* Then transfer had to go even slower because unlike the Vic-20, the 64's video chip has to completely take over the bus one out of every eight active scan lines.
Various solutions, like the Epyx FastLoad cartridge or the JiffyDOS ROM replacement, quickly emerged to fix the problem. They provide 5-10x speedup depending on the solution. DolphinDOS is even faster as it uses a parallel cable between the C64 and the 1541 instead of the serial cable, bypassing the bit shifting issue entirely.
Note: On stock C64, loading the directory with LOAD "$",8 places it in the BASIC program memory. If you have a BASIC program already in memory, it will be erased. Fortunately, most fast loaders also fix this issue.
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