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Defunct UK computer magazine
Commodore Disk User, also referred to as CDU, was a magazine for the Commodore range of computers, including the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and Plus/4
Commodore_Disk_User
Floppy disk drive for the Commodore 64
The Commodore 1541 (also known as the CBM 1541 and VIC-1541) is a floppy disk drive which was made by Commodore International for the Commodore 64 (C64)
Commodore_1541
Personal computer system
3740 disks) Commodore 8062 dual 8-inch disk drive (double-sided 1.6MB format, also supports IBM 3740 disks) Commodore 8250 "quad density" dual disk drive
Commodore_PET
8-bit home computer introduced in 1982
The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics
Commodore_64
Floppy disk drive
The Commodore 1571 is Commodore's high-end 5¼" floppy disk drive, announced in the summer of 1985. With its double-sided drive mechanism, it has the ability
Commodore_1571
Commodore floppy disk drive
The Commodore 1581 is a 3½-inch double-sided double-density floppy disk drive that was released by Commodore Business Machines (CBM) in 1987, primarily
Commodore_1581
'Commodore 64 disk/tape emulation and data transfer' comprises hardware and software for Commodore 64 disk & tape emulation and for data transfer between
Commodore 64 disk and tape emulation
Commodore_64_disk_and_tape_emulation
Home computer released in 1985
the operating environments familiar to Commodore users. While Commodore DOS is built into the ROM of Commodore disk drives and is usually accessed through
Commodore_128
the disk and filesystem; disk operations are handled by Commodore DOS instead, which was implemented with an extra MOS-6502 processor on the disk drive
Floppy_disk_variants
is also some compatibility with the VIC-20 and Commodore PET. In the United States, the 1541 floppy disk drive was widespread. By contrast, in Europe,
Commodore_64_peripherals
Operating system
Commodore DOS, also known as CBM DOS, is the disk operating system used with Commodore's 8-bit computers. Unlike most other DOSes, which are loaded from
Commodore_DOS
Annual expo of Commodore computers
exhibition series was revived by the Toronto PET Users Group. As of 2016[update] World of Commodore continues under TPUG's aegis, albeit on a scale much
World_of_Commodore
Prototype computer
The Commodore 65 (also known as the C64DX) is a prototype computer created at Commodore Business Machines in 1990–1991. It is an improved version of the
Commodore_65
Family of hard drives
The Commodore D9060/D9090 Hard Disks were the only family of hard drives that Commodore made for both the home and business market. The electronics are
Commodore_D9060
1981 home computer by Commodore
and game consoles, but Commodore could not find a market for the chip. While newer PETs had the upgraded BASIC 4.0, with disk commands and improved garbage
VIC-20
Floppy disk drive for the Commodore C-16 and Plus/4
The Commodore 1551 (originally introduced as the SFS 481) is a floppy disk drive for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 home computers. It resembles a charcoal-colored
Commodore_1551
Removable disk storage medium
A floppy disk, diskette, or floppy diskette is a type of disk storage made from a thin, flexible disk coated with a magnetic storage medium. It is enclosed
Floppy_disk
The Commodore 8050, Commodore 8250, and Commodore SFD-1001 are 5¼-inch floppy disk drives manufactured by Commodore International, primarily for its 8-bit
Commodore_8050
Commodore 64 software
Fast Hack'em is a Commodore 64 fast disk/file copier, nibbler and disk editor written by Mike J. Henry and released in 1985. It was distributed in the
Fast_Hack'em
The Commodore 8060, 8061, and 8062 are a series of 8" floppy disk drives developed by Commodore Business Machines. These disk drives use the parallel
Commodore_8060
Operating system for Amiga computers
single-user operating system based on a preemptive multitasking kernel, called Exec. It includes an abstraction of the Amiga's hardware, a disk operating
AmigaOS
Discontinued family of computer operating systems
multi-user variations and were migrated to 16-bit processors. CP/M's core components are the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), the Basic Disk Operating
CP/M
BASIC programming language dialect
versions of Commodore BASIC included disk-specific DLOAD and DSAVE commands, the version built into the Commodore 64 lacked these, requiring the user to specify
Commodore_BASIC
Productivity software for the Commodore 64
Commodore developed the Magic Desk suite both in response to a perceived lack of productivity software for the Commodore 64 and to the graphical user
Magic_Desk
Serial bus of the home computers series of Commodore
