C-64c probs

From: John Higginbotham <higginbo(a)netpath.net> Subject: C-64c probs Don't believe what those 'other' people say, collecting old computers is O.K. *grin* Sounds normal for a 15xx reset... I'd start with the cables and connectors... Also try loading ,9 10 or 11, it is possible that they rigged that 1541 to be a higher device number than 8. Have you tried reading the error channel: 10 open 15,8,15,"i0":rem initilize disk (no, this is not a format command...) 20 input#15,e,e$,t,s:rem read error channel 30 close 15: print e,e$,t,s if the disk is alive and device 9 it should report something like "0 ok 0 0" I find them pretty regularly at thrift shops and flea markets for a fraction of what the shipping would be. I would suggest you hunt about a bit first. If you want to brush up on Commodore 8-bit drive usage I have two guides on-line: http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/diskbasics.html http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/loadingbasics.html Larry Anderson -- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Visit our web page at: http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/ Call our Commodore 64 BBS (Silicon Realms 300-2400 baud) at: (209) 754-1363 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-