Commodore CASSIOPEI, User Manual

Page: 30 / 76

6 Using PRG files
PRG files are files that contain the data in the same form as it should be stored in memory.
Therefore these files can be loaded using the (slow) kernal loader or using the (fast) Cassiopei
fastloader. The fast method is the recommended method.
Copy the PRG file you want to the PRG-folder of the computer model of your choice. So if you
have a PRG file named PACMAN.PRG for a C64, then copy this PRG file to the SD-card in the
corresponding folder. This would result in the path: C64/PRG/PACMAN.PRG
It is allowed to save the PRG file in a sub folder of your own choice, for instance the folder named
GAMES. This means that you can organize you games making them easier to find if you have more
then one PRG file on your SD-card. The path then would be: C64/PRG/GAMES/PACMAN.PRG
Configure the Cassiopei for the use of PRG files. You can do this using the menu program on your
CBM computer.
- type LOAD on the CBM
- when the computer says “press play on tape”, press the menu-button on the Cassiopei
- wait a few seconds before the menu program is loaded and starts
But you could also use the webinterface or the menu on the Cassiopei display itself (just press the
“Sett.”-button to enter the menu. All of the 3 menu options gives you a menu with the same
functionality. When the PRG mode and PRG file have been selected, you may load it by typing
LOAD on your CBM computer and press the “Play”-button on the Cassiopei. The PRG file will be
played and the game/program will be loaded. During loading the progress is indicated by a progress
bar.
PRG loading (slow mode) PRG loading(fast mode)
Note:
In some very rare situations, it isn't possible to load a .PRG file game directly after selecting it in
the via the menu (file selection via the CBM computer). The only way to solve this is to reset the
CBM computer and the Cassiopei (simply turn your computer off and on) and then load the file
directly. Since the game has already been selected in the menu program, there is no need to select it
again and therefore you can just type LOAD on your CBM and then press PLAY on the Cassiopei.
The game should now load directly and without the menu program.
2019-10-27 Page 30 of 76 CASSIOPEI v2.0