Software Package Formats - Commodore 64C Introductory Manual

software package formats
Software comes in three kinds of packages or formats:
disk—
Depending on the type of disk drive you are using, these can be either 5'A" or 3'/z"
disks enclosed in a protective envelope.
cartridge-
Software cartridges, about the size of a deck of cards, are used for many business
and educational programs, as well as for games.
cassette tape—
Software on tape uses a normal-sized audio tape cassette that contains either stan
dard audio tape or computer digital tape. The cassette is used with a special Com
modore tape recorder called a Datassette.
In addition to using prepackaged software programs on disks, cartridges or tapes,
you can make you own programs and put them on disks or tapes. You usually can
not put your own programs on a cartridge.
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