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Summary of Contents for 64C

Page 1: ...COMMODORE PERSONAL COMPUTER introductory guide m A quick start guide to loading and running software on the world s best selling personal computer...

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Page 3: ...ore 64C introductory guide A quick Start guide to loading and running software on the worlds best selling personal computer getting started 3 the 64C keyboard 15 using software 23 user s manual statem...

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Page 5: ...64C 2 what you need to get started 4 turning on the computer for the first time 5 the commodore 64C ports 6 initial screen display 8 screen messages 9 moving around the screen 10 trying out your new...

Page 6: ...payrolls Create what if scenarios Perform complex statistical analysis Electronically calculate personal and business tax data Automatically print out complete tax forms Control your investment portf...

Page 7: ...entertainment Play hundreds of action games and mind games Create and print out designs and pictures in 16 vibrant colors Create and play music with the 64C s versatile 3 voice 6 octave sound synthes...

Page 8: ...ich lets you see what the computer is doing You can connect accessory equipment sometimes called peripheral equipment or simply peripherals to your 64C For example with a disk drive or cassette record...

Page 9: ...3 or channel 4 whichever is not used in your area 3 TURN ON THE TV SET 4 TURN ON THE COMPUTER The red POWER light on the top left side of the computer then comes on and the initial screen display appe...

Page 10: ...the commodore 64C ports CONTROL PORTS For joysticks mouse eic POWER PORT EXPANSION PORT L H TV Channel Selector 3 or 4...

Page 11: ...f 1 f I VIDEO PORT 41 A I I SERIAL PORT CASSETTE PORT USER PORT...

Page 12: ...READY This rectangle is called the cursor The cursor marks your posi tion on the screen When you type in something or when the computer responds to something you have typed in the cursor moves accordi...

Page 13: ...om the computer e g SYN TAX ERROR These messages arc the computer s way of telling you that it can t act on the information you have entered In some cases the messages arc self explanatory but in some...

Page 14: ...hold the key down and the cursor will continue to move until it reaches the position you want it to be in Remember that you also must hold down the SHIFT key at the same time if you are moving up or t...

Page 15: ...E keys to clear the screen again Then type RUN and press RETURN and follow the computer s instructions If you get any kind of error message on the screen you have probably made a typing mistake Just c...

Page 16: ...s of information in its RAM This memory can be directly used by you and it can be changed by you ROM is memory that can only be used by the computer itself to perform and con trol its internal activit...

Page 17: ...ower socket for loose or disconnected power cable Check connection with wall outlet Replace fuse Check monitor conne t ions and or ON PIT switch Check computer hookup to VHFantenna terminal Check TV p...

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Page 19: ...the 64C keyboard the 64C keyboard what the keyboard is used for keyboard modes the commodore 64C keyboard layout 16 17 18 15...

Page 20: ...rd look and work like the corresponding key on a standard typewriter In addition many or these keys can produce special graphic symbols which arc indicated on the front of the keys There are also a nu...

Page 21: ...he SHIFT key and the C key the COMMODORE key at the same time If you switch to the upper lower case mode the keyboard works much like a standard typewriter keyboard What you type normally appears in l...

Page 22: ...e front of the keys There arc also a number of special keys that let the Com modore 64C computer do much more than a typewriter can do The keyboard illustration shown locates these special keys and te...

Page 23: ...the computer s memory cursor to the HOME Probably the most used of position all the keys Used with the SHIFT key erases clears everything on the screen and returns the cursor to the HOME position the...

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Page 25: ...re using software what software is software package formats 22 23 what s in a software package 24 how to load and run software additional sources of information key function summary command summary 25...

Page 26: ...ny thousands of prepackaged or canned software programs available to you Much of this software comes from commercial software companies but there are also many ready to use software programs available...

Page 27: ...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 T...

Page 28: ...structions that tell you such things as what the program does how to load and run it how to enter information and what the pro gram output looks like The amount of instructions supplied with the softw...

Page 29: ...ng the LOAD command as explained on pages 26 27 and 28 In other cases the program is loaded automatically SECOND you must tell the computer to carry out the program s instruc tions This is called runn...

Page 30: ...gram that you re using Note that you must enclose the pro gram name in quotation marks The number 8 tells the computer that you re loading a disk program 1 v A 4 PRESS THE RETURN KEY The activity ligh...

Page 31: ...ark 2 INSERT THE CARTRIDGE IN THE CARTRIDGE PORT The cartridge port is the first port on the right side of the back of the Commodore 64C This port accepts a cartridge only one way with the title up In...

Page 32: ...PRESS THE O KEY The program is LOADED into the com puter If for some reason you decide at this point that you want to stop the pro gram from LOADing just press the RUN STOP key The program will then e...

Page 33: ...Customer Support group is available to help if you have a question or problem If you can t find the answer to your question in the Commodore documenta tion you can call Customer Support at the followi...

Page 34: ...tions key s function Place information e g a program line in the computer s memory SHIFT Clear screen Move cursor down SHUT Move cursor up Move cursor righr Move cursor left Delete character s del 1 i...

Page 35: ...ram RUN STOP Stop a printout Switch screen mode Lock SHIFT key shift LOCK I Load and run a program from tape Change character color CTRL CTRLplusamimCTu key from I in S Change character color plus a n...

Page 36: ...a program Loading a directory of files on a disk into the computer s memory Displaying a disk directory that has been loaded into the computer s memory Clearing the computer s memory LOAD PROGRAM NAM...

Page 37: ...nce Your house AC wall receptacle must be a three pronged type AC ground If not contact an electrician Co install the proper receptacle If a multi connector box is used to connect the computer and per...

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Page 40: ...COMMODORE Commodore Business Machines Inc 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester PA 19380 Commodore Business Machines Ltd 319876 01 3470 Pharmacy Avenue Agincourt Ontario M1W3G3 Printed in USA...

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