Comodore 64 / 1541 commands ???

From: Sark <ian_primus_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed Dec 4 18:11:00 2002

To format a disk, type
PRINT#15, "NEW:name,id"

"name" will become the name of the disk, and will show when the
directory is listed

"id" is a two character id that can be anything. It is written to the
directory and on every block. This way, if the disks are changed, the
computer will realize it. It's a good idea to put different id's on
each disk.

Ian Primus
ian_primus_at_yahoo.com

On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at 06:53 PM, Ron Hudson wrote:

>
> Hey I just got a Commodore and a 1541 floppy drive
>
> I know
>
> load "$",8
>
> loads a catalog of what's on the disk and
>
> load "name",8
>
> will load something from the floppy
>
> and I assume
>
> save "name",8
>
> will save it
>
> But how do I format the disk and prepare it for use?
>
> Thanks for your help...
>
> Ron.
>
Received on Wed Dec 04 2002 - 18:11:00 GMT