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Paul David Doherty wrote:
>
> Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but... how does "read
> error 29" (disk ID mismatch) really work? From what I gathered from
> "Inside Commodore DOS", the ID in a sector header is being compared
> to a location in the 1541 RAM. That location, I assume, is being
> updated whenever an INITIALIZE command is issued, and probably also
> when the drive assumes that a disk change has occurred. But where
> does it get this disk ID from?

When the disk is formated, the ID that is initally given (ie.
"N0:NAME,ID") is written to each sector as the disk is fomatted.
The ID for each sector is part of the GCR "header" and thus
cannot be altered using a standard track/sector editor... The
GCR editor within MAVRICK will show you the GCR header of any
sector on the disk- thus using the GCR editor, you can view/
change the individual sector ID's but you need to be familliar
with GCR <-> HEX conversion (this is covered in INSIDE C=3D DOS)...
Careful messing around with GCR headers cause you can really
screw up a sector by putting the wrong header data...

Radioactive Warrior
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Atari 400/800 carts: $5 each

submarine commander
frogger
missile command
pole position
star raiders
fight night XE
flight simulator II XE
centipede
q*bert

c64 carts: $5 each unless noted otherwise

tapper
popeye  $10
jumpman jr
ms pac-man
"unknown" game by HESware
star trek sos
pitstop
centipede
retro ball by HES
kickman
jawbreaker
q*bert
omega race
frog master
speed/bingo math
koala painter
magic desk I
lemans
international soccer
serpentine
congo bongo
choplifter     $8
jupiter lander
save new york(creative software/red cartridge)
space shuttle
epyx fast load

c64 5.25 disks(all have box and instructions): $4 each
world tour golf
archon
sargon 2/championship golf
gba basketball 2on2
micro league baseball
spreadsheet/integrated graphics
the consultant
the filer
the planner
the writer
desktop publisher

CoCo:
rampage  $4

ADAM Data Packs(cassette,insert,case): $4 each

  *ADAM Blank Digital Data Pack (#2564)
  *Electronic Flashcard Maker (#7662)
  *Flash Facts: Vocabulator (#2900)
  *Expertype (#7602)
  *ADAMCALC (#7831)
  *Smartletters & Forms (#7805)
  *ADAM Home Software Library (#7826)
  *Smartfiler (#7813)
  *Recipe Filer (#7814)
  *Smartlogo (#7600)
  *CP/M 2.2 and Assembler (#7832)
  *The Best of Broderbund (Choplifter & A.E.) (#7850)
  *2010: The Text Adventure Game (#7849 - Data Pack; #9659 - Disk)
  *Family Feud (#7710)
  *adamlink telecommunications software

ADAM Data Packs(cassette,insert,case):

  *Buck Rogers                 $3
  *Dragon's Lair (#2683)       $9
  *The Official Zaxxon (#2623) $9
  *Donkey Kong Junior (#2629)  $9
  *Donkey Kong (#2628)         $9

Pac Man, Coleco mini-arcade game $10
  (The Game itself looks like it's in good condition,
  tested and works fine, missing battery cover)


I am willing to trade for Colecovision carts with instructions,
that i dont have.
Send me a list of what you have if you want to trade.



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Books:

1541 User's guide
by Dr. gerald Neufeld $7

The Elementary Commodore-64
by William B Sanders  $8

Compute!s First Book of Commodre 64
by Compute! Books Publication $8

Commodore 64 Programmer's Ref Guide   $10

Software:

Paper Clip III (  Word processor)  Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Word Writer with Spell checker,  Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Commodore Easy Script  (  Word processor)  Disks, Manual ,  $6

Commodore Math 1,  with program description sleeve, $6

EduKat Junior, Math series, Decimal Part 2, Disk, $4

Commodore Games 1 (14 games on the floppy),  with program description
sleeve, $6

Inventory for C64  Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Receivables for C64  Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Simplified Book Keeping system C64/C128  Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Typing Tutor III  Disks, Manual ,  $5

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing,  Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Swift Calc (spread sheet)   Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Data Manger (Data Base)   Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Easy Speech-64 (voice synthsizer)  Disks, Manual ,  $5



Out Run By Segas,Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Jordan VS Bird,Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Julius Vs Bird,Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Might & Magic,Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Hitchhiker's guide to the Galxy,Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Marsh Saga,Disks, Manual , Box, $5

Eire King,Disks, Manual , Box, $5

Patton VS Rommel,Disks, Manual , Box, $5

Sentinel Worlds I,Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Pegasus,Disks, Manual , Box, $7

