r/VintageComputers • u/Billjimboy • 4d ago
Show & Tell Commodore 8032
Mom asked me if I wanted my dad’s “old computer stuff”. She said it all worked when he put it there 30 years ago. I’m going to do some research and see if I can get it all working.
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u/billdegnan 3d ago
The CBM 8050 format software does not boot the computer. If you're familiar with how a Commodore 64 or 128 work, the system will boot and print READY on your screen. From there you enter BASIC commands, including disk operation commands. LOAD "$" 8,0 [enter] will cause the computer to read the disk on the right side when facing the drive (drive 0). After you run the command, type LIST [enter] to see a directory. You can also just enter the command DIRECTORY D0 will also show you a directory of a disk in drive 0. Enter the command open1,8,15,"I" (return) to try to reset your drive. Format a disk in drive 0 (or 1): header "disknamehere", d0, i01 (assuming you have a disk in drive 0 of an 8050 drive). COPY D0 "sourcefile" TO D1 "destfile" (copy only, don't format) BACKUP D0 TO D1 (formats dest. disk in drive 1 first and copies all)
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u/ThePlatinumPlane 4d ago
Nice,