The Commodore serial bus (IEC Bus), is Commodore's interface for primarily magnetic disk data storage and printers for Commodore 8-bit home computers:
Commodore_bus
Prototype microcomputer
Retrieved 10 March 2023. "Commodore 900 Computer : This is Z Page". www.zimmers.net. Retrieved 2022-12-14. "Hanover 1984". Commodore User. May 1984. pp. 4–5
Commodore_900
Series of 8-bit personal computers released in 1982
the enhanced BASIC 4.0 disk commands as well as a few other added features for structured programming and error trapping. Commodore had plans for a wide
Commodore_CBM-II
UK-based interactive service provider
Compunet culture was covered in the first issue of Commodore Disk User, which shipped software on its cover disk. ADP provided the initial DEC-10 mainframe,
Compunet
Operating system focused on disk-based file operations
disk operating system, despite not having "DOS" in the name. A DOS is usually loaded from a disk, but there are exceptions, such as Commodore's disk drive
Disk_operating_system
Portable version of the Commodore 64 computer
port were omitted from the SX-64. Because it has a built-in disk drive and monitor, Commodore did not perceive a need for a tape drive or television connector
Commodore_SX-64
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a thin and flexible magnetic storage medium encased in a rectangular plastic carrier. It is read and
History_of_the_floppy_disk
Software for the 1982 home computer
2023-10-15. "Loadstar: The Disk Magazine for Commodore Users". LyonLabs. Retrieved 2023-10-15. Dillon, Roberto (2014). Ready: A Commodore 64 Retrospective. Springer
Commodore_64_software
Electronic magazine to be read using computers
publications are starting up. The longest-lasting disk magazine is, surprisingly enough, for the long-obsolete Commodore 64 computer; Loadstar, originally published
Disk_magazine
from the original on 1999-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-01. "Ace (Commodore 64 & Plus 4 Disk) - Software - Game - Computing History". www.computinghistory
List_of_Commodore_16_games
Class of microcomputers
gave Commodore systems some advanced capabilities – a utility program could sideload a disk copy routine onto the drive and return control to the user while
Home_computer
Series of personal computer
Hard disk. Commodore PC 45-III Same as PC-40-III but with an AMD equipped CPU instead of Intel in the PC-40-III. Commodore PC 50-II The Commodore budget
Commodore IBM PC compatible systems
Commodore_IBM_PC_compatible_systems
Home computer and electronics manufacturer
Commodore International Corporation (CI), also known as Commodore International Limited, was a home computer and electronics manufacturer with its head
Commodore_International
8-bit graphical operating system
1581 drives. The Commodore version of GEOS uses a copy protection scheme that renders users' disks unbootable if it detects that the disk has been illegally
GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system)
(90 mm) drives require a compatible disk controller and ProDOS 8. Third party drives offer up to 1440 KB. Commodore floppy drives used a fixed rotation
List_of_floppy_disk_formats
Home computer
The Commodore 16 is a home computer made by Commodore International with a 6502-compatible 7501 or 8501 CPU, released in 1984 and intended to be an entry-level
Commodore_16
Memory expansion technology
disk, but the RAM disk's compatibility with commercial software varied as some commercial software relied heavily on various quirks of the Commodore 1541
Commodore_REU
The MSD Super Disk were a series of 5¼-inch floppy disk drives compatible to some degree with the Commodore 1541 disk drive, produced by Micro Systems
MSD_Super_Disk
Dedicated magnetic tape data storage device
to Commodore's 8-bit computers, including the PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64. A physically similar model, Commodore 1531, was made for the Commodore 16
Commodore_Datasette
magazines for popular Home computers including Commodore Disk User (November 1987 – October 1991), Your Commodore (October 1984 – October 1991), Computer Gamer
Argus_Press
Software means of causing computer hardware damage
copy protection techniques that used non-standard disk formats with unusual track counts. The Commodore 1571 had an optical head stop instead of a mechanical
Killer_poke
1984 home computer
released by Commodore International in 1984. It is part of the Commodore 264 series, which also includes the Commodore 16 and Commodore 116 models. The
Plus/4
Programming language
pocket computer) Color BASIC and Disk Extended Color BASIC (TRS-80 Color Computer and Dragon 32/64) Commodore BASIC (Commodore 8-bit family, including the
Microsoft_BASIC
1985 video game
