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- Reply-To: ppieroni@ppse.win-uk.net (Chip Pieroni)
- From: ppieroni@ppse.win-uk.net (Chip Pieroni)
- Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 13:20:58 GMT
- Subject: Re: WANTED: C64/1541 accelerator docs
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- In article <4hnl6s$1g8@aldebaran.sct.fr>, WINTER (winter@worldnet.net) writes:
- >I'm looking for the full docs to accelerate my C64 and 1541. A friend
- >of mine did it by inserting a special chip inside the 64 (and maybe the
- >1541, I don't remember...). There is also a switch in the back of the
- >64 to select between extended/normal speed.
- >
- >If anyone have these docs, please EMail them to winter@worldnet.net
- >
- >
-
- 13.1.2. What is a ROM replacement?
-
- As programs became more complex, some programs would not operate with
- this approach. Thus, the developers then rewrote parts of the Commodore
- operating system on both the computer and the disk drive, and replaced the
- parts of them that did disk I/O with new pieces of code. This is the idea
- behind JiffyDos and others.
-
- The basic idea in speeding up the disk drive is to use more than 1 line
- to transfer data, effectively doubling the transfer speed. Then, reduce
- synchronization requirements in the protocol to a bare minimum, as
- synchronizing time is time not being used to do transfers.
-
- The fastload cartridges are handicapped somewhat by the need to transfer
- the portion of the program that runs in the disk drive to the drive using
- the slow speed evry time the drive is used. This can be alleviated
- somewhat, but the replacement operating system replacement products like
- JiffyDos win the race since they do not need to load code into the drive,
- as it is already there.
-
-
- 13.1.3. What are the disadvantages to using a drive enhancement?
-
- The products are not 100% compatible, as they sacrifice reliability for
- speed somewhat. That means that a program that does not load due to an
- error while using a fastload product will probably load without the
- fastloading enabled. Also, some programs can not handle the change in
- loading or reading speed, so these enhancements yield about 90%
- compatibility.
-
-
- 13.1.4. What other things can I do to speed up the drive?
-
- You can also increase the speed of disk drive operation by organizing
- consecutive parts of a file on disk to fall a certain number of disk
- sectors apart. This is called the interleave or interleaving factor.
- Normally, a 1541 disk drive space consecutive parts of a file 10 sectors
- apart, but you can change that a little to minimize the time needed to find
- consecutive parts of a file.
-
- Also, the C128 in 128 mode hooked up to a 1571 or 1581 has a built-in
- fastloading scheme called burst loading. Therefore, if you are in 128 mode
- and hooked up to a 1581 or a 1571, you already have this feature. However,
- the 128 in 64 mode reverts back to the old slow serial routines, and the 128
- in any mode using a 1541 cannot use the burst load routines.
-
-
- Was taken from the FAQ.
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-
- Cheers !
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-
- Chip Pieroni..
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