Re: Alternate 'shell' for Commodore computers using the same kernel

From: tokafondo <*tokafondo_at_tokafondo.name*> Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 21:00:57 +0100 Message-ID: <419ab9ce-ab30-300a-72c4-dfce39195671_at_tokafondo.name> · tokafondo_at_tokafondo.name

El 16/05/2022 a las 10:41, Claudio Sánchez - Tokafondo escribió:
> CBM Basic is the default 'shell' for Commodore computers. It allows to write code and load/save programs.
> 
> Is it there any 'shell' that is disk oriented like what DOS is? A sort of BASH but for Commodore computers, that would let the user navigate the disks and run .PRG files just like if they were .EXE files, and also with commands like CP, MV, RM... but using the same kernel CBM BASIC does. With that shell in ROM instead of CBM Basic, I think more memory would be available to the user and CBM Basic itself could be a program the user would run, allowing to run other programming languages instead.

Thanks all for your detailed answers.

It seems it's not that easy then to create such a software that replaces CBM Basic, as there are too many things that rely not only on kernal but also in CBM Basic routines, then.

But I think that happens with "existing, classic" software, doesn't it? I mean... software made from now on could not depend on CBM Basic, or at least have the routines included when compiling, provided that there is source code available to include them. And this is more a question than an affirmation.