RetroNET Software
Here is a list of DJ Sures' software that he has created for the NABU PC RetroNET project. RetroNET is dedicated to continuing the legacy of the original NABU Corporation's vision of Personal Computers connected to a worldwide network without needing local storage.
Note: These applications have been made with NABU-LIB, which you can find on GitHub with all the source codes.
Game Man Yeah!
Game Man Yeah (also known as Game5) is a four-player space miner with flying UFOs, asteroids, and a timer. Collect the space crystals to earn points. Bump into other players to push them into asteroids. Beat the clock on who gets the most points.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (game5.com)
- IA NABU Channel List
Brick Battle
A two-player twist on Brick-Out. Add many balls, and each player hits the ball to change its color. Only then will the ball produce points for that player. Regain dominance of the ball by hitting it with your paddle to steal your opponent's points.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (BRIKBATL.COM)
- IA NABU Channel List
GAME 1
This is a four-player prototype of the GAME5 (Game Man Yeah!). It is text-based, and you control a rocket collecting crystal pellets. There is also a HOME BASE that you can order for extra points. Every time you collect a pellet, it turns into a bomb!
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (GAME1.COM)
HELP.COM
Displays a single page for popular Cloud CP/M commands to get you started.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 0 (help.com)
MODE.COM
View and change Cloud CP/M settings. This utility allows you to change the terminal emulation mode and printing device.
The terminal emulation modes supported in the Cloud CP/M BIOS are ADM3a (default) and VT52.
The printing output device options allow you to print to a file on the Internet Adapter or to the physical parallel port on the NABU PC.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 0 (mode.com)
RNCMD
Also known as RetroNET Command, use this to Copy files between the Internet Adapter PC and the NABU Cloud CP/M drive. This tool also makes it easy to copy files between user areas in Cloud CP/M, which is usually daunting.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 0 (rncmd.com)
SUMMARY.COM
Display a full-page summary of the Cloud CP/M drives and contents. There are many drives and user areas for Cloud CP/M, and this tool will help you navigate them.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 0 (summary.com)
TUTORIAL.COM
A graphical slide-show tutorial for Cloud CP/M. It demonstrates how to navigate directories and user areas, a brief history of Cloud CP/M, and an example syntax for copying files.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 0 (tutorial.com)
Cloud CP/M BIOS
The Cloud CP/M BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is software that translates CPM BDOS commands into physical hardware functions. The CPM BDOS operating system is hardware agnostic, so it is unaware of how a drive, keyboard, or screen works. The BDOS portion of CPM calls functions into the BIOS, and the BIOS takes care of the hardware communication. The Cloud CP/M handles text, scrolling, font, graphics, input, drives, terminal emulation, and more.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 0
Bad Apple
But can it run Bad Apple? Since the mid-2010s, the Bad Apple demo has tested any computing device's capabilities. The demo has been created to run on anything from text editors to the NABU PC.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (BADAPPLE.COM)
- IA NABU Channel List
CLOUD GUI
A prototype-in-development graphical shell for Cloud CP/M that replaces the text command line. It uses windows for file management and configuration options, including configuring BIOS settings, such as emulation mode, printer output device, and more.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (CLOUDGUI.COM)
CPMCURS.COM
This example test program demonstrates how the CPM BIOS cursor can be accessed directly by memory programs rather than using terminal emulation.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1
DOOM
Can it run DOOM? DJ's attempt at getting the NABU PC to run the popular 3d first-person-shooter DOOM on an 8-bit PC with 64k RAM.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (DOOM.COM)
- IA NABU Channel List
DUMPRAM.COM
Takes a snapshot of the NABU's RAM and uploads it to the internet adapter's RetroNET store folder.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (DUMPRAM.COM)
- IA NABU Channel List
HTTPTEST
Tests the communication protocol of the NABU-LIB File Storage library. The NABU-LIB File Store library can read and write files to the Internet Adapter's RetroNET storage folder. This tests downloading an HTTP file, modifying the file, saving it locally on the PC, and displaying it on the NABU.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (HTTPTEST.COM)
- IA NABU Channel List
IRC
An IRC (internet relay chat) client for the NABU. Uses the IRC protocol for compatibility with all IRC servers, such as dal.net, efnet, and more.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (IRC.COM)
- IA NABU Channel List
PINGTST.COM
A utility to stress-test the Internet Adapter cable for communication issues. The suggested cable is a twisted pair, as RS422 was designed for it. However, the early NABU cables were straight-through shielded midi/serial cables, which caused communication issues. Communication issues are most noticeable in Cloud CP/M, as it is very demanding on the HCCA serial interface for accessing drives and data.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (PINGTST.COM)
RetroNET Chat
The "on-line" chat program is exclusive to the NABU PC. Chat with other NABU users like it's 1984!
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (RETRONET.COM)
- IA NABU Channel List
80's Slide Show
DJ assembled a visual slideshow of images that remind him of his childhood in the 80s and 90s. Also, if the ping test utility is too dull for testing your internet adapter's cable communication, this slideshow is a more enjoyable test. Let the slideshow run overnight to ensure you have no cable issues.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (slidesho.com)
- IA NABU Channel List
Slide You
This slide show program displays your photos. Place all of your SC2 files in the IA's RetroNET Storage \SLIDESHOW folder.
Use the CONVERT9918.ZIP to convert any image types to SC2 files.
1) Load CONVERT9918
2) Load your image into CONVERT9918
3) Press SAVE
4) Select MSX *.SC2 image
5) Navigate to the RetroNET Storage Folder
6) Create a subfolder "SLIDESHOW"
7) Put your SC2 images in the SLIDESHOW folder
8) Run slideyou.com and view your photos
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (slideyou.com)
Telnet
VT-52 compatible telnet client. You can telnet into your Linux box or Windows (if the service is installed). Even use this to connect to BBS' around the world. It supports 80-column VT-52 emulation so that you can use SCREEN or EMACS or NANO or or or....
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (telnet.com)
VTEST52
A utility that tests the current Cloud CP/M BIOS emulation mode (ADM3a or VT52). This will query the Cloud CP/M BIOS to identify its mode and use it to format text-based screen drawings.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (vtest52.com)
Merry Christmas
A Christmas demo of snowflakes and cheesy Christmas music. This was made in less than 30 minutes on Christmas morning - so give it a break :)
Found on:
- IA NABU Channel List
Scan Code Viewer
A utility for viewing the scancodes of the keyboard and joystick.
Found on:
- IA NABU Channel List
NABU Channel Pics
To learn the graphic modes of the TMS9918a found in the NABU PC, I created a few homebrew programs that each displayed an image. At the time of the early NABU's re-introduction, these were the most graphical intensive programs (now replaced by the Slide Show)
Found on:
- NABU Network Internet Adapter
GREP
Ported from Digital Research to z80 Cloud CP/M. Grep is a piece of history. It was initially developed for the first UNIX on PDP-11.
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 1 (grep.com)
NEWS
A simple command that queries and displays the NEWS.TXT from cloud.nabu.ca in Cloud CP/M
Found on:
- Cloud CP/M A: User Area 0 (news.com)