Mercenary, Disks, Manual , Box, $6

Expeditions,Disks, Manual  $5

Hard Ball (BaseBall),Disks, Manual  $5

Spy Vs Spy,Disks, Manual  $5

Pant Brush, Cartridge  $5

Visual Solar system, Cartridge  $5

Number Namber Shape Graber,Cartridge  $5

Number Tumbler,Cartridge  $5

AlphaBuild,Cartridge  $5

KinderComp,Cartridge  $5

International Siccer,Cartridge  $5



Terminal 40 (Communication software for VIC -20),
Cassete, manuals ,Cartridge  $5



International Hockey, Disk, $4

Ghost and Goblins, Disk, $4

Break Thru, Disk, $4

Tac Team Wrestling, Disk, $4

Rush & Attack ( arcade), Disk, $4

Sports Spectacular ( baseball, football, hockey), Disk, $4

Adventure park,Disk, $4

Project Space Station,Disk, $4

Aliens,Disk, $4

PapaerBoy,Disk, $4

Dark Tower,Disk, $4

Wheel Of  Fortune,Disk, $4

Skate or Die, Disk, $4


Harware:

1541 Power supply with power cord $20 + s & h

Parallel printer interface cable $7 + s & h

300 baud modem for commodore $5 + s & h

Cassete player for Commodore with interface cable $7 + s & h

Commodore MPS 802 Printer $20+ s & h

Printer Okidata for Commodore (Okimate 20)   $15 + s & h


Joy stick - $7

Paddles (2) - $10


Buyer pays the shipping



Please send replies to [e-mail]


Salim Khan
[e-mail]
BroadBand Networks
NorTel (Northern Telecom). Norcross, Georgia

Standard disclaimer applies ..... My employer has nothing to do
with my opinoins or the matter in this post, or for that matter anywhere.




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In article <4u7bl2$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] say=
s...
>
>Toine de Greef ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: Martijn van Buul ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: > Toine de Greef ([e-mail]) wrote:
>^^^^^ Seems like a MCGV Stack discussion only *grin*
>
>: > : One way would be to use a tape unit, first connected to a PC (yes!=
),
then
>: > : to a PET, or a 1541 connected to a PC (yes!), then from there to a=

PET.
>
>: > Hmm... Well, My Pet doesn't seem to like my 1541 (IEEE bus vs IEC bu=
s!),
and
>: > my PET doesn't like tapes written by my C-64 (or my VIC-20) either..=
..
>
>: I don't know about the internal tape on some PETs. Externals probably
should
>: work; maybe you'll need some ASCI -> PETSCI conversion ...
>: How about your PET's userport? Does it like a connection to your C-64?
>: Also, IEEE<->IEC interfaces seem to exist for both C-64 and 1541. So t=
here
>: should be ways of connecting drives ...
>
>My PET doesn't have an internal tapedrive. As the matter affect, I use t=
he
>same tapedrive for both PET and C64. However, the PET seems to have prob=
lems
>reading the C64 tapes ( I can't even transfer data bytewise. The PET rea=
ds
>the file header, but that's about it.). I *do* have a scheme how to turn
>my 1541 into a 2031 (=3D=3D IEEE port), but that hack requires an EPROMm=
er, wich
>I haven't got...

I seem to remember hearing these types of problems from other PET users. =
 I
don't know exactly why it is, but timing sticks in my mind.  Does the PET=
 run
at exactly 1MHz?  It might be a simple difference in CPU speeds as this w=
ill
affect software timing delays...

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XcLaN02 wrote:
>
> I am making a WWW page w/ C64 stuff.  It will include a Links page.  If
> you want your link to appear in it, please E-mail me at stripesjr@aol.c=
om,
> and include the name and URL of your page.  Thanks! :)
Wannabe on Commodore Ring?
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ag090/HomePage.cbmring.html for details!
--
Colin Guillas
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ag090
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1603
So what does the Maytag man do in his spare time?
>Plays with his C=3D64 of course :-)   (THX Jack)
Was Sally really Harry?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
It all boils down to:  WHO THE HELL CARES?  (Well...maybe Sally's boy
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From: [e-mail] (VIENS David)
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Hi all,
       I've managed to get my hands on the scematics to build a cartridge=
 MIDI adaptor so that I could trigger the SID chip with my keyboard and/o=
r MIDI sequencer.
So since I'm way to busy to build one, if theres anybody who wants to dep=
art oneplay email me.

