Software:TR-DOS

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Short description: Disk operating system for the ZX Spectrum
TR-DOS
DeveloperTechnology Research Ltd
Initial release1984; 40 years ago (1984)
|Final release|Latest release}}5.03 / 1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Available inEnglish
PlatformsZX Spectrum
Licenseproprietary

TR-DOS is a disk operating system for the ZX Spectrum with Beta Disc and Beta 128 disc interfaces. TR-DOS and Beta disc were developed by Technology Research Ltd (UK), in 1984.[1][2] A clone of this interface is also used in the Russian Pentagon and Scorpion machines.

It became a standard and most disk releases for the ZX Spectrum, especially of modern programs, are made for TR-DOS as opposed to other disk systems.[3][4]

The latest official firmware version is 5.03 (1986).[5] Unofficial versions with various enhancements and bug-fixes have been released since 1990, with the latest being 6.10E (2006).[6]

TR-DOS handles SS/DS, SD/DD floppy disks. All modern versions support RAM Disk and some versions support hard disks.

Current emulators support TR-DOS disk images in the formats .TRD or .SCL.

Commands

The following list of commands is supported by TR-DOS V4.[7]



Utility programs include:

  • FILER
  • TAPECOPY (replaces BACKUP, COPY and SCOPY utility programs in TR-DOS V3)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Beta Disk Interface - World of Spectrum". http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000034. Retrieved 9 December 2018. 
  2. ↑ Woodcock, Colin (7 May 2012). The ZX Spectrum on Your PC. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781471696121. https://books.google.com/books?id=4yG4AwAAQBAJ&q=Technology+Research+Ltd+tr-dos+-wikipedia&pg=PA78. Retrieved 9 December 2018. 
  3. ↑ Woodcock, Colin (December 2003). "TR-DOS". ZXF (6). https://sites.google.com/site/zxfmagazine/storage23. 
  4. ↑ Pavlov, Paul; Striker (2022). "Virtual TR-DOS". https://vtrd.in/. Retrieved 9 December 2018. 
  5. ↑ Technology Research BETA 128 Disk Interface - User Manual. Technology Research Ltd. 1986. http://z00m.speccy.cz/docs/betadisk.txt. 
  6. ↑ "Customized ROM". http://zxspectrum.it.omegahg.com/_TR.htm. 
  7. ↑ DISK INTERFACE Manual Supplement for version 4 of TR-DOS. Technology Research Limited. 1984. http://k1.spdns.de/Vintage/Sinclair/82/Peripherals/Disc%20Interfaces/Beta%20128%20Disc%20Interface%2C%20TRDOS%20(Technology%20Research)/BetaDiskInterface_ManualV4.pdf. 

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