calling it an "incredibly violent game" that is "brilliant to play". Commodore User said the arcade version is "a kind of rightwards scrolling Commando
Rush'n_Attack
Commodore operating system
disk, the user typically will "open" the resource called S0:THE-FILE-TO-RMV on device 8 or 9, channel 15. Per established convention in the Commodore
KERNAL
Multimedia entertainment and video game console
systems, but featured a single-speed CD-ROM drive and no floppy disk drive as standard. Commodore marketed the machine as an all-in-one multimedia appliance
CDTV
1987 video game
the Commodore 64, Amiga and Atari ST created by Sensible Software and published by Outlaw (part of Palace Software) in 1987. It allows the user to make
Shoot-'Em-Up_Construction_Kit
1993 video game console
The Amiga CD32 is a home video game console developed by Commodore as part of the Amiga line, as well as the final hardware to be developed by the company
Amiga_CD32
Operating system
Toronto, Commodore had adjusted the specification of the 2500UX, making it a 68030-based machine running SVR3.3 and the "Amix Windows multi-tasking user interface"
Amiga_Unix
archiver tool for the Commodore Amiga platform. Unlike most archivers, which operate on a per-file basis, DMS reads an entire floppy disk as a single file
Disk_Masher_System
1992 personal computer
priced £150 higher than the Commodore variant that had been sold for two years prior. It also came with a modified PC floppy disk drive that is incompatible
Amiga_1200
Family of personal computers sold by Commodore
interfaces and hard disk controllers. Towards the end of Commodore's time in charge of Amiga development, there were suggestions that Commodore intended to move
Amiga
way by each piece of software. The user would also need a suite of tools to copy, rename and move files between disks. A large number of entirely different
History_of_personal_computers
Tool for Commodore 1541
The Epyx Fast Load is a floppy disk fast loader cartridge made by American software company Epyx in 1984 for the Commodore 64 home computer. It was programmed
Epyx_Fast_Load
Floppy disk drive
The Triton Quick Disk Drive is a product that allows 2.8-inch floppy disks to be read on the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Mattel Aquarius and Dragon
Triton_Quick_Disk_Drive
Family of operating systems for IBM PC compatibles
DOS (/dɒs/, /dɔːs/) is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers. It primarily consists of IBM PC DOS and a rebranded version
DOS
1985 video game
Index" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. Vol. 4, no. 10. January 1986. p. 6. "Commodore User Magazine Issue 26". November 1985. "Zzap Issue 007". November 1985.
Winter_Games
1989 video game
and audio, but criticized for long loading times, disk swapping, and the final level. The DOS, Commodore 64 and Amiga versions were the only versions released
Ghostbusters II (computer video game)
Ghostbusters_II_(computer_video_game)
1977–1993 series of microcomputers
Macintosh user interface, including a mouse. Much commercial Apple II software shipped on self-booting disks and does not use standard DOS disk formats
Apple_II
1989 video game
Mark Cushen, Bobby Healy and Jonathan Broggy. Reception Tony Dillon of Commodore User wrote that the game "is fun for a while", but considered it an average
The_Running_Man_(video_game)
Software acceleration program for file loading
for a home computer, such as the Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum, that accelerates the speed of file loading from floppy disk or compact cassette. Fast loaders
Fast_loader
1987 video game
French). No. 32. Laser Presse SARL. p. 49. "Reviews - Flying Shark". Commodore Disk User. No. 3. Argus Press. March–April 1988. p. 12. Price, James (July
Flying_Shark
Personal computer by Commodore
3+1⁄2-inch floppy disk drive. The user can also install up to three external floppy drives, either 3+1⁄2- or 5+1⁄4-inch, via the disk drive port. The second
Amiga_500
1985 personal computer
also known as the A1000, is the first personal computer released by Commodore International in the Amiga line. It combines the 16/32-bit Motorola 68000
Amiga_1000
1982 home computer
no disk, modem, or printer support) positions the Max as a video game console rather than a home computer, despite sharing much of the Commodore 64's
MAX_Machine
Bootstrap firmware used by Amiga computers
volume, such as a floppy disk. Most Amiga models were shipped with the Kickstart firmware stored on ROM chips. Commodore's AmigaOS was formed of both
Kickstart_(Amiga)
1983 Commodore 64 home computer software
configuration. An extension was written by Simons and released by Commodore on floppy disk and tape as Simons' Basic Extension. This software is also known
Simons'_BASIC
Temporary storage for deleted files
