9.2 Installing the latest MEGA65 core .................................... 43
9.3 Symptoms that you’re using the wrong MEGA65 core ......................... 48
9.4 The C64 core ............................................... 48
10 Using disks 51
10.1 Listing a disk directory .......................................... 51
10.2 Using the SD card from BASIC ..................................... 52
10.3 Using 3-1/2” floppy disks ........................................ 52
10.4 Using an external disk drive ....................................... 54
10.5 Converting a D64 to a D81 ........................................ 55
11 Using the JTAG connector 57
11.1 Acquiring a JTAG adapter ........................................ 57
11.2 Installing the JTAG adapter ....................................... 59
11.3 Using M65Connect ............................................ 67
11.4 The m65 command line tool ....................................... 71
11.5 Finding other JTAG tools ........................................ 73
12 Joining the community 75
13 Video display compatibility 77
13.1 HDMI (DVI) ............................................... 77
13.2 VGA ................................................... 83
13.3 4:3 flat panel displays .......................................... 84
13.4 Video capture cards ........................................... 88
13.5 Resolution and aspect ratio ........................................ 88
13.6 A List of Monitors ............................................ 88
14 Recently added features 89
14.1 New features ............................................... 89
14.2 New BASIC commands ......................................... 90
15 Known hardware issues 93
15.1 The Real-Time Clock doesn’t advance the time ............................. 93
15.2 Case fit issues .............................................. 93
15.3 Keyboard slouching and sticking Help key ............................... 94
15.4 Jammed floppy disk pathway ....................................... 94
15.5 C64 cartridge and peripheral compatibility ............................... 94
15.6 Boot failures with blinking blue LED lights ............................... 94
16 Questions and answers 95
16.1 Does the cartridge port work? ...................................... 95
16.2 Does the Ethernet port do anything? ................................... 95
17 Resources 97
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