16 Mar
1997
16 Mar
'97
6:34 p.m.
On 17-Mar-97, classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu wrote:
You don't need a boot disk to run a 1541. The 1541
is a "smart" floppy
disk drive. It has a 6502 CPU and all necessary firmware built-in for
standalone operation. It works off the serial interface. I have even
connected a 1541 to my PC's serial port for transferring files to my C64.
George,
That's interesting....how did you get the PC to actually handle the
transfer to the floppy drive? What did you do in modifying a cable for the
connection? It certainly would come in handy when one is FTPing programs off
of the net and wants to transfer them to the C= 8bit machines!
Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com
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17 Mar
17 Mar
11:48 a.m.
At 01:34 PM 3/17/97 +0500, you wrote:
George,
That's interesting....how did you get the PC to actually handle the
transfer to the floppy drive? What did you do in modifying a cable for the
connection? It certainly would come in handy when one is FTPing programs off
of the net and wants to transfer them to the C= 8bit machines!
Jeff,
I think a lot of us collect old machines not for the sake of collecting
them but for the sake of actually running them. For me, running the old
software and reading the old manuals let me relive my childhood days--the
closest thing to riding in a time machine. However, you just don't find
old software in thrift stores. But as you know, the net has an abundant
supply of old software. How do you transfer them to your old machines?
The method and utility software varies with different systems. For C64, I
use an excellent utility called Star Commander by Joe Forster. You can
download it at this URL:
ftp://ftp.seattlelab.com/UTILS/sc073.zip
Star Commander runs on your PC. You need a custom made cable to connect
the 1541 to your PC's serial port. Star Commander's help file has the
information on how to make the cable yourself. Once everything is
connected and Star Commander is properly configured, you will see your PC's
hard disk on one side and the 1541 directory listing on the other. You can
copy or move files back and forth. It works just like Norton Commander.
You can even format a C64 disk in the 1541! Star Commander can also create
a real C64 disk from the tons of C64 disk images on the net. Disk images
are primarily useful for people who play with computer emulators. But with
the help of Star Commander, we can take advantage of them too.
George
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2:49 p.m.
One good way that I have found [for FTPing off the net]
is to use a program [for commodore computers] called Little
Red Reader. Basically, you just download onto your PC
then copy to a PC floppy. Little Red Reader is basically a
shareware clone of Big Blue Reader. It lets you copy from
PC fromat to CBM format and is actually pretty quick about
it! Ive had no problems so far. You can FTP it from the
usual C= sites [ftp.funet.fi etc.]
Enjoy!
11:55 p.m.
Is Little Red Reader a PC program or a CBM program? Do you run it on a
PC and do all of the conversion there or on a C64?
Tony
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On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Mr. Self Destruct wrote:
One good way that I have found [for FTPing off the net]
is to use a program [for commodore computers] called Little
Red Reader. Basically, you just download onto your PC
then copy to a PC floppy. Little Red Reader is basically a
shareware clone of Big Blue Reader. It lets you copy from
PC fromat to CBM format and is actually pretty quick about
it! Ive had no problems so far. You can FTP it from the
usual C= sites [ftp.funet.fi etc.]
Enjoy!
18 Mar
18 Mar
4:34 p.m.
On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Tony Cianfaglione wrote:
Is Little Red Reader a PC program or a CBM program? Do you run it on a
PC and do all of the conversion there or on a C64?
Tony
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LRR is a 64/128 program. The conversion takes place on the 64/128
side [i.e. it reads PC format disks]
For more info see the response to another one of the posts.
MM
On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Mr. Self Destruct wrote:
One good way that I have found [for FTPing off the net]
is to use a program [for commodore computers] called Little
Red Reader. Basically, you just download onto your PC
then copy to a PC floppy. Little Red Reader is basically a
shareware clone of Big Blue Reader. It lets you copy from
PC fromat to CBM format and is actually pretty quick about
it! Ive had no problems so far. You can FTP it from the
usual C= sites [ftp.funet.fi etc.]
Enjoy!
7:15 a.m.
New subject: Little Red Reader
One good way that I have found [for FTPing off the
net]
is to use a program [for commodore computers] called Little
Red Reader.
I haven't actually used LRR myself, but I think a few clarifications are
in order:
The program requires C128 and either 1571 or 1581 model disk drive(s) to
work. I don't remember if it requires two drives or if you can use it with
just one.
It is also not shareware but freeware.
There IS a program which basically does the same thing with a C64 and
1541. It works by formatting a disk so that it can be read by both a 1541
and PC DD floppy drive. You must have a special program on both systems to
read and write this disk. Don't remember what it's called, but I could
probably find out if anyone is interested enough.
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