David
[e-mail]
ps its a COMMODORE 64 TRI-STANDARD MIDI INTERFACE
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Jack Followay, Jr. wrote:
>
> Among my collection of Commodore Goodies is a C=3D1084s.
> I used it with my Amiga for a long while, and as a spare
> monitor for the 64 at times.  However, a few months back,
> I went to turn on the monitor, and I got a blackish-blank
> screen, followed very quickly by a burning smell.
>
>   Now, I am fairly good with electronics by both training
> and hobby.  Therefore, I recognized this right away as
> a _bad sign_ and quickly shut off the monitor.  However,
> I have NO experience with TV/monitor repair.  Before I
> take this thing to a monitor repair center, does anyone
> have an idea what might have happened to the poor thing?
> A common problem, perhaps? A simpler (read cheaper)
> solution?
>
>   btw: yes, it does this every time.  If more info is
> needed, I will happily supply.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! You did it more than once?  You must be nuts.=
  Now, it has a
110(More, possibly if you're not in North America) volt in.  This has pro=
bably been
shorted.  Keep it unplugged and off for about 5 or 6 days, and open the c=
over.  This
will allow the capacitors to become discharged.   Now, look for a blsack =
mark or smoke
stains, or a melted piece etc.    When you find it, trace it back to wher=
e it could have
shorted from.  It's probably a wire or a coin dropped inside and connecti=
ng to 2 bare
wire.  I droppped a penny in my 1080 and woohoo- sparks flew...I brought =
it to a TV
repair place and they took the penny out and replaced a couple melted par=
ts, all cost me
$15.  Shouldn't cost you a thing, if you do it yourself.
--
Colin Guillas
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ag090
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1603
So what does the Maytag man do in his spare time?
>Plays with his C=3D64 of course :-)   (THX Jack)
Was Sally really Harry?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
It all boils down to:  WHO THE HELL CARES?  (Well...maybe Sally's boy fri=
end...)
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Count me in too!  I love these classics and don't know the controls- it's=

been a loong time.

Steve Guidi wrote:
>
>  I need your help people! I just got hooked on these great games by Epy=
x
> the other day and found out that I can't do half the events because I
> don't know the controls! If anyone has any doc files for the following
> then please Email them to me! Thanks! Also I am looking for World recor=
d
> files of the following aswell so I can update my record files. Thanks a=
gain!
>
> Need doc/record files for:
>
> World Games
> Summer Games
> Summer Games 2
> Winter Games
>

--
Colin Guillas
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ag090
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1603
So what does the Maytag man do in his spare time?
>Plays with his C=3D64 of course :-)   (THX Jack)
Was Sally really Harry?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
It all boils down to:  WHO THE HELL CARES?  (Well...maybe Sally's boy
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Subject: Wanted: C=3D Modem
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Hi!  I'd like a modem that would work on my commodore 64. Doesn't have to=
 be fast, 1200
baud would be fine.  Preferably from 300 baud to 2400.  I don't want to u=
se swiftlink,
as I don't have an external modem.(Although if you've got a swiftlink and=
 a 14.4- nope,
I didn't think so) Well E-Mail me.  I'd prefer in Canada.  I'll pay shipp=
in, and will
work on a price.
--
Colin Guillas
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ag090
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1603
So what does the Maytag man do in his spare time?
>Plays with his C=3D64 of course :-)   (THX Jack)
Was Sally really Harry?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
It all boils down to:  WHO THE HELL CARES?  (Well...maybe Sally's boy fri=
end...)
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Hello out there!

I want to know how can I made a null cable for connecting my PC to the
C=3D64.Any
schematics? Which port in the Commodore (the modem port?) Any kind of hel=
p is
appreciated. Also, which program (in the C=3D64) can I use to handle the =
data
transfer between the PC and the C=3D64.

Any information is strongly appreciated.

Diego J. Diaz
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[e-mail]
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Andreas Andersson wrote:
<--snip-->
> Why stop at that? I could sure use an Ethernet card, couldn't you?
> And the Swiftlink really isn't that great at 1 MHz, is it?
> An IDE interface is simply a must, I would say. :)
<--snip-->
> The C128 has relocatable zero-page and stack you know...
> Besides, SRAM's that can manage 8 MHz (about 100 ns I guess) aren't _th=
at_
> expensive.

going a tiny bit off course, how is that Ethernet project coming along?
I'm very interested in a SuperCPU128 with Ethernet to have connected to
the network we (cynapses) are going to soon have up on the net/web.
Just for a hobby machine in the corner, but when i get off my lazy
little butt and start working on CX2 again and the _XIO technologies,
i'd love to have a page generated by a dynamic object off a C128.  Just
to show it can be done and you don't need Blunders NT and 128 Megs of
ram and 400 Mhz PentiumPro97 processor to do it..  the computer won't be
doing everything of that style, but if it gets done i think it'll be
sehr groovy.  but i definitely don't want it connected at 2Mhz.
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From: "jeffrey P. Shell" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: CX2 Returns (somewhat)
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 14:13:28 -0600
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After a brief i-net hiatus, i'm back.  Within the week, some fairly
recent CX2 pages should be up and running, and hopefully i can start
paying more attention to my beloved little commie again.

