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2014-02-06 14:24

Rough
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Gigaload by Berkely Softworks (GEOS)

I wondered if anybody knows who exactly coded this fastloader?

ps. yes, I did the google already

2014-02-06 21:21

iAN CooG

Registered: May 2002
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I never saw a gigaload+gl.ass files in any geos original and I have 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0 images from my originals (I had several geos originals which were going to be thrown away from my local computer shop, I used them as blank disks, kept 1 each just to say I had them =) but only on some warezed german geos 1.2 side b, which also contained several other basic programs from 1983/86 always in german and totally unrelated with geos. I checked some byte patterns on gigaload code and none is to be found in any geos disk.
To me it was just a addition made by some funny german spreading his geos copy and filling the side b of geos 1.2 which was almost empty.
Think about it, why would Berkeley provide a general software turbo with geos? you don't need to load normal c64 programs with geos, once it started.
Then if someone has a real geos with it, i'd be happy to stand corrected, but until then i don't believe it's some code from Berkeley.
http://cbm8bit.com/8bit/commodore/disk-image/12d7bb3dd13239c796..

2014-02-06 22:53

Count Zero

Registered: Jan 2003
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"on some warezed german geos 1.2 side b"

Afair Commodore themselves did such a version for distribution with the C64C on market introduction in germany, no?

I bet some german did NOT use the original labeled 1.2 german Geos as blanks - though most sure did. That one german could check side b I suppose :)

2014-02-06 23:05

Rough
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I'm 99% sure Gigaload was on the backside of a German GEOS original. Might have been an additional utility packed on the disc by Commodore themselves, and not Berkeley.

As I only recall a Gigaload in German language saying GIGALOAD AKTIV, but never stumbled upon an English one I presume it was Commodore West-Germany.

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