from Mac OS, including trash bins. When formatting a floppy disk/hard drive partition, the user could select to add a bin to it. This would then appear as
Trash_(computing)
1978 home computer system
so the computer user could immediately begin using the computer at power-on. The user would not have to load a program from tape or disk to start operating
Exidy_Sorcerer
Circuitry that controls reading from and writing to a computer's floppy disk drive
controller and disk drive are assembled as one device, as it is the case with some external floppy disk drives, e.g., Commodore 1540 and USB floppy disk drives
Floppy_disk_controller
Commodore 64 computer art genre
The Commodore 64 (C64) demos are demonstrations of what can be done to push the limits of the Commodore 64 computer, made by programmers, musicians and
Commodore_64_demos
magazines marketed primarily for computer and technology enthusiasts or users. The majority of these magazines cover general computer topics or several
List_of_computer_magazines
Series of British microcomputers by Acorn
"Enter the 128k Beeb". Acorn User. November 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 18 October 2020. "8271/8271-6 Programmable Floppy Disk Controller" (PDF). Archived (PDF)
BBC_Micro
Bulletin board system software
file transfer protocol rather than PETSCII and the Commodore-specific Punter protocol sometimes led users to believe that they were calling a BBS running
Blue_Board_(software)
Software for entering binary data from magazines
issue of COMPUTE! for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit computers alongside the December 1983 COMPUTE!'s Gazette for the Commodore 64. This was followed by
MLX_(software)
Sector of persistent data storage device
systems this is subject to El Torito specifications. Commodore 128 software on Commodore DOS disks where data on Track 1, Sector 0 began with a magic number
Boot_sector
Computer intended for use by an individual person
consisting of a processor, display, disk drives and keyboard, in a suit-case style portable housing, allowed users to bring a computer home from the office
Personal_computer
Computer filing system
Apple File System (APFS)". DaisyDisk User Guide. APFS introduces space sharing between volumes. In APFS, every physical disk is a container that can have
File_system
several other computer platforms, including legacy platforms such as the Commodore 64, and its contemporary rivals such as the IBM PC and the Macintosh.
Emulation_on_the_Amiga
Home computer introduced in 1992
considered more user-friendly than earlier versions of the operating system. Like the A500, the A600 was aimed at the lower end of the market. Commodore intended
Amiga_600
1985 video game
Computer People, also called House-on-a-Disk, is a social simulation game released in 1985 by Activision for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari
Little_Computer_People
This is a list of disk operating systems with the acronym DOS as part of the name (e.g., TRSDOS for the TRS-80 line of computers). Many are (or were in
List of disk operating systems called DOS
List_of_disk_operating_systems_called_DOS
American internet portal
unsolicited mass direct mail of 31⁄2" floppy disks and CD-ROMs containing their software. They were the most frequent user of this marketing tactic, and received
AOL
Amiga add-on hardware
Commodore for the Amiga itself. The video display and user input are performed through the Amiga's monitor, keyboard, and mouse. This allows the user
Amiga_Sidecar
Line of home computers from Atari Corporation
relations between Tramiel-led Commodore and software developers. In early 1985, the 520ST shipped to the press, developers, and user groups, and in early July
Atari_ST
1986 video game
both of those games. The Commodore 64 disk packaged Panther with L.A. SWAT, another Mastertronic game. The A-side of the disk contained the two programs
Panther_(1986_video_game)
1986 action-adventure game
game first released for the Commodore 64 in 1986 and ported to the Apple II and IBM PC compatibles (as a self-booting disk). Deep within the Citadel, three
Arac_(video_game)
mid-1986 for the Commodore 64 and a later Commodore 128 compatible version, It offered a fast loader, increasing the speeds of the disk drive, and a freezer
Trilogic_Expert_Cartridge
Personal computer
interface reminiscent of the Apple Macintosh, allowing the user to manage files, format disks, create new icons, keyboard layouts and characters. Help pages
Apricot_Portable
Hardware interrupt that cannot be ignored
in ROM, without destroying whatever data that the user might currently have loaded. On the Commodore 8-bit machines, the RESTORE key was hooked up directly
Non-maskable_interrupt
Floppy disk drive
floppy disk drive that was introduced by Indus Systems in 1983 for the Atari 8-bit computers. It was later released for the Apple II and Commodore 64. On
