Commodore 128 Fail To Display Startup Msg In 40 Column Mode? Check 40/80 Toggle Key - Episode 1402
13If you use your Commodore 128 in 40 column mode and out of the blue one day you fire it up and you see no text, before you worry about it dying or being broken, have a quick look at the 40/80 switch along the upper row of keys on the keyboard...chances are it is in the down position, which means the machine is displaying in 80 column mode and all you have to do is toggle it to the up position and press the reset switch. You should again see the startup text and a flashing cursor...if not, well, stay tuned for more tips!
From previous shorts!
Catalog and Directory the commands...but they can be shortened to:
cA & diR
Yes, c press the shift key and then A will get you the cAtalog of a disk on a commodore 128!
& di press the shift key and the the R will get you the diRectory of a disk on a commodore 128!
Saves many a keystroke!
Also works on the PET Computers!
From Episode 1400
New to all of this? Got a Commodore 128 hooked up and connected but hae no clue how to look at the contents of a disk? There are three ways...
CATALOG
DIRECTORY
LOAD"$",8
CATALOG will show you what is on a disk...leaving the memory intact if you are writing a program.
DIRECTORY will show you what is on a disk...leaving the memory intact if you are writing a program.
LOAD"$",8 will delete whatever is in memory...more typically used on the Commodore 64 and Vic-20 where the other commands are not part of the BASIC included in the machine!
After each of these things are typed in, of course remember to press the RETURN or ENTER key...
If nothing comes up on the disk and head bangs around...well, try another disk!
Good luck and stay tuned!
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