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- From: kh6zv9@victoria.pe.net (bob masse)
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- Subject: Re: Question about 1581
- Date: 2 Feb 1996 10:31:25 -0800
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- Guillermo Alvarez (galvarez@cs.ucsd.edu) wrote:
-
- : It seems nice to be able to use 3.5" disks that store 800K, but what
- : about compatibility? The 1571 has a "1541 mode" -- does the 1581 have
- : this as well?
-
- : For example, can you store several games of one (1541) disk each in a
- : single 1581 disk? Or are there problems with loaders, etc?
-
- No. The 1581 is not a 1541 compatible drive. Some games will work ok
- and others won't.
-
- A FD drive by CMD is the closest thing you can get to 1541 compatible on
- a 3.5 mech. On this drive you can make 1541 emulation partions and it
- works quite well.
-
- Bob
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