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  • DolphinDOS Kernal Documentation

    DolphinDOS Kernal Documentation

    This has been replicated from Project64 at https://project64.c64.org/hw/dolphindos.txt for preservation purposes only. While the content remains largely the same, it has been formatted and corrected for spelling, with additions for clarity only. The following document was written into electrical form by Tony Cavén.All rights reserved remain on the original copyright owner.Writing has been done to…

  • 1541 Flash! Kernal Documentation

    1541 Flash! Kernal Documentation

    [Note]: I have edited this document substantially for formatting and spelling errors. I have also removed sections that talk about sending your hardware to a no-longer-existing business, because while I’m only doing all this for posterity and “love of the game”, somebody is going to eventually follow the (now-ill-advised) directions, and expect me to take…

  • Datel Turbo ROM II Kernal Documentation

    Datel Turbo ROM II Kernal Documentation

    Thanks to SX64 Dot Net member hodo, here is info from the Datel instructionsheet. DATEL TURBO ROM IIReplacement Kernal ROM for Commodore 64 INSTRUCTIONS COMMANDS In the normal mode the command and operation structure remains unchanged.In the Turbo mode the new instructions are as follows:Disk LOAD, SAVE, & VERIFY are all automatically at Turbo speed.…

  • EXOS Kernal Documentation

    EXOS Kernal Documentation

    Note: Instructions translated from https://www.c64-wiki.de/wiki/V-DOS Early EXOS and clones may be PAL-only.  They can be modified to work on NTSC systems by editing the binary directly: Search for: ad 00 dd 4a 4a ea ea  Replace with: ad 00 dd 4a 4a c1 ea Function key assignment To make the C64 easier to use, the…

  • SD2IEC Kernal Documentation

    SD2IEC Kernal Documentation

    Introduction============This is a modification of the Commodore 64 kernal with improved support for thewonderful SD2IEC device by Ingo Korb. Either burn the 8K kernal file to an EPROMand replace the original kernal ROM chip of your C64, or use a device that canoverride the kernal ROM (e.g. 1541 Ultimate, Turbo Chameleon 64, EasyFlash≥). Changes since…

  • C64 ROMs Library

    C64 ROMs Library

    Here is a curated list of known C64 kernal and character ROMs. The list will be updated whenever new information becomes available. Some require additional hardware or mods, some do not. Details are provided wherever possible.

  • Prologic DOS Kernal Documentation

    Prologic DOS Kernal Documentation

    Prologic DOS and Prologic DOS Classic (version 1.6) was a quick loader that included a module on the 1541 floppy disk drive and a module for the user port or expansion port of the C64. The whole thing was connected via a parallel cable and supposedly ensured that an acceleration of 200 times the normal…

  • PiffyDOS Kernal Documentation

    PiffyDOS Kernal Documentation

    PiffyDOS – Programmers JiffyDOS JiffyDOS from CMD has almost become a de-facto standard for the Commodore world. It’s compatibility, speed and features makes it the natural choice for users today. I found it very interesting how CMD managed to squeeze everything into that 8kb of ROM and started to disassemble the code. With the Omicron…

  • JiffyDOS Command Reference

    JiffyDOS Command Reference

    Command Action @ Read the disk drive error channel @C:newfile=file Copy a file on the same diskette @I Initalize the disk drive @N:diskname,ID Format a NEW diskette @N:diskname Short NEW @Q Disable the JiffyDOS commands @R:[newname]=[oldname] Rename A File @S:[file1],[file2]… Scratch a file (files) @UJ Reset the disk drive @V Validate a disk @$ Display…