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- Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:21 am
- Forum: Chit Chat
- Topic: You wanna feel sick?
- Replies: 5
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- Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:47 pm
- Forum: Other 8 bit Madness
- Topic: Hulk smash 1551
- Replies: 1
- Views: 886
Re: Hulk smash 1551
Well I can't delete posts apparently, so this item is no longer available.
- Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:09 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
- Replies: 43
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Re: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
That's a 2031 "LP", low profile, as compared to the metal case full height version. Both 2031 versions are rare, I see them less often than the 1551. It's not a terribly useful drive however as it requires a IEEE interface but doesn't store more than a 1541, it's the same single-sided form...
- Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:54 am
- Forum: Chit Chat
- Topic: You know what would go well with a FD-2000?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 399
- Sat Nov 26, 2022 8:14 pm
- Forum: Other 8 bit Madness
- Topic: Most useless drive/computer combination?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1047
Re: Most useless drive/computer combination?
How about a CMD FD-2000 and an unexpanded VIC-20? Almost 2 megs of storage!
- Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:31 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16669
Re: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
Well here's an interesting article about Commodore & compatible drives from the '80s
https://archive.org/stream/run-magazine ... 5/mode/2up
There's one drive I never heard of: the Commander II.
https://archive.org/stream/run-magazine ... 5/mode/2up
There's one drive I never heard of: the Commander II.
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 10:06 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16669
Re: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
This is a 1541 clone. I don't know much about it, it doesn't seem to use a Newtronics mechanism so you don't have to worry too much about failing heads.
It also appears to have a higher build quality than another 1541 clone, the OC-118/Excelerator which is unreliable.
It also appears to have a higher build quality than another 1541 clone, the OC-118/Excelerator which is unreliable.
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:36 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16669
Re: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
Rereading this thread, I have a question: where does one find 12$ 1541s these days? Super-duper patience on eBay?
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:03 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16669
Re: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
I don't know, don't own either, but the site for the Kryoflux says "Shugart (with extensions) drive interface; 34-pin dual-row header connector supports 3.5" and 5.25" floppy drives, also works well with selected 3" (e.g. Amstrad FDI-1) and 8" (e.g. Shugart 851; might requir...
- Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:15 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16669
Re: 1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?
It's not enough for the head to be similar, it needs to fit both the rails and the metal band for the stepper motor. Also the erase method needs to be the same, the 1541 uses straddle erase heads, most other mechanisms use tunnel erase. This means the more you write to the disk the more timing error...