Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!att!cbnewsh!nms From: nms@cbnewsh.att.com (n.m.scribner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: 1581 Disk Drive? Message-ID: <1990Nov8.142924.17304@cbnewsh.att.com> Date: 8 Nov 90 14:29:24 GMT Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 18 What is a 1581 Disk Drive and what is it good for? My youngster wants to add another disk drive to our simple C64 + 1 1541 drive system. He has suggested a "1581", because it has much higher density than the 1541. He has also said that CBM has discontinued their manufacture because of low demand. Is a 1581 a good bet if we can find one? To what extent will it be compatible with older software or the 1541 we already have. For instance, some of our (antique) disk copying and editing routintes rely on knowing the number of blocks/sector, etc. Does anyone know why CBM discontinued manufacture (if they did) ? Any advice would be appreciated. Neal Scribner (nms@homxb.att.com)