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 //I could have simply printed one of the scans of these guides from the internet but where is the fun in that? In truth, I have found all these scans somewhat disappointing – very often indistinct and not always complete. Instead, I did the only sensible option: I re-wrote them from scratch using my copies of the originals as source. I reconstructed every graphic (including front and back covers), every register map, every block diagram, every table and every paragraph to have a  pristine final result. This took months. Literally.// //I could have simply printed one of the scans of these guides from the internet but where is the fun in that? In truth, I have found all these scans somewhat disappointing – very often indistinct and not always complete. Instead, I did the only sensible option: I re-wrote them from scratch using my copies of the originals as source. I reconstructed every graphic (including front and back covers), every register map, every block diagram, every table and every paragraph to have a  pristine final result. This took months. Literally.//
-   * https://pickledlightprojects.com/documents/c64-guides/+   * https://pickledlightprojects.com/documents/c64-guides/ - Free download!
      * You have the original 'Commodore 64 User’s Guide'      * You have the original 'Commodore 64 User’s Guide'
      * The 'Commodore 64 Programmer’s Reference Guide'      * The 'Commodore 64 Programmer’s Reference Guide'
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      * Those books are offered free of charge. If you find them to buy them online do not buy them. You can download the files and cover file and use any service offering on demand book printing service.        * Those books are offered free of charge. If you find them to buy them online do not buy them. You can download the files and cover file and use any service offering on demand book printing service.  
  
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 +This is a scan of the original 'Commodore 64 Programmer’s Reference Guide'. See also version above here.
 +  * https://archive.org/details/c64-programmer-ref
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 +Project 64, a website especially dedicate to collect and share Commodore related documentation. 
 +  * https://project64.c64.org/
  
  
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