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| JohnS Guru  Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4304 |
FRANK OS already has loadable executables, doesn't it? Maybe just one as yet? (I haven't looked enough.) John |
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9936 |
Very clever.  V1.0, so very effectively still in Alpha, so I would expect lots of bugs, but every project has to start in Alpha, and then the bug squishing begins to make the project more stable. Perhaps given some time, this could turn into something more interesting and usable.  Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4304 |
Lots of MMBasic features are stubbed out as yet. So, think of it as a bit like MMBasic for DOS, maybe. John |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8769 |
I'm not going to bother messing about with a board. The M2 design has a lot of other stuff on it that may or may not be needed eventually so I don't think it's worth bothering with a board that will only do the bare minimum. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| bfwolf Senior Member  Joined: 03/01/2025 Location: GermanyPosts: 235 |
Yes, as the developer says. Of course, this is also possible without an MMU. MS-DOS could do it, after all. The executables then need to include a relocation table to correct absolute addresses, or the C compiler needs to generate position-independent code. It will certainly require some effort to handle all hardware-related functions (graphics, sound) via the operating system. It simply won't work without it. We'll have to wait and see how this develops. The entire system can certainly be compiled for other hardware configurations and boards. Perhaps someone could help with that? The repository is open, and maybe the author will add some configuration options there? bfwolf |
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PilotPirx Senior Member Joined: 03/11/2020 Location: GermanyPosts: 125 |
I got a mail from Mikhail Matveev which has the following details: Glad you like FOS — it’s is still on a very early stage, but I will work on it. Honestly saying, I did not test MMBasic that much — not even sure it is stable. But it runs, so it is a good sign. Regarding of boards I need to explain a few things first. The M1 and M2 is not a board ID, it is a way of wiring. Because M2 is HSTX compatible, the FRANK OS does require it. Next, I have designed lots of boards— all of them are called FRANK. In fact, there are two kind of boards which will suit your need: FRANK M2 and MiniFRANK M2. The difference is that FRANK M2 requires Pico 2 and RP-Zero boards (there are sockets for them). And regarding Pico 2: there is no PSRAM soldered on the original one, so you will need a clone (preferably Pimoroni Pico 2) You can send him a mail: Mikhail Matveev <xtreme@rh1.ru> Homepage https://rh1.tech/ Google says: The domain rh1.ru is primarily associated with Russian software developer and literary scholar Michael A. Matveev (often appearing under the pseudonym xtreme or xtremespb). He is a russian guy who lives actually in Greece/Thessaloniki |
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