A simple "THEC64 Mini" USB disk swap utility to make setting the C64 BASIC default disk image easier. The Mini requires an image with a hard-coded file name (THEC64-drive8.d64) up to at least firmware 1.0.8.
Using the software should almost be self-explanatory.
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Prepare an USB stick according to the THEC64 Mini preparation instructions #1.
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Copy your
d64disk images to the USB stick. The files do not necessarily need to be in the root because THEC64 Disker will perform a full subdirectory search ford64files. -
Download the latest archive from https://github.com/prof79/TheC64Disker/releases.
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Extract the archive to the root of your USB stick. The archive contains/will automatically create a folder
TheC64Diskerin your USB stick root. -
After launching the program (
TheC64Disker\TheC64Disker.exe) it will show you all disk images found on the USB stick. ClickActivateto set any image as yourTHEC64-drive8.d64image.-
Your original
d64file will not be changed or altered in any way :-) -
Using hashing technology the program will tell you the currently active image if applicable. The active image will be shown in bold text.
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If
THEC64-drive8.d64already exists you will be asked for permission to overwrite it. There is currently no backup function. Copy/rename it manually if there is data from the THEC64 Mini BASIC mode you want to preserve.
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For an improved experience you may consider using an
AutoRun.inffile or creating an application shortcut in the USB stick root for easy access.
This application is based on Microsoft .NET and WPF technology. Due to the WPF requirement it is a Windows-only GUI tool.
The required .NET Framework version is 4.5.2.
For operating system support and pre-installed version guidance see .NET Framework system requirements. It should work from Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7 SP1 onwards.
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CBM 8250(.d82) disk image support by request.
This should be stable for production.
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Much better error handling also for corner cases like media removal.
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Help screen when no disk images have been found.
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Refresh functionality.
Known issues
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Only tested on Windows 10 so far.
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Overwrite dialog should better be a
Yes/NothanOK/Canceldialog. Requires more effort in the custom action/window template classes. -
UI may theoretically block due to non-asynchronous I/O. Never occurred in practice not even while testing with an optical drive. Probably not worth fixing because too complicated without proper async support in the .NET Framework I/O classes.
Probably already production-ready. A lot of changes/improvements.
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Embracing MVVM: Use of Prism's
InteractionRequestandInteractionRequestTriggerplus custom classes to get rid ofSystem.Windows.MessageBoxin the view models and mimic its behavior. -
Proper error handling for the activation/overwrite operation.
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Status bar functional/re-worked.
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New about dialog with source links and license information. Accessible via status bar.
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Debug button hidden in release versions.
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Cosmetic changes in disc image list.
Known issues
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UI may block due to non-asynchronous I/O.
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Overwrite dialog should better be a
Yes/NothanOK/Canceldialog. Requires more effort in the custom action/window template classes.
Test release. Fully working but not optimal error handling/user interaction. UI may block due to non-asynchronous I/O.
There is no warranty for the functionality and proper behavior of the software. The author(s) and contributor(s) cannot be held responsible for any damage the software might cause.
This software is licensed under the MIT license (see LICENSE file).
This software uses the Microsoft Unity Container and Prism libraries.
I, Markus M. Egger, have pixelled the application icon (Assets\Floppy.ico) in a quick-and-dirty fashion. You may use it for whatever you like except selling it (unlikely, but ...) or claiming you made it.
Markus Michael Egger https://markusegger.at
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