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January 2015

posted Jan 28, 2015, 7:58 PM by Dan Antohi   [ updated Mar 18, 2015, 10:50 AM]
31-January-2015

    The 'shadow ROM', LDC32, SYS32 and SYS.ZZP were modified to ensure that the last 64 sectors of logical drive number 1 are always reserved for the operating system, even after formatting. 
    The ZXS32 setup was also updated, as SYS32 is not any more required for transferring the operating system to the SD card; this task being performed by LDC32.


28-January-2015

    The operating system was compacted ( to just 10 KB ) and some new features were added, like support for loading tape files in .TZX format, the option to overwrite existing files ( but not directories ) when copying, moving or renaming, by using the MOVE command with the separators: OVER ( copy ) or IN ( move / rename ), or following abbreviated channel descriptor expressions :
   ! ; <name>                in place of:   "R" ; <disk number> ; <name>
   $ ; <name>                in place of:   "V" ; <disk number> ; <name>
   * ; <name>                in place of:   "M" ; ; <name>    
   <disk number> ; <name>    in place of:   "M" ; <disk number> ; <name> 
    
    Setup files, which automatically create the necessary shortcuts, including in the Send To folder,  are now available for: LDC32, LSF32 and SYS32.

The setup file for the server applet ZXS32 not only installs the respective application but also:
- Copies the files required for the USB port driver to be installed automatically when the applet is run
- Updates the operating system binaries and MCU firmware object file in C:\TMP, creating the folder, if necessary 
- Transfers the operating system to a SD card, if SYS32 is installed
- Creates, if necessary, the working folder for the Game Browser/Launcher and populates it with a database of the games and utilities available on the WOS FTP server.
- Copies the current versions of some essential BASIC utilities: GBL.ZZP, PLY.ZZP, VER.ZZP, SYS.ZZP, LD5.ZZP and VR5.ZZP to the C:\TMP\1 folder, from where these can be transferred to logical disk 1 of a SD card, either directly during the setup process, if LDC32 is installed, or afterwards, by running: LOAD $;"/C/TMP/UPD"
- Creates shortcuts to the main 'Interface 1bis' documents
- Can show a short ( 1:30 min ) video clip which illustrates the updating of the interface's operating system and MCU firmware 
    It is recommended to use this setup file for keeping all software components in sync