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C128DCR: Switching off the internal drive [message #405924] Tue, 23 February 2021 15:24 Go to next message
Martin Brunner is currently offline  Martin Brunner
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I have a 1541-Ultimate and sometimes would like to load things from there.

So we decided to add a switch to the ATN-Line of the internal drive. It
is now possible to switch it off.

But demos like Goatlight, Comaland, Modern Love Classics or Games like
Habitat still won't work.

They will work if you use a tool called STFU for switching off the
internal drive: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=160842

However, I'd like to have a hardware switch. So where can i really
switch the internal drive off, to make this demos work from the
1451-Ultimate?
Re: C128DCR: Switching off the internal drive [message #406345 is a reply to message #405924] Thu, 11 March 2021 18:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
rittwage is currently offline  rittwage
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On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 3:24:34 PM UTC-5, Martin Brunner wrote:
> I have a 1541-Ultimate and sometimes would like to load things from there.
>
> So we decided to add a switch to the ATN-Line of the internal drive. It
> is now possible to switch it off.
>
> But demos like Goatlight, Comaland, Modern Love Classics or Games like
> Habitat still won't work.
>
> They will work if you use a tool called STFU for switching off the
> internal drive: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=160842
>
> However, I'd like to have a hardware switch. So where can i really
> switch the internal drive off, to make this demos work from the
> 1451-Ultimate?

Probably you'd need to switch off one or more of the other lines, as the fast loaders may use them and interfere. CLK and DATA, maybe at last resort, RST.

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Pete Rittwage
https://c64preservation.com
C128DCR: Switching off the internal drive [message #410430 is a reply to message #405924] Tue, 03 August 2021 06:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Anonymous
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Originally posted by: nospam.Richard.Menedetter

Hi Martin!

23 Feb 2021 21:24, from Martin Brunner -> All:

MB> I have a 1541-Ultimate and sometimes would like to load things from
MB> there.

Take a look at this:
https://www.bartsplace.net/content/publications/devicemanage r128.shtml

CU, Ricsi

.... Cat Rule #72: There's no such thing as a "bad" time for a nap.
Re: C128DCR: Switching off the internal drive [message #410441 is a reply to message #410430] Fri, 06 August 2021 01:54 Go to previous message
Anonymous
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Originally posted by: Bolloy Benders Family

On Tue, 03 Aug 2021 22:19:38 +1200,
nospam.Richard.Menedetter@f31.n310.z2.fidonet.org (Richard Menedetter)
wrote:

> Hi Martin!
>
> 23 Feb 2021 21:24, from Martin Brunner -> All:
>
> MB> I have a 1541-Ultimate and sometimes would like to load things from
> MB> there.
>
> Take a look at this:
> https://www.bartsplace.net/content/publications/devicemanage r128.shtml
>
> CU, Ricsi
>
> ... Cat Rule #72: There's no such thing as a "bad" time for a nap.

When you boot up the 128D then hold down the C= (commodore key) to
boot in C64 & 1541 disk drive mode. If you type GO64 then simply type
10 open 15,8,15
20 print#15,"U0>M0"
30 close 15
run
to enter into 1541 mode on the 1571.

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