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- From: exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (Patrick Taylor)
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- Subject: Re: PC reading Commodore 1541 disks
- Message-ID: <exuptr.311.713819682@exu.ericsson.se>
- Date: 14 Aug 92 19:14:42 GMT
- References: <1992Aug6.034338.27999@wam.umd.edu> <1992Aug11.040931.3263@newshost.anu.edu.au> <1992Aug12.052719.4642@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
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- In article <1992Aug12.052719.4642@qiclab.scn.rain.com> leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson) writes:
- >user0006@student.anu.edu.au (Alex Stivala) writes:
- >>Unfortunately, it's not possible due to the fact that the 1541 uses GCR,
- >>which is *not* readable by IBMPC type drives. You will either need to put
- >>the data onto MSDOS format disks from a Commodore 64 or 128 with a 1571 (or
- >>1581 if you have 3.5") or use some sort of RS232 connection.
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- What's GCR? Anyone?
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