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CBMDOSV2.6V170
The DOS version of the VIC-1540 is 2.6. DOS 2.6 and 1.0 (CBM2040/
3040) are read compatible but not write compatible, that is, the disk
formatted on DOS1.0 may be read but can not be written upon with VIC-
1540, and the disk formatted on DOS2.6 may be read but can not be
written upon with DOS 1.0. DOS2.6 and 2.0 (CBM4040) are read and
write compatible, that is, the disk formatted on either version may be read
and written upon with the other version. DOS2.6 and 2.5 (CBM8050) are
not read or write compatible, that is, the disk formatted on either version
can not be read or written upon with the other version. This error is dis
played whenever an attempt is made to write upon a disk which has been
formatted in a non-compatible format. This message may also appear after
power up.
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DRIVE NOT READY
An attempt has been made to access the VIC-1540 Single Drive Floppy
Disk without any diskette present in the drive.
PATTERN MATCHING
Pattern matching of file names is available on all Commodore floppys. Pattern
matching uses the question mark (?) and the asterisk (*) to perform operations
on several files with similar names.
The asterisk is used at the end of a string of characters to indicate that the rest
of the name is insignificant. For example:
could refer to files named
or
or
or
FIL*
FIL
FILE1
FILEDATA
FILLER
or any other file name starting with the letters FIL.
The question mark may be used anywhere within the string of characters to in
dicate that the character in that particular position should be disregarded. For
example:
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