22 Feb
2016
22 Feb
'16
5:55 p.m.
Pardon this..
One thing I forgot to mention, is copy protection. As far as I'm aware,
none of the cross-platform suites (like OpenCBM) support copying protected
discs.
You may find that they can do an end-run around certain techniques, but in
general, it's just not supported. If your games aren't already 'cracked',
then that's another issue in and of itself.
On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 7:53 PM, drlegendre . <drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:
I do a fair amount of cross-C64 work, but all of
it's on Linux.. here's
what I can tell you, much of which applies to MS/Win as well.
First you need a method of reading the original C-64 floppy into a .D64
(or other supported) image. This requires +four+ basic things - a PC, a
1541 (or compatible) drive, a supporting software suite and one of the
various X-1541 cables. These days, with modern multi-tasking OSes, I'd
suggest using nothing but the XM-1541 cable design. These may be purchased,
or, with a little time & effort, built up by the DIY-er.
The XM-1541 cable connects the CBM 1541 drive to the parallel port on the
PC. The software suite (I highly suggest OpenCBM!) acts as a userland
driver / utility suite, allowing you to read, write, format etc. original
SS/SD disks on the 1541 drive. Once you have successfully read images of
the disk(s), then it's up to you how you handle them..
If you have one of the SD-based systems, simply copy over the image to the
SD and you're good! I don't use SD card, just original 1541 & floppies, so
wouldn't have much help for that end of the process. But I'm sure it's very
well documented by the vendor of the SD-card drive hardware - right? =)
On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
On Mon, 22 Feb 2016, Mike wrote:
Is there a way to copy a disk from a commodore
floppy drive to a SD card
if so please enplane how it is done
You need a machine that supports both formats. Either add an SD card to
a Commodore, or do appropriate special cabling and software to read the
commodore disk on a PC.