These machines are much more fun when you remember how to talk to them. Every computer-emulator door in the Barefoot arcade should have a short local guide plus a reputable deeper reference.
Click inside the C64 display before typing. The on-screen keyboard is the fallback if the browser steals a key.
PRINT "HELLO" prints text. LIST shows the program in memory. RUN runs it. NEW clears it.
Use the emulator file-slot button for .D64, .PRG, .CRT and related media. A common disk sequence is LOAD"$",8 → LIST. To load a program: LOAD"*",8,1 → RUN.
C64 command reference ↗ · VICE usage reference ↗ · C64 software/homebrew ↗
System 6 is Finder-driven: double-click disks/folders/applications; drag items to move them; drag disks to the Trash to eject them.
The current embedded early-Mac environment accepts disk images, not arbitrary modern PDFs. Mount a .dsk/.image containing Mac-native files. That is why we will build a dedicated Barefoot disk rather than drag the PDF directly.
System 6 Hell freeware/shareware disks ↗ · Infinite Mac System 6 ↗
Load a cartridge image (.bin/.a26) or a compatible single-ROM ZIP. Most games use the joystick plus one fire button; some also rely on the console's SELECT/RESET switches.
If a ROM appears to do nothing, try the emulator's RESET/SELECT controls first — original Atari cartridges often waited for the hardware switch rather than a modern START button.
DIR lists files. CD NAME changes directory. CD.. goes up one level. Type a program's .EXE, .COM or .BAT filename to run it.
A normal game ZIP is not a js-dos bundle. js-dos expects .jsdos/dosbox.conf. Door 09 R19 builds that wrapper in memory for ordinary ZIPs. If the startup filename is known, enter it in the Startup Command box.
F‑15 Strike Eagle profile: F15.COM.
Galaga: V = credit, Enter = start, arrows = move, X = fire. Elevator Action: V = credit, Enter = start, arrows = move, X = fire, Z = jump/action.
Click inside the emulated screen if keyboard focus is lost. Private ROM media should live in the ROM Locker or a protected cabinet endpoint — never as a public ZIP under public_html.
W/S pitch · A/D roll · Q/E yaw · Z/X throttle · G gear · F flaps · H HUD · 1–4 views.
Press CONNECT, let the modem handshake complete, then use the terminal. Try HELP, LIST GAMES, or the familiar login clue JOSHUA.
Temporary media is stored outside the public website at /home/mark/barefoot-rom-cache/. Default lifetime is one hour. Choose KEEP for a competition or repeat session, then PURGE it manually later.
The locker is access-controlled and noindexed; however, always use software you have the right to use.