How to set this drive up?

Eric Christopherson echristopherson at gmail.com
Wed Jan 20 10:05:22 CST 2016


On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 3:11 PM, Mike <tulsamike3434 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 01/19/2016 04:25 PM, william degnan wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 5:51 AM, Mike <tulsamike3434 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On 01/19/2016 03:30 PM, Mike wrote:
> >>> Can someone please help me set this drive up and what should the little
> >> switched be set to on the back for drive 2
> >>> Sent from my iPhone.
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> > You can plug the serial cables into any slot.  One cable connects the
> > computer to either drive, one cable connects the first drive into the
> > second.
> >
> > switches: Left down, right up.
> >
> > to test, there are many ways, but this works in most cases:
> > LOAD "$",9 [return]
> > LIST
> >
> > NOTE: many programs do not work from drive 9 without first editing the
> > associated initialization script.  These scripts are usually written in
> > BASIC.
> >
> > Bill
> Thank you bill I would just like to copy all mu big floppys to the
> smaller disks seems they woyld be more safe that way my SD scad reader
> will be here abt day have you or anyone elde ude the sd derve for the
> commordore 64?
>

It would really help you get good answers if you would proofread your
messages before sending. I'm having a lot of trouble piecing together what
you meant to say in your previous email (this one I'm replying to, while it
has typos, is not quite so opaque):

> *1/ there is a serial port next going from right to left there is a
> interface theb the tohhlr and i am not sure hie ti ser them then rge
> powre and last but not least the on and off switch..
> Can this be use as a 2nd drive if so hoe do zi hook it up the right way?
> thank you sll in sdvsnce...

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        Eric Christopherson


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