Commodore CASSIOPEI, Руководство пользователя

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How to use:
Configure the Cassiopei to be used on a C128 computer, this is required in order to define all
timings and load addresses of the Cassiopei for this type of computer.
The Cassiopei's requires the following sequence of commands independent of it's operating mode.
LOAD <return>
The computer will now ask you to “press play on tape”:
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press the MENU button to load the menu program or to select a file or change your settings.
You could also press the PLAY button to start the currently selected file, however this does not
switch the C128 into the C64 mode. Therefore if the current file is a C64 file you must have the
C64 mode already active. Type GO 64 before typing LOAD or press the Commodore key on
power-on/reset. After that the computer will directly load your currently selected game/program.
Now the Commodore 128 starts looking for a program. When the program is found, the
Commodore 128 prints FOUND "filename", the filename is the name of the selected program or
the fastloader required to load the selected program or menu. Press the COMMODORE-key to
LOAD the this file or wait a few seconds and loading will continue.
However if you press the
spacebar the file will be skipped and loading eventually stops. This behavior is different from
the behavior of that of other Commodore machines (like for instance on the C64). This
different behavior is embedded in the design of the C128 and is not caused in any way by the
Cassiopei.
The Cassiopei menu program is to be used for selecting the file (when usage of the Cassiopei
manager is not possible or desired). Navigating through the menu is possible using the keyboard or
by moving the joystick (port 1 or 2) up/down and fire to select. When you press the “return” key
(or move the joystick left/right) you may switch between C64 and C128 mode. Only the files
marked for that type of system will be shown. When a program is loaded using the Cassiopei's
fastloader, the program is executed directly after it has finished loading. However . TAP files do no
use the Cassiopei's fastloader and depending on the .TAP file used it may be required to type in
RUN.
Note:
the Cassiopei will not function properly when there is a disk drive connected but not
switched on. Therefore switch on the disk drive or remove it completely. This is caused by the fact
that the cassetteport Read-signal is shared with the SRQ-signal of the serial bus.
In some cases, the Cassipei might also not work or work incorrectly when 2 or more disk drives are
connected to the computer.
On all systems it is possible to directly start the last selected game/program (without use of the
menu) by typing LOAD and pressing the play-button on the Cassiopei. However the C128 is a
special case...
You can start the last selected C128 game/program on a C128 in C128 mode, by typing LOAD and
pressing the play button on the C128. But you cannot start a C64 game (on a C128 in C128 mode)
by typing LOAD and pressing the play-button on the Cassiopei. You need to go into the Cassiopei
menu to start a C64 game on a C128 in C128 mode.
The only alternative is to start the C128 in C64 mode and to use the Cassiopei configured
specifically for C64 use. But that would eliminate all benefits the C128 has to offer and is therefore
not recommended.
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