═ANUALS ARE GENERALLY BORING READING. ┴PART FROM THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (APPENDIX ┴), THERE'S REALLY NO NEED TO READ THESE DOCS AT ONCE IF YOU'RE A FAIRLY CONFIDENT 128 USER. ╥ATHER, ╔ SUGGEST YOU RETURN TO THE DOCS WHEN YOU'RE STUCK OR WANT A THOROUGH DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIFIC FEATURE. ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ IS DESIGNED WITH FOCUS ON BEING USER-FRIENDLY, SO JUST PLAY AROUND AND HAVE FUN!
╚ARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
═INIMUM HARDWARE:
-á├OMMODORE 128 OR 128─
-á┴NY ├OMMODORE COMPATIBLE DISK DRIVE.
-á40 OR 80 COLUMN (OR BOTH) MONOCHROME OR COLOR MONITOR.
╚ARDWARE SUPPORTED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
-á┴DDITIONAL DISK DRIVE(S) (DEVICES 4 THROUGH 30 SUPPORTED EXCEPT ON MAIN MENU WHICH SUPPORTS DEVICES 8-12). ╞ULL 1581 SUPPORT.
-á1700, 1764 AND 1750 MEMORY EXPANSION UNITS. ╒PGRADED ╥┼╒'S OF UP TO 8═B ARE SUPPORTED. ╥┴═─╧╙ IS SUPPORTED WHERE APPROPRIATE.
-á64╦ ╓─├ ╥┴═ IS AUTOMATICALLY DETECTED AND UTILIZED.
╙PECIAL NOTE TO OWNERS OF THE 1764 ╥┴═ EXPANSION UNIT: ─ESPITE WHAT YOUR 1764 MANUAL TELLS YOU, THE DEVICE WILL WORK PERFECTLY WITH YOUR 128 AND ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ CAN UTILIZE IT TO MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE.
╔NSTALLATION:
╨LEASE REFER TO APPENDIX ┴. ╘HERE YOU WILL FIND SEPARATE INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH TYPE OF THE 128.
╘HIS MANUAL IS WRITTEN ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOU HAS INSTALLED ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ INTERNALLY IN YOUR COMPUTER. ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ WILL WORK WITHOUT MODIFICATION HOWEVER, IF MOUNTED INTO A CARTRIDGE OR ╥AM ┼XPANSION ╒NIT. ╘HIS WOULD, BEARING IN MIND THAT THE SERVANT THEN WOULD USE THE ┬┴╬╦ 13 CONFIGURATION RATHER THAN ┬┴╬╦ 12, NOT CAUSE ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ TO ACT DIFFERENTLY THAN DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL. ╨LEASE NOTE HOWEVER, THAT THE ╤UICK ┬ROWN ┬OX FEATURES WILL NOT WORK IF ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ IS MOUNTED EXTERNALLY. ╘HIS IS BECAUSE THE ╤┬┬ AND ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ CHIP THEN WILL USE THE SAME ADDRESS SPACE, CANCELLING EACH OTHER OUT.
╙╨┼├╔┴╠ ╬╧╘┼ TO 128─ USERS: ╫HENEVER ╔ REFER TO THE 1571 DRIVE, THE SAME WILL ALWAYS APPLY TO YOUR COMPUTER'S INTERNAL DISK DRIVE.
╔═╨╧╥╘┴╬╘ ╬╧╘┼:
┘OU'LL PROBABLY SPEND YOUR FIRST HOURS USING ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ IN COMPUTER ╥┴═. ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ IS SOMEWHAT HAMPERED WHEN WORKING IN THAT CONFIGURATION. ╘HERE WILL BE LESS BUFFER SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THE ─ISK ├OPIER AND ╞ILE ├OPIER. ╞URTHERMORE, SOME PROGRAMS WON'T LAUNCH PROPERLY WHEN USING ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ IN ╥┴═. ┼SPECIALLY, USING ╥┴═─╧╙ WILL PRODUCE SEVERE PROBLEMS IN SOME CASES. ┴LSO, YOU CAN'T LOAD PROGRAMS OF MORE THAN 100 BLOCKS IN SIZE, AS BIGGER PROGRAMS WILL OVERWRITE ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ AND CRASH IT. ┘OU MAY ALSO DISCOVER OTHER QUIRKS WHEN USING ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ FROM COMPUTER ╥┴═. ╚OWEVER, ALL THESE PROBLEMS WILL DISAPPEAR WHEN ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ IS ALLOWED TO LIVE ON A CHIP. ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ WORKING AS A ╥┴═-RESIDENT PROGRAM IS ONLY FOR YOUR REVIEW, CUSTOMIZING AND THEN FOR MAKING A COPY THAT CAN BE PROGRAMMED INTO AN ┼╨╥╧═. ╘╚┼ ╙┼╥╓┴╬╘ IS ╬╧╘ INTENDED TO BE RUN FROM COMPUTER ╥┴═ ON A REGULAR BASIS!
