VICE, the Versatile Commodore Emulator

• 1 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
  • Preamble
  • TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
  • How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
• 2 About VICE
  • 2.1 C64 emulator features
  • 2.2 C128 emulator features
  • 2.3 VIC20 emulator features
  • 2.4 PET emulator features
  • 2.5 CBM-II emulator features
  • 2.6 The keyboard emulation
  • 2.7 The joystick emulation
  • 2.8 The disk drive emulation
  • 2.9 Supported file formats
  • 2.10 Common problems
    • 2.10.1 Sound problems
    • 2.10.2 Shared memory problems
    • 2.10.3 Printer problems
    • 2.10.4 PET keyboard problems
• 3 Invoking the emulators
  • 3.1 Command-line options used during initialization
  • 3.2 Autostarting programs from the command-line
• 4 System files
  • 4.1 ROM files
  • 4.2 Keymap files
  • 4.3 Palette files
  • 4.4 Romset files
• 5 Basic operation
  • 5.1 The emulation window
  • 5.2 Using the menus
  • 5.3 Getting help
  • 5.4 Using the file selector
  • 5.5 Using disk and tape images
    • 5.5.1 Previewing the image contents
    • 5.5.2 "Autostarting" an image
    • 5.5.3 Using compressed files
    • 5.5.4 Using Zipcode and Lynx images
  • 5.6 Resetting the machine
• 6 Settings and resources
  • 6.1 Format of resource files
  • 6.2 Using command-line options to change resources
  • 6.3 Performance settings
    • 6.3.1 Performance resources
    • 6.3.2 Performance command-line options
  • 6.4 Video settings
    • 6.4.1 Video resources
    • 6.4.2 Video command-line options
  • 6.5 Keyboard settings
    • 6.5.1 Keyboard resources
    • 6.5.2 Keyboard command-line options
  • 6.6 Sound settings
    • 6.6.1 Sound resources
    • 6.6.2 Sound command-line options
  • 6.7 Drive settings
    • 6.7.1 Drive resources
    • 6.7.2 Drive command-line options
  • 6.8 Peripheral settings
    • 6.8.1 Settings for file system devices
      • 6.8.1.1 Resources for file system devices
      • 6.8.1.2 Command-line options for file system devices
    • 6.8.2 Printer settings
      • 6.8.2.1 Printer resources
      • 6.8.2.2 Printer command-line options
    • 6.8.3 Disabling kernal traps
      • 6.8.3.1 Resources to control Kernal traps
      • 6.8.3.2 Command-line options to control Kernal traps
  • 6.9 RS232 settings
    • 6.9.1 RS232 resources
    • 6.9.2 RS232 command-line options
    • 6.9.3 RS232 usage example
  • 6.10 Miscellaneous settings
    • 6.10.1 Miscellaneous resources
    • 6.10.2 Miscellaneous command-line options
• 7 Machine-specific features
  • 7.1 C64/128-specific commands and settings
    • 7.1.1 Using cartridge images
    • 7.1.2 VIC-II settings
      • 7.1.2.1 VIC-II resources
      • 7.1.2.2 VIC-II command-line options
    • 7.1.3 SID settings
      • 7.1.3.1 SID resources
      • 7.1.3.2 SID command-line options
    • 7.1.4 C64 I/O extension settings
      • 7.1.4.1 C64 I/O extension resources
      • 7.1.4.2 C64 I/O extension command-line options
    • 7.1.5 C64/128 system ROM settings
      • 7.1.5.1 C64/128 system ROM resources
      • 7.1.5.2 C64/128 system ROM command-line options
  • 7.2 VIC20-specific commands and settings
    • 7.2.1 Using cartridge images
    • 7.2.2 Changing memory configuration
      • 7.2.2.1 VIC20 memory configuration resources
      • 7.2.2.2 VIC20 memory configuration command-line options
    • 7.2.3 VIC20 system ROM settings
      • 7.2.3.1 VIC20 system ROM resources
      • 7.2.3.2 VIC20 system ROM command-line options
  • 7.3 PET-specific commands and settings
    • 7.3.1 Changing PET model settings
    • 7.3.2 The PET diagnostic pin
    • 7.3.3 PET command line options
    • 7.3.4 Changing screen colors
  • 7.4 CBM-II-specific commands and settings
    • 7.4.1 Changing CBM-II model
    • 7.4.2 CBM-II command line options
    • 7.4.3 Changing screen colors
• 8 Snapshots
  • 8.1 Snapshot usage
  • 8.2 Snapshot format
    • 8.2.1 Emulator modules
      • 8.2.1.1 x64 modules
      • 8.2.1.2 x128 modules
      • 8.2.1.3 xvic modules
      • 8.2.1.4 xpet modules
      • 8.2.1.5 xcbm2 modules
      • 8.2.1.6 Drive modules
    • 8.2.2 Module formats
      • 8.2.2.1 Terminology
      • 8.2.2.2 Module framework
      • 8.2.2.3 CPU module
      • 8.2.2.4 CIA module
      • 8.2.2.5 VIA module
      • 8.2.2.6 PIA module
      • 8.2.2.7 TPI module
      • 8.2.2.8 RIOT module
      • 8.2.2.9 SID module
      • 8.2.2.10 ACIA module
      • 8.2.2.11 VIC-I module
      • 8.2.2.12 VIC-II module
      • 8.2.2.13 CRTC module
      • 8.2.2.14 C64 memory module
      • 8.2.2.15 C128 memory module
      • 8.2.2.16 VIC20 memory module
      • 8.2.2.17 PET memory module
      • 8.2.2.18 CBM-II memory module
      • 8.2.2.19 C500 data module
• 9 Monitor
  • 9.1 Terminology
  • 9.2 Machine state commands
  • 9.3 Memory commands
  • 9.4 Assembly commands
  • 9.5 Checkpoint commands
  • 9.6 General commands
  • 9.7 Disk commands
  • 9.8 Command file commands
  • 9.9 Label commands
  • 9.10 Miscellaneous commands
• 10 c1541
  • 10.1 Specifying files in c1541
  • 10.2 Using quotes and backslashes
  • 10.3 c1541 commands and options
  • 10.4 Executing shell commands
• 11 The emulator file formats
  • 11.1 The T64 tape image format
    • 11.1.1 T64 File structure
    • 11.1.2 Tape Record
    • 11.1.3 File record
  • 11.2 The G64 GCR-encoded disk image format
• 12 Acknowledgments
• 13 Copyright
• 14 Contact information
  • 14.1 VICE home page
  • 14.2 How to send feedback
  • 14.3 How to contribute
  • 14.4 Interesting newsgroups
  • 14.5 FAQs you should read
• Concept Index
• Index of Resources

This document was generated on 16 April 2001 using a slightly modified version of the texi2html translator version 1.52.