Commodore 64C Introductory Manual

COMMODORE

PERSONAL

COMPUTER

introductory

guide

m

A

quick-start

guidetoloading

and

running

software

on

the

world's

best

selling

personal

computer

commodore

64C

™

introductory

guide

A

quick'Start

guide

to

loading

and

running

software

on

the

worlds

best

selling

personal

computer

•

getting

started

3

•

the

64C

keyboard

15

•

using

software

23

•

user's

manual

statement

33

getting

started

getting

started

•

yes

you

can—with

the

Commodore

64C

2

•

what

you

need

to

get

started

4

•

turning

on

the

computer

for

the

first

time

5

•

the

commodore

64C

ports

6

•

initial

screen

display

8

•

screen

messages

9

•

moving

around

the

screen

10

•

trying

out

your

new

commodore

64C

11

•

about

ram

and

rom

12

•

troubleshooting

chart

13

yes

you

can—with

the

commodore

64C

The

Commodore

64C

personal

computer

isapowerful,

sophisticated

and

easytouse

informa

tion

processing system.

With

the

64C,

you can

process

almost

any

kindofinformation-

business,

personal,

educational,

recreational,

scientific,

financial,

and

more.

And

with

the

64C

you

can

present

this

information

in

almost

any

form—words,

numbers,

pictures

and

sound.

With

the

wide-ranging

capabilities

of the

64Catyour

disposal,

you

candoall

this:

word

processing

•

Typeadraft

•

Make

changesorcorrect

mistakes

electronically

•

Print

outaperfect

final

copy

•

Create

form

letters

and

mailing

lists

•

Save

all

your

materialinelectronic

files

•

Recall

information

withafew

keystrokes

business

•

Setupand

maintain

spreadsheets

•

Setupand

maintain

budgets

and

payrolls

•

Create

"whatifscenarios

•

Perform

complex

statistical

analysis

•

Electronically

calculate

personal

and

business

tax

data

•

Automatically

print

out

complete

tax

forms

•

Control

your

investment

portfolio

•

Create

and

maintain

general

ledgers,

accounts

receivable

and

accounts

payable

•

Generate

full-color

graphs

and

charts

basedonyour

numerical

data

data

base

and

file

management

•

Create

your

own

electronic

files

and

data

bases

•

Store

and

control

letters

and

documents,

and

numerical,

statistical

and

financial

data

•

Create

and

maintain

inventories

•

Keep

trackofvaluable

collections

(wines,

stamps,

coins,

records,

hooks,

etc.)

•

Create

and

update

status

reports

•

File

recipes—even

create

your

own

cookbook!

telecommunications

•

Check

financial

market

activities

•

Consult

airline

schedules

•Doyour

banking

•

Shop

for

and

order

merchandise

•

Consult

information

services—like

Quantum

Link™

The

Source™ Delphi™

CompuServe™

Dow

Jones™

The

New

York

Times'"—for

detailed

information

on

almost

any

topic

•

Electronically

"mail" almost

any

kind

o(

information,

almost

anywhere

•

Consult

encyclopedias

like

the

World

Book

and

the

Academic

American

Encyclopedia

electronically

•

Send and

receive

personal

messages

and

other

information

through

thousands

of

computer

bulletin

hoards

•

Receive

newspapersonyourTVor

monitor

education

•

Earn

college

creditsorjust

take

courses

for

fun

with

The

Electronic

University

•

Study math,

science,

English,

music,

lan

guages

and

other

subjects,

at

both elemen

tary

and

advanced

levels

•

Use

light

pens,

drawing

tablets

and

speech

synthesizers

• Visit

the

stars

through

your

own

planetarium

•

Learn

howtoprograminlanguages

suchasBASIC,C,COBOL,

COMAL,

FORTH,

FORTRAN,

LOGO,

PASCAL,

PILOT—and

even

assembly

and

machine

language

•

Control

the

paceoflearning—go

as

fast

or

as

slowasyou

like

entertainment

•

Play

hundredsofaction

games

and

mind

games

•

Create

and

print

out

designs

and

pictures

in16vibrant

colors

•

Create

and

play

music

with

the

64C's

versatile

3-voice,

6-octave

sound

synthesizer

•Doall

thisinthe

comfortofyour

home—

you

never

havetowaitinlineorpay

to

park

the car

interfacing

with

other

equipment

•

Connect

your

64Ctoprinters,

disk

drives,

tape

recorders,

communications

modems,

video

monitors,

television

sets,

stereo

equipment,

video

recorders,

joysticks,

paddle

controllers,

telephones,

light

pens,

drawing

tablets,

numeric

keypads,

music

synthesizers,

scientific

equipment.

