13 Sep
1998
13 Sep
'98
9:36 p.m.
On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Zane H. Healy wrote:
I suspect someone probably made a Multicartridge
adapter for the C64.
I think I've seen ads for them. Probably any COMPUTE! or COMPUTE!'s
Gazette from the '83-'86 timeframe would be a good place to start looking
for what _may_have_been_ available. :)
I know for a fact that they were made for the Vic-20
(I wish I still had
mine <sniff>). I know the Vic-20 adapter held 5 cartridges that were
selectable by a rotary switch, and available via the OCCUG (Oregon
Commodore Computer Users Group).
I've got a multi-cartridge adapter for the VIC-20, which I don't know how
to use. I got it with a Quick Brown Fox cart still plugged into it, and I
assume that the cartridge adapter board was made so that multiple
cartridges could be active at the same time. So that, for example, I
could use an 8K expander with Quick Brown Fox.
The reason I say I don't know how to use the multi-cartridge adapter is
that it has a bunch of dip switches, and I've got no manual to tell me
what they do. I have managed to plug in my 16K RAM Expander and various
other carts at the same time, and had it come up with the 16K visible, but
then I don't know the proper entry point for the software (though I've
been able to scan through memory and see QBF there).
My adapter board says "Cardboard" on it, and it has space for six
cartridges. And it has a reset button. :)
Zane
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ds_spenc/