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Spectranext 0.9 is now available. This release makes the system more useful out of the box while opening it up to more existing Spectrum software.

One of the most useful ways to make Spectranext easier to adopt is to support the tools people already use. That is why esxDOS-compatible dot-command support is being implemented.

The goal is not to reimplement esxDOS, or to replace Spectranext's virtual filesystem. It is to let a familiar .dot utility run, make its usual calls, and see the files supplied by Spectranext: the RAM and flash overlay, ROM filesystem, network mounts, and the rest of the VFS.

Spectranext development continues. The latest work is focused on making the built-in tools more capable.

If you're interested to try this already (although it could be buggy), do

• Select Configuration
• Spectranext settings
• Over-the-Air Update
• Select 2 for BETA
• Save
• Reboot
• Receive an update

There is still plenty to build, but these changes are moving Spectranext toward a system where built-in tools are easier to extend.

Spectranext now has persistent (permanent) file storage.

The recent update adds a second 4MB filesystem on top of the existing 4MB temporary storage. The temporary RAM storage is still there, and it is still useful: it is fast, good for quick iterations, and convenient for programs that need scratch space while they run. The new flash storage is for the files you want to keep.