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The Commodore Disk and Printer Handbook

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The Commodore Disk and Printer Handbook is a 1984 book by David Bridges and Helen Naylor, published by Phoenix Publishing Associates of Bushey, Hertfordshire. ISBN 0-946576-23-8.[1] The Library of Congress record gives the extent as 212 pages (call number QA76.8.C64 B75 1984).[2]

It is a guide to using the Commodore 1541 disk drive and a printer with the Commodore 64. The disk half runs from the BASIC disk commands through the disk operating system to sequential, relative and direct access files, with a database program to type in. The printer half covers printers in general, including connecting up and care and maintenance, then the Commodore 1526 and the Epson RX-80 in detail.[3]

Contents

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Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[4]

  • Introduction, p. 1
  • 1: Introducing the Disk Drive, p. 3
  • 2: Starting Up, p. 20
  • 3: The BASIC Commands, p. 25
  • 4: The Disk Operating System, p. 44
  • 5: Sequential Files, p. 73
  • 6: Relative Access Files, p. 94
  • 7: Direct Access Files, p. 109
  • 8: Changing Device Numbers, p. 126
  • 9: Introducing Printers, p. 129
  • 10: The 1526 Commodore Printer, p. 138
  • 11: Using Your Printer to the Full, p. 146
  • 12: Using the Epson RX-80 Printer, p. 176
  • Appendix I: Error Messages, p. 202
  • Appendix II: Disk Drive Commands, p. 206
  • Appendix III: Abbreviations, p. 208
  • Index, p. 210

What this book does not contain

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It is a user's guide. It has no schematics, parts lists or alignment procedures for the 1541 or the printers; for the 1541 see Commodore 1541 Troubleshooting & Repair Guide and Floppy Drive Repair.

Download: PhoenixPublishing The Commodore Disk and Printer Handbook.pdf

References

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  1. ↑ David Bridges and Helen Naylor, The Commodore Disk and Printer Handbook (Phoenix Publishing Associates, 1984), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 3-4).
  2. ↑ Open Library, The Commodore disk and printer handbook, record OL2642944M, from Library of Congress catalogue data (LCCN 85-220555). Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  3. ↑ Bridges and Naylor, The Commodore Disk and Printer Handbook, Introduction, pp. 1-2 (PDF pp. 7-8).
  4. ↑ Bridges and Naylor, The Commodore Disk and Printer Handbook, Contents (PDF p. 5).
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