Re: Reading/writing floppies for C64 and MS-Dos ???
Von: Robert Baer (robertbaer@localnet.com) [Profil]
Datum: 02.10.2008 08:07
Message-ID: <msKdnXrxGr2z-HnVnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@posted.localnet>
Newsgroup: sci.electronics.design alt.comp.lang.borland-delphi alt.c64
Datum: 02.10.2008 08:07
Message-ID: <msKdnXrxGr2z-HnVnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@posted.localnet>
Newsgroup: sci.electronics.design alt.comp.lang.borland-delphi alt.c64
Don Bowey wrote: > On 10/1/08 12:18 AM, in article > a5ydnehbXYPuuX7VnZ2dnUVZ_jidnZ2d@posted.localnet, "Robert Baer" > <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote: > > >>Skybuck Flying wrote: >> >> >>>Answer to last question: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Could a C64 1541 drive read ms-dos/pc floppies ? >>> >>> >>>http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/transfer/1541-dos/1541-dos.txt >>> >>>It seems it involves modifications... which would ofcourse be way too risky >>>to do... >>> >>>Maybe there is another way to read/write c64 disks on pc or vice versa >>>without hardware modifications ? >>> >>>Otherwise I don't understand the initial excitement about his discovery... >>>maybe he tought it might work... he doesn't seem sure yet... (the dude from >>>the original link in first post ;)) >>> >>>Me trying to make sense of this all... does this sector layout solve >>>anything ? >>> >>>Bye, >>> Skybuck. >>> >>> >> >> Apple, especially in the earlier daze, used spiral tracks which would >>be impossible to read with modern hardware/software. >> I am guessing that Commodore used spiral tracks as well. > > > The 1541 used concentric tracks. > Thanks for the heads up.[ Auf dieses Posting antworten ]