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Commodore 1541-II User Manual

Commodore 1541-II User Manual (104 pages)

Brand: Commodore | Category: Floppy Disk Drive | Size: 6.97 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
5
Introduction
9
Chapter 1: Disk Drive

13
- Front Panel
  13
- Part One: Guide to Operation
  13
- Unpacking
  13
- Back Panel
  14
- Connecting the Cables
  14
- Empty the Drive
  14
- Turning on the Power
  15
- Floppy Disk Hookup
  16
- Troubleshooting Guide
  17
- Simple Maintenance Tips
  19
Chapter 2 Diskettes

20
- What Is a Diskette
  20
- Position for Diskette Insertion
  20
- Safety Rules for Diskette Care
  21
- Inserting a Diskette
  21
- Safety Rules for Removing Diskettes
  22
- Loading a Packaged Program
  22
- How to Prepare a New Diskette
  23
- Reusing an Old Diskette
  24
- Organizing a Diskette Library
  25
- Backups
  25
Chapter 3: Directories

26
- What Is a Directory
  26
- Viewing a Directory
  26
- What a Directory Shows
  26
- Watch out for Splat Files
  28
- Printing a Directory
  29
- Reading a Directory as a File
  29
- Another Way to be Selective
  29
- Pattern Matching and Wild Cards
  30
Chapter 4: Commands

33
- Command Channel
  33
- Reading the Error Channel
  34
- Housekeeping Hints
  36
- Saving Programs
  37
- Save with Replace a
  38
- Verifying Programs
  38
- Erasing Programs
  39
- Scratch for Advanced Users
  41
- Renaming Programs
  42
- Renaming and Scratching Troublesome Programs
  44
- Copying Programs
  45
- Validating the Diskette
  46
- Initializing
  48
Chapter 5 Sequential Data Files

50
- The Concept of Files
  50
- Opening a Sequential File
  50
- Adding to a Sequential File
  53
- Writing File Data: Print
  54
- Closing a File
  56
- Reading File Data Using INPUT
  57
- More about INPUT (Advanced)
  58
- Numeric Data Storage on Diskette
  59
- Reading File Data: Using GET
  60
- Demonstration of Sequential Files
  62
Chapter 6 Relative Data Files

63
- The Value of Relative Access
  63
- Files, Records, and Fields
  63
- File Limits
  64
- Creating a Relative File
  64
- Using Relative Files: Record
  65
- Completing Relative File Creation
  67
- Expanding a Relative File
  68
- Writing Relative File Data
  69
- Designing a Relative Record
  69
- Writing the Record
  70
- Reading a Relative Record
  71
- The Value of Index Files
  72
Chapter 7: Direct Access Commands

73
- A Tool for Advanced Users
  73
- Diskette Organization
  73
- Opening a Data Channel
  73
- Block-Read
  74
- Block-Write
  75
- The Original Commands
  76
- The Buffer Pointer
  77
- Allocating Blocks
  78
- Freeing Blocks
  79
- Using Random Files (Advanced)
  80
Chapter 8: Internal Disk Commands

81
- 1541 Memory Map
  81
- Memory Read
  82
- Memory Write
  83
- Memory Execute
  85
- Block Execute
  85
- User Commands
  86
Chapter 9: Machine Language Programs

88
- Disk-Related Kernafl Subroutines
  88
- Changing the Device Number
  89
- Error Messages
  91
- Diskette Formats
  95
- Disk Command Quick Reference Chart
  100
- Test/Demo Diskette
  101

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Commodore 1541-II User Manual

Commodore 1541-II User Manual (55 pages)

Brand: Commodore | Category: Floppy Disk Drive | Size: 20.23 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Introduction
5
Chapter 1: Disk Drive

7
- Unpacking
  7
- Front Panel
  7
  - Empty the Drive
    8
  - Connecting the Cables
    8
  - Turning on the Power
    8
- Back Panel
  8
  - Troubleshooting Guide
    9
  - Simple Maintenance Tips
    10
Chapter 2: Diskettes

10
- What Is a Diskette
  11
- Safety Rules for Diskette Care
  11
- Inserting a Diskette
  11
- Loading a Packaged Program
  12
- How to Prepare a New Diskette
  12
- Reusing an Old Diskette
  13
- Organizinga Diskette Library
  13
- Backups
  13
Chapter3 Directories

14
Chapter4 Commands

17
- Command Channel
  17
- Reading the Error Channel
  18
- Housekeeping Hints
  19
- Saving Programs
  19
- Verifying Programs
  20
- Scratch for Advanced Users
  21
- Copying Programs
  23
- Validating the D. I Skette
  24
- Initializing
  25
Chapter 5: Sequential Data Files

26
- The Concept of Files
  26
- Adding to a Sequential File
  27
- Closing a File
  29
- Reading File Data Using INPUT
  29
- More about INPUT (Advanced)
  30
- Numeric Data Storage on Diskette
  30
- Demonstration of Sequential Files
  32
Chapter6 Relative Data Files

32
- Files, Records, and Fields
  32
- File Limits
  33
- Creating a Relative File
  33
- Expanding a Relative File
  35
- Writing Relative File Data
  35
- Designing a Relative Record
  35
- Writing the Record
  36
- Readinga Relative Record
  36
Chapter 7 : Direct Access Commands.••

38
- Block-Read
  38
- Block-Write
  38
- The Original Commands
  39
- The Buffer Pointer
  39
- Allocating Blocks
  40
- Freeing Blocks
  40
- Using Random Files (Advanced)
  41
Chapter 8: Internal Disk Commands

41
- 1541 Memory Map
  41
- Floppy Disk
  41
  - Memory Write
    42
  - Block Execute
    43
Chapter9 Machine Language Programs

45
- Disk-Related Kernal Subroutines
  45
- Changing the Device Number
  45
- Diskette Formats
  48
  - Memory Execute
    51
- Disk Command Quick Reference Chart
  51
- Test/Demo Diskette
  51

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