The venerable Epyx Fast Load cartridge for the Commodore 64 does a lot more than just speed up disk access. We take a deep look at many of the other features, such as the DOS Wedge, the Disk Editor, and the Machine Language Monitor.
Index
0:00 Some updates/news/thanks
1:55 Fast Load intro
5:50 Using Fast Load as a disk speeder
10:14 Advertising in RUN magazine
11:20 Epyx Fastload Reloaded
11:45 DOS Wedge
16:37 The First Menu
18:22 Sector Editor
21:50 Locking/Unlocking Files
25:40 Intermission - March Break
26:45 Machine Language Monitor
Links mentioned:
Github Code Repository: https://github.com/duckyvirus/8bitshowandtell/
Epyx Fastload Reloaded: https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop/commodore/eflr.html
Growing Up '80s Favourite C64 Mini Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_0Sv1jS4V8
My video about the INC $D020 program: https://youtu.be/EUCSZw7piKE
My video on animated disk directories contains some overlapping information about disk editing using Fast Hack'em: https://youtu.be/HVMjLUhOX90
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/8BitShowAndTell
Check out my podcast Growing Up '80s: https://patreon.com/GU80s