Indus_GT
software and a user port cable that allowed VIC20 programs to be saved to a PET hard disk (since the first VIC20 didn't have a hard disk). Shuster soldered
Human_Engineered_Software
U.S. magazine covering Commodore and retro computing
from 1983 to 1995 and relaunched in 2025. Originally dedicated to users of Commodore's home computers, the revived magazine now covers the broader retro
Compute!'s_Gazette
Board for the A2000, and a 5.25" floppy disk drive to facilitate data exchange with PC disks. Even as Commodore was improving the Amiga's interoperability
History_of_the_Amiga
Electro-mechanical data storage device
A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical computer data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data
Hard_disk_drive
Encoding methods for representing data on magnetic media
0xD5. Independently, Commodore Business Machines (CBM) created a group coded recording scheme for their Commodore 2040 floppy disk drive (launched in the
Group_coded_recording
COMMODORE DISK-USER
COMMODORE DISK-USER
Boy/Male
German Teutonic American Dutch English
Dagger.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Scandinavian
Fisherman; Fish
Male
Egyptian
, disk.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Greek, Norse, Scandinavian, Swedish
Active Spirit; Goddess; Double
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Ruler of People
Girl/Female
Norse Greek
Spirited.
Male
English
 Short form of English Richard, DICK means "powerful ruler." Compare with another form of Dick.
Male
Egyptian
, the most lovely Disk.
Boy/Male
Australian, Egyptian
Sun Disk
Girl/Female
British, English
Direction
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English German Shakespearean
Rules the people.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Netherlands, Scandinavian, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Ruler of the People; Form of Derek; First of the People; King of Nations
Boy/Male
Swedish English
Fisherman.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : unexplained. The name has been recorded in Glastonbury, Somerset, since 1705.Perhaps a variant of Czech LiÅ¡ka, (see Liska), Slovak LÃÅ¡ka, or German Liske.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Rich and Powerful Ruler; Powerful; Rich Ruler; Dominant Ruler; Peaceful Ruler; Strong Power; Hardy Power; Powerful Ruler; Brave; First of the People
Male
German
 Short form of German Diederick, DIRK means "first of the people; king of nations."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Diss in Suffolk, which gets its name from a Norman pronunciation of Middle English diche, Old English dīc ‘ditch’, ‘dike’ (see Dyke).German : habitational name from Dissen near the Teutoburg forest.
Girl/Female
Norse
Spirited.
Male
Dutch
, people's ruler.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a fish in some way, from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’ (cognate with Old English fisc).
COMMODORE DISK-USER
COMMODORE DISK-USER
Girl/Female
Celtic American English Greek Irish
Passionate or fiery.
Female
Chinese
cinnabar.
Girl/Female
Indian
Goddess of Concentration
Boy/Male
British, English
Violent
Girl/Female
Christian, Greek, Indian
Princess
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : from a pet form of the personal name Till.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
A Star
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Lightning
Girl/Female
Hindu
Beloved of Lord Shiva, Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
British, English, Latin
Like a Bear
COMMODORE DISK-USER
COMMODORE DISK-USER
COMMODORE DISK-USER
COMMODORE DISK-USER
COMMODORE DISK-USER
n.
The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk.
n.
A disk. See Disk.
n.
A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
v. t.
To make dusk.
n.
Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
n.
To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.
n.
A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc. Same as Disk.
v. t.
To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.
n.
The state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree of such concavity; as, the dish of a wheel.
v. i.
To grow dusk.
v. t.
To stab with a dirk.
a.
Disk-shaped; discoid.
n.
The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food; as, a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. "A dish fit for the gods."
v. t.
To put in a dish, ready for the table.
n.
To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.
n.
A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
v. t.
To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.
n.
An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army.