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From: dave@zinfandel.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Misc. Discussion 1541/2031/4040/2040
Message-ID: <1731@zehntel.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 04:18:48 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  4 04:18:48 1985
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Nf-From: zinfandel!dave    Jan  2 10:30:00 1985

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>Guess what!  Commodore did not write a new DOS for the 1541 or the 2031. 
>In fact, the used the 4040's DOS and attempted to take out all the references
>to the second drive.  Well, they just didn't get them all and that is why
>you get that DRIVE NOT READY error sometimes.  Their @replace bug was a 
>classic, and that was one of the first thing Bryce fixed in his 1541 FLASH.

In the 1541 FLASH manual, the author makes a *special point* of the fact
that they DID NOT fix the @replace bug.  They even go through a short 
explanation of why they think this bug pops up now and again. 


Dave Funk
Zehntel, Inc.
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Walnut Creek, CA  92598
(415) 932-6900 x309

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