How can I get text from my PC to 64 core?
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:51 pm
Hi,
maybe I'm blocked, but I can't figure out a convenient way to transfer a basic program I wrote in the editor on my mac to the c64 core...?
Thanks for a hint.
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Hi,
maybe I'm blocked, but I can't figure out a convenient way to transfer a basic program I wrote in the editor on my mac to the c64 core...?
Thanks for a hint.
Write it on an emulator on the Mac. Save as d64 and then load the D64 on the C64
Not sure if it's the best way, but you could probably create a D64 image. There seem to be a few tools out there for MacOS to do so without an Emulator, e.g. Droid64. Have I tried any of those? nope.
I don't know about MacOS (and most probably is the same scenario), but for Win/DOS you can fast create/format/manipulate files on floppy images with VICE emulator:
-get VICE C64 emulator (bonus point for being portable as well)
-create and format an empty D64 image using c1541 utility from VICE:
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c1541.exe -format DISKNAME,01 d64 whatever_name.d64
-copy over each needed files you need transferred:
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c1541.exe -attach whatever_name.d64 -write filename.ext
Hope it helps.
Thanks, vice does also exist on mac. Probably this is the easiest way. save a "disk" with the text on vice and copy it over.
Thanks y'all!
BASIC programs are tokenized, so if you're using a text editor to write them then VICE's petcat utility may be in order, e.g:
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petcat -2 -o outputfile.prg -- inputfile.txt