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Posted By
MMS
on 2020-01-15
14:35:19
 |  Re: How to install or run games on the Plus4
everything as said by gerliczer.
I can mention one more method, that is a kind of hybrid. I own one.
The microIEC was originally a CompactFlash based device, later on the SD card based version released.
(it is a kind of funny, but the Compactflash is much easier to handle, the SD card has a much more complex protocol to follow).
It is similar and comptible to SD2IEC as it works, but the idea is to build it into the machine, but it needs some soldering.
Fortunately I waslucky enough to face a guy, who made all the nasty work, so I have an 1541/II "legacy" floppy drive with built in MicroIEC.
It has a lot of advantages. And some shortcomings too :-)
You do not need additional cables and power supplies around the system. Everything provided by the floppy drive internally.
The system looks like a "normal" system with floppy, no extra cables, but it has really fast SD loading (especially with JiffyDOS, as I see, faster than SD2IEC)
It has no buttons to select the next/previous PRG or D64. All need to be selected with a program/file selector.
The disadvantage, that you may have problems with multiloading discs build from several D64s. But these are not so frequent on +4 as on C64.
The only sign is a cutting on the floppy disc housing for the SD card. The same device can be built into the C16 or Plus/4 housing (like a swappable HDD :-) )
I think it is a very elegant way upgrading the system, AFAIK more convenient than the SD2IEC.
Actually I use my EPSON SX200 printer's SD card slot to upload the PRGs and D64s.
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Posted By
gerliczer
on 2020-01-15
07:39:47
| Re: How to install or run games on the Plus4
Hi,
There's no such thing as installing programs on a Plus/4. You have to acquire a storage device for the machine before running any programs. Based on what device you get, there are ways to transfer software to the appropriate medium. You should also get the user manual for the computer and learn how to use it, especially how to load programs.
The easiest way is buying and using an SD2IEC device. These use SD cards to which you simply copy the image files and the device enables loading them. Please refer to the manual of the SD2IEC device how to achieve this.
Next would be a floppy disk drive with disks. It is harder and more expensive. For this to work, you need an additional adapter cable that let you connect these drives to PCs and transfer software. Best option is buying a 1541-II drive with DSDD disks. You can find some on eBay or other such sites. Then you need the cable and some software to transfer data. For cables you may want to buy an XM1541 or similar cable, or a ZoomFloppy interface. OpenCBM would be the recommended software for the Xwhatever1541 cable; for ZoomFloppy you should refer to the manual.
Most hardcore solution is buying a Datasette (1531) and some tapes or a replacement device like DC2N, but unfortunately I can't give you much advice about them.
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Posted By
badgenerationrecords
on 2020-01-15
01:40:45
| How to install or run games on the Plus4
Hi. Ive recently got an oldskool Commodote PLus 4, what is the path to download. you know what i mean, or does it came with them install them , don't take me wrong, I just want to learn more about it and know how things were done in that era.
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