Commodore CASSIOPEI, User Manual

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The contents of these folders are described in the next chapter.
ATTENTION:
In order for the Cassiopei to function properly it is important that the files should be in the
appropriate folders. In other words, store files for a certain computer model only in the folder
intended for that model. Do not put your C64 files into the VIC20 folder, because when the
Cassiopei is in the C64 mode it will only use the folder named C64. And when the Cassiopei is in
the VIC20 mode it will only use the files in the VIC20 folder. This means that if you do want to use
a file on multiple computer systems, then you need to copy that file into all required computer
models.
Also make sure to store file into the folder that has the same name of the extension of the file. For
example: store the PACMAN.PRG file in the PRG folder of the required computer model. Because
if you store a .TAP file in the PRG folder then Cassiopei will not be able to find this file when it is
operating in the TAP-file mode.
3.4 Required folders inside computer specific folders
The contents of the computer specific folders are all according the following structure:
_SYSTEM :LOADER_1.PRG (cassiopei fastloader using cassette port#1)
LOADER_2.PRG (cassiopei fastloader using cassette port#2)
MENU.PRG (Cassiopei menu program)
PRG :.PRG files (store your games and programs and programs here)
TAP :.TAP tape image (store your tape images here)
Optional folders are D64 and PETSCII_VIDEO folders. In these folders specific application related
files can be stored. D64 files for disk backup/restore purposes and PETSCII_VIDEO for an
application that can play back PETSCII video files. For example:
D64 : .D64 disk images for backup/restore of disks
PETSCII_VIDEO : data files containing a stream of compressed PETSCII images
It is allowed for the user to add more folders to store specific filetypes for easy access. One
example would be to add sub-folders (in the PRG and TAP folders) in order to category games
based on type or on name. This way your collection of games/programs can be easily archived
using alphabetical folders. Therefore by storing files that start with an A in a folder named A and so
on you can keep you card clean and tidy and browse much quicker through all your files. Which is
very practical, because scrolling through a list of hundreds of files (not listed in alphabetical order)
just isn't much fun. But don't overdo it and keep the names of your folders as short as possible.
There is another benefit in using sub-folders. Because sometimes a game consists of multiple files.
For example: a two sided digitized tape consisting of two .TAP files like PACMAN_SIDE_A.TAP
and PACMAN_SIDE_B.TAP. Putting them in a folder named PACMAN and then having two files
named SIDE_A and SIDE_B makes it all look a little bit nicer when browsing through your file
collection.
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