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# Boot loader for Commodore 64 programs on Commodore 128
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This project started as a fork of [128boot64](https://github.com/rhalkyard/128boot64),
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but things got changed around a lot.
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Unlike the C64, the Commodore 128 is able to boot automatically off a disk. This
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project contains a simple boot loader that switches the machine into C64 mode,
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and automatically loads and runs a program, with no user intervention required.
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project contains a simple boot loader that loads a basic program using c128 burst mode,
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then switches to c64 mode and runs it. This greatly speeds up loading of c64 programs
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on stock c128, with no user intervention required.
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## Requirements
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- When booting from SD2IEC, add option to mount a disk image or change
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directories.
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- Load program *before* going into 64 mode (MUCH faster on drives that support
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- [DONE] Load program *before* going into 64 mode (MUCH faster on drives that support
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fast serial, but will need to handle differences in memory layout).
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- Allow device number to be overridden, to support booting from one device and

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