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# Boot loader for Commodore 64 programs on Commodore 128

This project started as a fork of [128boot64](https://github.com/rhalkyard/128boot64),
but things got changed around a lot.

Unlike the C64, the Commodore 128 is able to boot automatically off a disk. This
project contains a simple boot loader that switches the machine into C64 mode,
and automatically loads and runs a program, with no user intervention required.
project contains a simple boot loader that loads a basic program using c128 burst mode,
then switches to c64 mode and runs it. This greatly speeds up loading of c64 programs
on stock c128, with no user intervention required.

## Requirements

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- When booting from SD2IEC, add option to mount a disk image or change
directories.

- Load program *before* going into 64 mode (MUCH faster on drives that support
- [DONE] Load program *before* going into 64 mode (MUCH faster on drives that support
fast serial, but will need to handle differences in memory layout).

- Allow device number to be overridden, to support booting from one device and
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