
  What's new in FutureOS System .8 ???
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- The OS has been rewritten, so the code is more compact, this allows to
  introduce new routines.  New routines are needed with new hardware ;-)

- The RSX-Command |fdesk will jump to FutureOS (like |os does), but you can
  go back to BASIC using the END icon of FutureOS.  The first 48 KB will be
  saved (but not the screen). So you can call FutureOS as a subroutine from
  your Basic program for example. Your program will be intact after that.

- The Porting-System of the Machine-Monitor is strongly expanded. Now you can
  also access: CPC-Booster, dk'tronics RTC, dk'tronics SSA-1, ROMBO-Vidi-CPC,
  Dobbertin EPROM-Burner, the Multiface 2 and the CPC-IDE as the Symbiface.

- The Real Time Clock of the Symbiface is supported. You can watch time and
  date while using the Desktop. Edit Time, Alarm and Date is also possible.

- Support for the PS/2 Mouse of the Symbiface has been added.

- The TXT-GFX icon has no longer it's function. Only the Text-icons have been
  left.  If you want to use other icons for your Desktop,  just use a program
  to change the icons (will be published this year:). So this function is not
  longer located in the ROM part of FutureOS.

- At the position of the old GFX-TXT icon you can access a new function soon.
  This icon position will be used to add IDE-support to FutureOS.

- Implemention of better FDC-error checking. When the FDC has some left bytes,
  this will not stall the system anymore.

- Error message "File too long" now works. No problems any more, when the file
  which should be saved, is bigger than the remaining space on disc.


Some new OS routines have been added:
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ROM A:
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OCPC0: or /decompress a crunched OCP screen file.
OCPXX:   / ""
DIV88: super fast 8 / 8 bit division

S_SFRWZ: set Alarm-Time of the Symbiface RTC
T_SF   : test if the Symbiface (not only CPC-IDE) is connected
S_SFRT : write time and date to the Symbiface RTC
R_SFRT : read time and date from the Symbiface RTC
K_SF2O : convert time and date from the Symbiface RTC to OS-format
RTC2BC : set Symbiface RTC to BCD-format
EDIT   : edit a text string
MAUS   : stopp all sound of the PSG
S_PSG  : write a value to a register of the PSG

ROM C:
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RAMI: RAM initialisiong, used for dynamic expansion-memory management
WATA: first wait for a free keyboard, then wait until a key is pressed
CC2N: convert two ascii-chars to a number (8 bit hexadezimal)
HAUT:


All the new functions will be completely described in the new version of the
big handbook and the ROM-routine docmumentation (working on the translation)


New in Englisch Version:
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- Cosmetic change of "Source-Disc" and "Target-Disc" when using Disc-Copy.


New in French Version:
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- Cosmetic change of file-name-questioning, when erasing files indepentently.