For the uninitiated, CX2 (COMMIX System II) is a personal li'l
programming project based off of an earlier personal entirely-BASIC
operating environment that i've toyed with for 7-8 years off and on.
CX2 is the slowly growing result of my far-too-delayed move to assembly,
and is an Object-Oriented Operating Environment (well, that's what i'm
hoping).  Since i don't know too much about some of the more specifics
of making a more real OS, i had intended from early on to have a dynamic
web page where contributions/suggestions to a current problem/task could
be posted.  Now, that script should finally be in place sometime this
week or next so we can get this li'l baby moving.  :)  i'll post the
address as soon as our server gets friendly again.

also in the works (and this may take precedent now that there's an
assembler for LUnix): cXIO (commodore XIO).  cXIO is basically the code
name for the commodore version of the nXIO Object Technology i'm working
on.  Because of LUnix's multitasking/dynamic memory capabilities,
there's a much better chance of making cXIO work in LUnix than ACE
(which i love dearly).  still in early planning stages and who knows if
i'll have time to do as much as i'd like, but with hope and help..  :)

jPS <delve>
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+ Still left to add.  Maybe next time....
  rewrite  of section 13.8.
  a section devoted to downloading software (maybe)
  changes to section 12.3 to detail hooking up monitors.

  Most notable changes include removing many long lists, and splitting
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  I am gathering a list of Commodore reference books together.  If you
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  Table of Contents
  -----------------

   1.  Introduction
   1.1.  What is a FAQ
   1.2.  What topics does this FAQ cover?
   1.3.  Who decides what goes in the FAQ?
   1.4.  How do I retrieve updates to the FAQ?

   2.  Overview
   2.1.  Do people still use Commodore 8-bit machines?
   2.2.  How many Commodore machines are there?
   2.3.  What do people do with Commodore 8-bit machines?
   2.4.  What Commodore 8-bit machines are most widely used?
   2.5.  What is the economic status of Commodore?

   3.  The BASICs
   3.1.  How do I format a Commodore disk?
   3.2.  How do I transform a BASIC program to a text file?
   3.3.  How do I transform a text file into a BASIC program?
   3.4.  How can I change my drive device number through software?
   3.5.  Can I get my 1581 drive to change its device number on startup?

   4.  Publications
   4.1.  What paper publications are available?
   4.2.  What paper publications have disappeared?
   4.3.  What is a Disk Magazine?  Where do I find them?
   4.4.  What is an Online Magazine?  Where do I find them?
   4.5.  Are there other publications I should be aware of?
   4.6.  How do I know which magazines to subscribe to?

   5.  Connecting Up
   5.1.  How do I connect my computer to the outside world?
   5.2.  What services can I use to get online?
   5.3.  What hardware do I need?
   5.4.  What kinds of terminal programs exist?
   5.4.1.  What kinds of terminal programs exist for the 64?
   5.4.2.  What kinds of terminal programs exist for the 128?
   5.5.  Can I use my Commodore computer on Amateur Radio?
   5.6.  Is there TCP/IP software available for Commodore computers?

   6.  The Online Information Reservoir
   6.1.  How do I download?  What is a transfer protocol?
   6.2.  What is the difference between PETSCII and ASCII?
   6.3.  Where can I find Commodore programs?
   6.4.  What is a file extension, and what do they stand for?
   6.5.  What is electronic mail?
   6.5.1.  What are mailing lists and how do I join one?
   6.5.2.  What is a Mail Server?  How do I use one?
   6.5.3.  How do I contact people on Compuserve, Genie, etc.?
   6.6.  What is USENET or NetNews?  What is a USENET newsgroup?
   6.6.1.  What news groups cater to Commodore 8-bit machines?
   6.6.2.  What types of discussions belong in comp.sys.cbm?
   6.6.3.  Which issues does comp.sys.cbm discuss regularly?
   6.6.4.  How do I post in comp.sys.cbm?
   6.6.5.  How can I access comp.sys.cbm through email?
+  6.6.6.  How can I read comp.sys.cbm through WWW?
   6.7.  What is a FidoNET echo?
   6.7.1.  What echoes cater to Commodore 8-bit machines?
   6.7.2.  How do I post in an echo?
   6.8.  What is the World Wide Web?
   6.8.1.  What WWW sites have Commodore information?
   6.8.2.  What Sites have Telnet WWW Browsers?
   6.9.  What is File Transfer Protocol (FTP)?
   6.9.1.  What FTP sites have Cmodore Information?
   6.9.2.  What is an FTP Mail Server?  How do I use one?
   6.9.3.  How do I send files to an FTP site?
   6.10. What is Internet Relay Chat (IRC)?
   6.11. What else is available online?

