Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site » DOSes http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress TRS-80 Revived Site by Ira Goldklang's is an archive of everything related to the Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 microcomputer lines. Site contains emulators, programs, manuals, books, patches, games, hints, discussions, questions, forums, and tons more. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:07:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 October 16, 2010 – More Model I MultiDOS Images http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/computers/model-i/20101016/ http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/computers/model-i/20101016/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:30:44 +0000 Ira http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/?p=3393
October 16, 2010 – More Model I MultiDOS Images

Vernon Hester has kindly provided Model I MultiDOS versions 1.0, 1.5S, 1.5D, and 1.5P. Enjoy.
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October 12, 2010 – MultiDOS Update http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/downloads/doses/20101012/ http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/downloads/doses/20101012/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:28:20 +0000 Ira http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/?p=3349
October 12, 2010 – MultiDOS Update


The existing copies of MultiDOS for the Model I have been reviewed by Vernon Hester who has explained some of the images, and provided information necessary to restore others to verified true copies. If you downloaded the Model I MultiDOS images in the past, you might want to re-download them.

Interesting Notes:
 
•   MultiDOS for the Model I came in three formats: Single-Density, Double-Density (similar to DOSPLUS and LDOS), and “P”-Density (similar to NEWDOS/80 Double-Density which has track 0 as single density, and all other tracks as double density).
 
•   MultiDOS v1.5SK (at least my copy) was really just a special kernel made for Computer Shack so they could distribute SuperDirectory (since a disk cataloging program needs to be able to read as many DOS’s as possible; which is MultiDOS’s specialty). That is why the system files are all called CSx/sys (Computer Shack) and the version is SK (Special Kernel)! It has only 16 Library commands: Auto, Boot, Clear, Clock, Cls, Config, Date, Dir, Forms, Kill, Lib, List, Print, Skip, Time, Verify.
 
•   MultiDOS II (at least my copy) was really just a distribution diskette for ZEUS. This DOS will boot on a Model I and a Model III.
 
•   While most of my MultiDOS images were modified to some level, the copies of v1.4S, 1.4D, 1.6D, 1.6S, 1.7D, and 1.7P are all now “correct.” Vernon *may* be providing “correct” copies of v1.0 and v1.5 in the future. Of course, Vernon has provided 2004 and 2005 updates to MultiDOS, but for those who want the classic versions, there you go.
]]> http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/downloads/doses/20101012/feed/ 0 July 1, 2007 – New MODEL 4 Software from Vernon B Hester http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/downloads/doses/july-1-2007-new-model-4-software-from-vernon-b-hester/ http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/downloads/doses/july-1-2007-new-model-4-software-from-vernon-b-hester/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:49:57 +0000 Ira http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/?p=334
  • Astrocal [MULTIDOS 5.11] (CMD) by Vernon B Hester (19xx) @ 18.6k
  • Cardinal Number Converter v1.2 [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2003) @ 2.01k
  • Cube Root Solver [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (1996) @ 2.89k
  • DS1286 Bus Clock Utilities [MULTIDOS 5.11] (CMD) by Vernon B Hester (1998) @ 10.29k
  • Expanded Debugger for XLR8er [MULTIDOS 5.11] (CMD) by Vernon B Hester (2004) @ 4.63k
  • Extended Precision Math [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2005) @ 3.59k
  • Hi-Res Analog Clock [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (1995) @ 2.5k
  • Hi-Res Animation Demo [MULTIDOS v5.11] (CMD) by Vernon B Hester (2004) @ 3.99k
  • Hi-Res BASIC Demonstration [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2002) @ 19.08k
  • Hi-Res Fill Patterns [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (1996) @ 1.49k
  • Hi-Res Function Graph Plotter [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2004) @ 10k
  • Hi-Res Image Printer [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (1997) @ 1.92k
  • Hi-Res Patterns [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2002) @ 1.49k
  • Hi-Res Progam Disk [MULTIDOS v5.11] (DSK) by Vernon B Hester (2004) @ 60.1k
  • Hi-Res Square Sum Up To 25×25 [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (1999) @ 6.29k
  • Hi-Res Vectors Demonstration [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2001) @ 1.88k
  • Integer Root Calculator with Double Precision [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2004) @ 1.7k
  • MegaMEM Memory Map Allocation [MULTIDOS 5.11] (CMD) by Vernon B Hester (2002) @ 1.52k
  • MegaMEM RAM Disk Drive [MULTIDOS 5.11] (CMD) by Vernon B Hester (2004) @ 4.37k
  • Memory Disk for XLR8er [MULTIDOS 5.11] (CMD) by Vernon B Hester (2004) @ 4.06k
  • MSDOS Clock Patch Utility for Jeff Vavasours Emulator [MULTIDOS 5.11] (CMD) by Vernon B Hester (1999) @ 3.28k
  • MSDOS Clock Patch Utility for Matthew Reeds Emulator [MULTIDOS 5.11] (CMD) by Vernon B Hester (1999) @ 3.2k
  • MultiDOS v5.11 (DMK) by Vernon B Hester (2005) @ 113.54k
  • Othello [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2004) @ 4.14k
  • Perpetual Calendar 1583-9999 [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2003) @ 2.23k
  • Sort Demonstration [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2004) @ 5.11k
  • Square of the Sum [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2003) @ 5.08k
  • String Garbage Collection Demo [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2005) @ 2.79k
  • Truth Table [MULTIDOS v5.11] (BAS) by Vernon B Hester (2002) @ 3.5k
  • Zeus Editor/Assembler v7.4 [MULTIDOS 5.11] (CMD) by Vernon B Hester (2004) @ 15.83k) ]]> http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/downloads/doses/july-1-2007-new-model-4-software-from-vernon-b-hester/feed/ 0 June 27, 2007 – New Disk Image from Vernon B Hester http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/downloads/doses/june-27-2007-new-disk-image-from-vernon-b-hester/ http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/downloads/doses/june-27-2007-new-disk-image-from-vernon-b-hester/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:48:21 +0000 Ira http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/?p=330 Vernon B. Hester has been re-working his MULTIDOS operating system and has provided a number of disks to me to make available. The first is v5.11 of his Model 4 MULTIDOS, copyright 2005. ]]> http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/downloads/doses/june-27-2007-new-disk-image-from-vernon-b-hester/feed/ 0