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Frodo 0.2 ∞

• must be installed in main memory.
• requires libsdl
• cursor up, and do tab-t, then cursor past it and add the ,8,1 and clear the line.
• tab-u to load the first program from drive 8. If it's set to 1541 emulation it ought to work.
• after loading, tab-q will pull up a list.
• tab-e to run
• it mysteriously stopped displaying the contents of a .d64.. I don't understand why. I couldn't re-start it and try again.. I'd get nothing.
• ctrl-l or ctrl-v and then one of 0,1,2 or 3 does.. something.
• ctrl-d for a quick directory list

• it's not possible to take a screenshot! =(

old notes - (version not recorded) ∞

• Cacko 1.23 - The GUI has no save feature, and seems to not want to quit via its button. Just use the 'x'.

  • Good settings: All "cycles" to 21. Skip frames: 5.

• Cacko 1.23 - Copy your ROMs to /opt/QtPalmtop/bin/frodo

  • (Kernal ROM, Basic ROM, Char ROM, 1541 ROM)
  • The comma (,) does not work. In a console, type khctl disable

My preferences ∞

In total, I do this:

# Fix the cursor keys
export SDL_QT_INVERT_ROTATION=1

# Fix the comma key:
cp -f keyboardswap-off ~/Applications/cyrillica/english
cyrkbdset
frodo
cp -f keyboardswap-on  ~/Applications/cyrillica/english
cyrkbdset

• keyboardswap-on and keyboardswap-off are just english, but with the necessary changes.

• Yes, I could make a script which edits the english file in-place, but that could be messy.

It appears that the export statement lasts between reboots, so you only have to do it once. Then, I suppose you could just use the temporary keyboard swap to turn off the nokeys, and then you can just use the frodo icon. It's much easier.

Use ∞

• Set up a proper .d64

  • Note that right now there is no way to change the disk being used, while running frodo.
• Launch frodo
• control-d
• Cursor up to what you want to launch.

• Type load in front and press enter.

  • Optionally: Type ,8,1 at the end, and clear the rest of the line. This is how you would access the other drives. (8,1 .. 9,1 etc)

If you get a prompt:

1. type run:
2. press tab-e

3. cursor down to some free space and type run

Wait very patiently. It's "real-time", so it's hideously slow with loading some applications.. just like the original c64! Notice that Drive 8 is in use. If you've waited a while and nothing happens, then maybe frodo isn't happy with the application because of some setting. Maybe try 1541 emulation?

Last updated 2019-11-12 at 20:00:03