   7.  Exchanging Data
   7.1.  How do I exchange data among Commodore 8-bit machines?
   7.2.  How do I exchange data between an IBM(tm) and my Commodore?
   7.3.  How do I exchange data between an Amiga and my Commodore?
   7.4.  How do I exchange data between a Macintosh(tm) and my Commodore?
   7.5.  How do I exchange data between an Atari ST(tm) and my Commodore?
   7.6.  How do I exchange data between a UNIX(tm) machine and my Commodo=
re?
   7.7.  Are there other ways to exchange data between computers?

   8.  Operating Systems
   8.1.  What Operating Systems are available?
   8.2.  What is GEOS?
   8.3.  What is UNIX?
   8.4.  What is CP/M

   9.  Demonstrations
   9.1.  Just what is a demonstration, or demo?
   9.2.  What does NTSC and PAL mean?
   9.3.  Where do I get demos?
   9.4.  What is a demo competition?
   9.5   What does FLI, DYCP, etc. mean?

  10.  Emulators
  10.1.  What is an emulator?
  10.2.  What platforms do 64 emulators exist on?
  10.3.  What platforms do 128 emulators exist on?
  10.4.  Are any other Commodore computers emulated?

  11.  Troubleshooting
  11.1.  What do I do for my ill disk drive?
  11.2.  What do I do for my ill computer?
  11.2.1.  What do I do for my ill Commodore 64?
  11.2.2.  What do I do for my ill Commodore 128?
  11.3.  What do I do for my ill keyboard?

  12.  Modifications and Cabling
  12.1.  How can you alter which side a 1571 reads from?
  12.2.  How do I open a C128 power supply?
  12.3.  How do I make a cable to hook my CBM 1902A to my 64 or 128?
  12.4.  How do I build a simple RS-232 interface cable?
  12.5.  How do I build a 2400/9600 bps RS-232 interface cable?
  12.6.  How can I determine how much VDC video memory is in my C128?
  12.7.  How do I build a GEOCable interface?
+ 12.8.  How do I connect my Commodore printer to an IBM PC?

  13.  Enhancements
  13.1.  How do I increase my disk drive's transfer speed?
  13.1.1.  What is a Fastloader?
  13.1.2.  What is a ROM replacement?
  13.1.3.  What are the disadvantages to using a drive enhancement?
  13.1.4.  What other things can I do to speed up the drive?
  13.2.  How do I expand my disk drive's capacity?
  13.2.1.  What is a Hard Drive?  Who sells them?
  13.2.2.  What is 64NET?
+ 13.2.3.  What is SERVER64?
  13.3.  How do I expand my computer's RAM capacity?
  13.3.1.  What is a Ram Expansion Unit?
  13.3.2.  What is a geoRAM Unit?
  13.3.3.  What is battery backed GeoRAM (BBGRam)?
  13.3.4.  What is a RAMLink?
  13.3.5.  What is a RAMDrive?
  13.3.6.  How do I expand my C128 Video RAM?
  13.3.7.  How do I expand my C64 internally?
  13.3.8.  How do I expand my C128 internally?
  13.4.  How do I increase my computer's speed?
  13.4.1.  How do I increase my Commodore 64's speed?
  13.4.2.  How do I increase my Commodore 128's speed?
  13.4.3.  Can I speed up other Commodore computers?
  13.5.  How do I increase my computer screen's resolution?
  13.5.1.  How do I increase my Commodore 64's screen resolution?
  13.5.2.  How do I increase my Commodore 128's screen resolution?
  13.5.3.  How do I increase other CBM computers' resolutions?
  13.6.  How do I increase my computer's serial transfer speed?
  13.7.  How do I increase my computer's sound quality?
  13.8.  What other ways can I expand my Commodore computer?

  14.  Programming
  14.1.  What Programming Languages are available?
  14.2.  What is a Cross Assembler?  How do I use one?
  14.3   What is an "undocumented opcode"?