Name: Vic Menu V28 deluxe
Author: Boray
Released: September 7, 2013
Requirements: VIC-20 with diskdrive or SD2IEC. For the JSLOAD starter, a memory expansion is required.
Disk Menu V28 deluxe
http://www.boray.se/commodore/vicmenu.html
Requirements: Vic-20 with diskdrive or other serial storage device.
Preferred: Vic-20 with expansion ram, a reset button and SD2IEC.
Installation and usage:
Extract the zip archive to your IEC root dir.
Start with LOAD"//:S",8
If you want to use the menu on a normal 1541 drive, then just use the file SJ/M or SJ/MD (deluxe version for expanded vic).
Whats with LOAD"//:S",8? Why not just LOAD"S",8? Well if you are in the root dir, both works just fine, but loading "//:S" works from any sub dir and will show that directory directly.
News in V28:
* An expanded vic will be downscaled to unexpanded mode when starting an unexpanded program. (This works much as my PRG Starter). So no more plugging and unplugging carts. Be sure to reset your computer before starting S again afterwards, or you will still be in unexpanded mode. (Note that you have to have ram in block 0 to be able to run 3K expanded programs.)
* The starter "S" now gives you the option to run the menu without SJLOAD.
* The starter will start the previous version (SJ/M) if you have less than 4000 bytes free, or else it will start the deluxe version (SJ/MD).
* The batch delete function is back in the deluxe version. Press "D" on all files you want to delete. They are marked with an "-". Then press Shift-D to delete them all in one go.
* You can now config SJLOAD from the deluxe menu (see where it is in memory in case you forgot, move it or disable it).
* You can clear first half of block 5 to get rid of an old autostarting cart image.
* You can now press "L" to jump to the last page of files.
* The line showing free blocks was removed allowing another line of filenames. The number of free blocks wasn't correct on SD cards anyway.
* The help screen was reworked and expanded.
Note: From the turbo/memory screen you can press "U" to "unexpand now". You normally don't have to do this unless you try to load an unexpanded program which contains the wrong starting address.
Tip worth mentioning again: If you want to switch text case while the directory is being loaded, then hold down shift and then press the commodore key, because if you press the commodore key alone, the dir loading is stopped.