZIP. Am I missing something?

Rename unodos.rom as ESXDOS.ZIP

@Uto: Do you mean ESXDOS.ZX1? If so, I think that step should be on the Readme.

[Uto]

The instructions say we need a new ESXDOS.ZX1, but it's not in the distributed ZIP. Am I missing something?

Rename unodos.rom as ESXDOS.ZIP

@Uto: Do you mean ESXDOS.ZX1? If so, I think that step should be on the Readme.

Yes sorry, I meant .ZX1, I'm fixing now my previous post so anyone else don't get confused, thanks for pointing out.

And yes, I think it should be in the README.

[neuro_999]

I tryed it. Its good to see the clean boot of the zxuno .
I see that the playrmov command dont works to play videos. I like that feature in the esxdos. For the rest i will continue trying the unodos in one of my zxunos.

EDIT: playrmov plays ok, i was using an old version.

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[Uto]

I tryed it. Its good to see the clean boot of the zxuno .
I see that the playrmov command dont works to play videos. I like that feature in the esxdos. For the rest i will continue trying the unodos in one of my zxunos.

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You still can see verbose boot (in case you need to check UnoDOS version or SD card detection) by holding shift key on boot. I like the clean boot too though so that's only when needed

[BCH]

I've tryed it on a "real" divMMC and seems to work fine. Great project!

It would be nice if you could default to verbose boot (with a config file for example)

[antoniovillena]

Hi Andrew

It would be good to indicate that UnoDOS is basically a disassembly of ESXDOS 0.8.5 without any improvement. I have noticed and Miguel Guerreiro has confirmed. I think it's okay to try to improve ESXDOS but I also think your README it's not clear. Anyone can think that it is a development from you from scratch.