Tag: SymbOS

Interview with Jörn Proda, creator of the multitask Z80 operating system ‘SymbOS’

May 18, 2018 1 Comment on Interview with Jörn Proda, creator of the multitask Z80 operating system ‘SymbOS’
Posted in Amstrad CPC, MSX, Programming, Retro Computing History, Retro News

When I first saw, more than two years ago, news about SymbOS, it looked like magic. The multitask operating system for Z80 machines was at that time, 10 years old and the version 3.0 was just released. SymbOS project is still going strong and the version 3.0 is available for the complete Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128 range (old and new generation), for…

SymbOS 3.0 – Graphical multi-tasking Operating System for MSX, Amstrad

September 4, 2017 0 Comments on SymbOS 3.0 – Graphical multi-tasking Operating System for MSX, Amstrad
Posted in Homebrew Games News, MSX, News, Programming, Retro Computing History, Retro News

SymbOS is a graphical multi tasking Operating System that runs on Z80 machines like the MSX, Amstrad and a few others. It was first released in 2006 exclusively for the Amstrad CPC, and later on ported for the MSX2, Amstrad PCW, and  Enterprise 64/128 (added in this new version). After more than 3 years since the previous release, SymbOS 3.0 was…