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Your TOS (UMmmm!!!)
Your TOS (UMmmm!!!)
~~~~ ALL THE TOS ABOUT TOS ~~~~
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I have learnt alot about TOS in the years that I have had my ST so
now I share the imformation I know with you. All the questions
that are asked the most, I have answered so enjoy and I hope you
can write an informative article like this and send it in!
~~ WHAT DOES TOS STAND FOR? ~~
Traimel Operating System
~~ WHAT DOES TOS DO? ~~
TOS controls just about all of the main controls on your computer
such as your disk drive, mouse input and output, keyboard and add
ons such as printers and modems. It also controls our main
entrance into the computer - The Desktop.
~~ HOW DOES TOS GET IN OUR COMPUTER? ~~
When the ST first came out, the only way you could get TOS was by
inserting a disk with TOS on everytime you booted up.
Now TOS is stored in a Read Only Memory, or ROM as it is better
known. The only problem with the TOS being in ROM and not on a
disk is that it is hard to update it although TOS has been updated
several times!
~~ WHEN DID TOS FIRST APPEAR? ~~
TOS was launched in 1985.
~~ HOW MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF TOS ARE THERE? ~~
There are 8 different kinds of TOS.
TOS 1.00, TOS 1.02, TOS 1.04 or 1.4, TOS 1.06, TOS 2.05, TOS 2.06,
TOS 3.XX and MULTITOS.
~~ WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF TOS? ~~
TOS 1.00
This was the very orginal TOS. It had millions of bugs and most
programs did not work with it and the ones that did were always
crashing. It also had the 40 folder problem where if you opened
more than 40 folders then the computer would crash and you would
lose all of your work. Not a very good TOS really! If you have
TOS 1.00, you can get a program called "FOLDERXXX" which will fix
the 40 folder problem but you should still think about upgrading
to a higher TOS.
TOS 1.02
This was firstly only put in the Mega ST so that it could have a
blitter chip but then later it was introduced onto all ST's. It
is slightly better than TOS 1.00 but still has many bugs in it and
it still might be wise to upgrade a bit higher.
TOS 1.04 or 1.4
This was the first really good TOS, it made everything much
faster, even without a blitter chip and disk access was greatly
improved. Nearly all of the bugs had been removed and genrally
this is a good TOS to have. Anything lower should be upgraded to
this or higher.
TOS 1.06
This was the TOS used on STE's so it could cope with the extra
colours and speed but this was later updated to TOS 1.62 as TOS
1.06 would not let you boot up in medium resolution.
TOS 2.05
This was designed for the Mega STE and offers a much better
desktop and some extra commands.
TOS 2.06
This is what all new STE's have in them at the moment. It is just
TOS 2.05 with some bugs taken out really but also does a memory
test everytime you boot up.
TOS 3.XX
This is the TOS for use with the TT only.
MULTITOS
This is still being developed and will be put into the new Falcon.
It allows you to run more than 1 program at the same time.
~~ HOW DO I KNOW WHAT TOS I HAVE ~~
If you send me a blank disk and return postage, I will copy you a
program that tells you what TOS you have. Remember to include an
article or P.D. or something if you can!
~~ WHEN IS IT TIME TO FINISH THIS ARTICLE? ~~
It is time to finish this article now. I hope this has been
intresting for you to read and I hope it has been helpful in some
way. Remember you can upgrade your TOS and I might write about
that in the next issue.
Meanwhile if you could write any articles such as this one could
you please send them to:
POWER
3 SALISBURY ROAD
MAIDSTONE
KENT
ENGLAND
ME14 2TY
ALSO, READ THE "WRITING TO POWER" ARTICLE!