6 Dec
2000
6 Dec
'00
5:37 p.m.
> > > Any disk drive without a track 0 sensor
(Apple ][, Commodore,
> > > etc). The heads bang themselves out of alignment with time.
> > OPEN 15,8,15,"I0:NEWDISK,ND"
> True for 1541s, but not 1571s. 1571s do have a
track 0 sensor. And a
> v3.1 1571 is the best 5.25" drive out there, I submit -- with
> appropriate software, a 1571 can read most MFM formats, plus Commodore
> GCR, and runs very fast when connected to a 128 in 128 mode.
How does one identify the version of 1571 ? Could you
expand on
what you mean by appropriate software ? Are there other platforms
it can be used on ?
No, unfortunately -- just Commodore 8-bits. You can either figure out ROM
version by cracking it open and reading the EPROM serial number, or sending
the drive a UI command and reading the error channel -- it should say the
DOS version in the error string (something like 73,CBM DOS 1571 V3.1,00,00).
You can get the DOS version of any Commodore drive that way.
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