TRIANGULAR μOS for Commodore PET

  

NEWEST
TRIANGULAR μOS 1.09 for Commodore PET [31-08-2023]:              [DOWNLOAD]  [SDK]

- LUNAR LAND is placed in GAMES folder in place of BREAKOUT
- BREAKOUT, RATRUN and MAD BOMBER games added to System Disk as extra (last 2 titles require at least 8 KB of RAM)
- Added SYSTEM DISK folder for use with SD2PET
- Bugfixes
- Updated documentation
 

TRIANGULAR μOS 1.08 for Commodore PET [31-07-2023]:               [DOWNLOAD]  [SDK] 

- SETTINGS saving button name changed to APPLY
- Visual discrepancies corrected. μOS is geared more toward BASIC 2.0 and later versions

- Filenames convention changed from filename>ext[ension] to standard filename.ext[ension] e.g. uos>cfg to uos.cfg

- WORDS file extension changed to .txt

- Improved, bug fixed and cleaned code

- Code transferred to CBM prg Studio, code is more consolidated and 3.5 KB smaller

- SDK package includes 20 source code .bas files, 1 Machine Language .prg file (BREAKOUT), 1 .cfg file, 1 empty disk .d64 file and two spreadsheet files .xlsx
with system data

 

TRIANGULAR μOS 1.05/PET for Commodore PET [29-06-2022]:           [DOWNLOAD]  [SDK]

- Config file contains system key
- UOS/BIOS error messages system improved
- DISK text program is placed in THIS PET and shows disk content and can start programs
- SETTINGS can properly cancel changes and other bugfixes
- Improvements, bugfixes and cleaned code from redundant parts in all programs produced very stable version
- Simple SDK added

TRIANGULAR μOS 1.04/PET for Commodore PET [21-06-2022]:            [DOWNLOAD]

 

- Operating system name changed to TRIANGULAR μOS

- Launching program and config file names changed

- 8 KB version removed (since it is slower than 4 KB version)

- GUI: windows have black close buttons

- Taskbar window name moved to left side of TRIANGULAR logo orb

- Click/select key changed to 0 (zero)

- DESKTOP renamed to GUI
- Icons are updated

- THIS PC window is renamed to THIS PET and adds DISK icon which can load a program
from disk

- SETTINGS now have SAVE button for saving settings and time change buttons rearranged

- CMD is greatly overhauled with commands syntax similar to DOS Wedge/JiffyDOS
and added function for listing directory of disk content

- MONITOR is improved

- WORDS instead of WORD – this is completely new word processor

- SIMCITY game added in place of LUNAR LAND

- Other games have slightly different menu keys

- Games from 8 KB version removed

- Improvements and bugfixes

 

TRIANGULAR OS 1.03 for Commodore PET [27-02-2022]:                 [DOWNLOAD]

 

- System now have 4KB and 8KB modes – launcher will choose which one to boot into

- 8KB mode has consolidated code of GUI into one program, as well as STAR WARS is consolidated, BIOS is combined with TRIANGULAR OS launcher, CMD with its HELP, MONITOR with its HELP

- Fixed bug in disk detection system

- Few minor bugfixes

- 2 new games (RATRUN & MAD BOMBER) only for 8KB mode (in replacement of SNAKES and LUNAR LAND)
 
 
TRIANGULAR OS 1.02 for Commodore PET [06-02-2022]:                 [DOWNLOAD]
 
- Minor visual changes across the board (mostly highlighted key letters)
- Launch program renamed to TRIANGULAR OS
- TRIANGULARS OS and BIOS has improved disk drive detection system. Drive database expanded (include SD2PET /experimental/). Loads OS>CFG file with wallpaper settings.
- BIOS Setup Menu added option to exit to BASIC
- SETTINGS saves wallpaper settings in OS>CFG file
- CMD has fixed drive change mechanism. Minor bugfixes.
- OFFICE apps visual revision and many bugfixes
- GAMES minor visual changes and bugfixes
 

TRIANGULAR OS 1.01 for Commodore PET [16-01-2022]:
 
- First version to have manual
- Various minor improvements done in system launching program
- BIOS has fixed launching logo position
- GUI memorizes cursor position in-between of loading modules plus has minor bugfixes
- CMD has many bugfixes
- MONITOR fixed serious bug preventing user from running machine language programs
- OFFICE apps can now properly load and save data on disk
- STAR WARS added music in intro and outro. Game engine now don’t reset system clock
- SNAKES has AI opponent fixed and minor esthetic changes
- LUNAR LAND received minor esthetic changes


TRIANGULAR OS 1.00 for Commodore PET [24-12-2021]:                 [DOWNLOAD]
 
- Starting procedure changed: TRIANGULAR disk detecting program -> BIOS (Launching
screen combined with BIOS Setup Menu) -> DESKTOP (GUI)
- System Registry utilizes Datasette buffer memory to store status of TRIANGULAR OS
- BIOS checks if there are disk drives #8 - #11, detecting mechanism is improved

and disk drive type detection is added, system key file is introduced

- BIOS Setup Menu displays drives and can change BOOT drive and restart system
- DESKTOP is streamlined and icons redesigned
- START Menu is placed on center of task bar and is displayed just as TRIANGULAR logo and have SETTINGS, RESTART and SHUT DOWN options
- SETTINGS (renamed CONTROL PANEL) can change desktop wallpaper from 5 patterns
- MY COMPUTER is renamed THIS PC and its disk icon now opens CMD program
- CMD (renamed DOS) can change operating disk (#8 - #11) plus some improvements
- OFFICE apps have minor improvements
- MONITOR is heavily reworked and improved, operates on HEX values.
- GAMES icon in place of STAR WARS icon opens folder with 4 games:
STAR WARS X-Wing vs TIE Fighter, SNAKES, LUNAR LAND and BREAKOUT


TRIANGULAR OS 1.00 BETA for Commodore PET [2016 to 24-10-2021]:
 
- System supports 1 cassette recorder: device #1 and only 1 disk drive: device #8
- BIOS have implemented simple PET type detection and it detects if there is disk drive #8
- BIOS Setup Menu is accessed with DEL key where you can change or reset system time
- Starting procedure: BIOS -> TRIANGULAR DOS -> Launch screen -> DESKTOP (GUI)
- DESKTOP (GUI) contains wallpaper, task bar on which are located: clock (right bottom), START Menu with TRIANGULAR logo (left bottom) and 4 icons:
MY COMPUTER, OFFICE, STAR WARS and MONITOR
- Mouse pointer is PETSCII arrow character operated by 2, 4, 6, 8 key and 5 to click
- START Menu has CONTROL PANEL, RESTART, EXIT TO DOS and QUIT TO BASIC options
- CONTROL PANEL can change time and reset system clock

- MY COMPUTER contains cassette and disk icon which can load first encountered program (equivalent of LOAD for cassette icon and LOAD “*”,8 for disk icon)

- OFFICE contains 4 office suite programs: WORD a word processor, CALC spreadsheet, CONTACTS contact manager and MATH calculator
- STAR WARS brings fabulous STAR WARS X-Wing vs TIE Fighter game
- MONITOR is a very simple memory monitor program, operates on decimal numbers