. .

•

Control your

household

appliances

•

Even

control

your

own

robot

servant!

IN

DOING

ALL

THESE

THINGS,

YOU

CAN

USE

THE

64CINTWO

WAYS:

•

You

can

select

from

many

prepackaged

programs

(software)

availableoncartridge,

diskortape.

•Oryou can

create

and

run

your

own

programs.

Whatever

your

levelofexpertise,

you

will

find

that

with

the

information

in

this

booklet

you

can

begin using

your

64C

quickly

and

easily.

what

you

need

to

get

started

Here's

what

you

needtostart

computing

with

your

Commodore

64C:

•

The

computer

keyboard,

which

lets

you

type

information

and

send

it

to

the

computer

•Atelevision

setora

video

monitor,

which

lets

you

see

what

the

computerisdoing

You

can

connect

accessory

equipment

(sometimes

called

peripheral

equipment

or

simply

peripherals)

to

your

64C.

For

example,

withadisk

drive or

cassette

recorder,

you

can

save

your

work.

With

a

printer,

you can

makeacopyofyour

work.

If

you

haven't

already

con

nected

your

equipment,

follow

the

directions

given

in

the

QUICK-CONNECT

GUIDE,

whichispacked

in

the

computer

box.

turning

on

the

computer

for

the

first

time

—if

you

are

usingatelevision

set

1.

MAKE

SURE

THAT

YOU

HAVE

CONNECTED

THE

COM

PUTER

PROPERLYTOTHE

TELEVISION

SET.

Follow

the

instructions

in

the

QUICK-

CONNECT

GUIDE.

2.

SET

THE

CHANNEL

SELEC

TOR

SWITCH

ON

THE

BACK

OF

THE

COMPUTER.

Set

the

switch

(marked

L-H)to

either

channel3or

channel

4—whichever

is

not

usedinyour

area.

3.

TURN

ON THE

TV

SET.

4.

TURN

ON

THE

COMPUTER

The

red

POWER

lightonthe top

left

side

of the

computer

then

comesonand

the

initial

screen

display

appears.

—if you

are

usingamonitor:

1.

MAKE

SURE

THAT

YOU

HAVE

CONNECTED

THE

COM

PUTER

PROPERLYTOTHE

MONITOR.

Follow

the

instructions

in

the

QUICK

CONNECT

GUIDE.

2.

TURN

ON

THE

MONITOR.

3.

TURN ON

THE

COMPUTER.

The

small

red

POWER

lightonthe top

left

sideofthe

computer

then

comes

on

and

the

initial

screen

display

appears.

the

commodore

64C

ports

CONTROL

PORTS

For

joysticks,

mouse,

eic.

POWER

PORT

EXPANSION

PORT

L/H

TV

Channel

Selector

(3or4)

f

1

f

I ?

VIDEO

PORT

41

A.

I

I

SERIAL

PORT

CASSETTE

PORT

USER

PORT

initial

screen

display

Shortly

after

you

turnonyour

computer,

you

should

seeadisplay

like

the

one

shown

belowonyour

television

setormonitor:

—the

cursor

Notice

the

small

flashing

rectangle

at

the

upper

left

partofthe

screen,

just

below

the

word

READY.

This

rectangle

is

called

the

cursor.

The

cursor

marks

your

posi

tiononthe

screen.

When

you

typeinsomething

or

when

the

computer

responds

to

something

you

have

typed

in,

the

cursor

moves

accordingly.

the

cursor

—adjusting

the

screen

display

If

the

screen

displayisnot

clear,

adjust

the

controlsonyour

television

set

or

monitor.Ifyou

don't

getapicture

at

all,

use the

troubleshooting

chartinthe

QUICK-CONNECT

GUIDEtocheck

your

connections.