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virtual floppy drive on a real machine [message #137552]

Sun, 24 April 2005 07:12

Christian Brandt
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I have several Machines lieing around (C64, C128, SX64) but I start
running out of floppy drives due old age. Also my collection of disks
takes quite some space on my table so I have wondered if someone has
already realised a virtual floppy for a real machine.

You surelly know the several Xxx1541-Kabels to attach a 1541 to a modern
computer and then use it from Starcommander or your favorite emulator.

I am looking for the other way round, using a real C64 connected to a PC
which acts like a Harddisk, a Floppydrive or some sort of IEC-Network.
From what I remember about programming the CBM-IEC-bus it should be
possible to programm this totally transparent toward the C64 with most
configuration done on the virtualfloppy/server, e.g. under Device#8 you
get a D64-Image, under Device#9 you get c:\c64files. Based on the
classic listen/send-system I can even imagine to share files between
several machines at once.

Is there already some solution available to my idea?

Christian Brandt

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Re: virtual floppy drive on a real machine [message #137553 is a reply to message #137552]

Sun, 24 April 2005 09:33

Fabrizio Gennari
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Registered: July 2003

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Christian Brandt ha scritto:
> You surelly know the several Xxx1541-Kabels to attach a 1541 to a modern
> computer and then use it from Starcommander or your favorite emulator.
>
> I am looking for the other way round, using a real C64 connected to a PC
> which acts like a Harddisk, a Floppydrive or some sort of IEC-Network.

http://members.tiscali.fi/1541
http://vc1541.sf.net

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Re: virtual floppy drive on a real machine [message #137554 is a reply to message #137552]

Sun, 24 April 2005 09:42

Peter van Merkerk
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Registered: July 2003

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"Christian Brandt" <brandtc@psi5.com> wrote in message
news:d4g5qt$2ri$03$1@news.t-online.com...
> You surelly know the several Xxx1541-Kabels to attach a 1541 to a modern
> computer and then use it from Starcommander or your favorite emulator.
>
> I am looking for the other way round, using a real C64 connected to a PC
> which acts like a Harddisk, a Floppydrive or some sort of IEC-Network.

http://www.64hdd.com

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