miller@uiucdcs.UUCP (miller ) (03/22/84)
#N:uiucdcs:36100061:000:941 uiucdcs!miller Mar 22 02:45:00 1984 Grumble, grumble. I'm fed up with this stupid 1541 drive. Hence, I'm in the market for some other type of drive. I'd like to hear from those of you who own some other type of disk drive before I make my purchase. In particular I'd like to know: 1) Does your drive go out of alignment as bad as the 1541? (This is the main reason I'm looking around!) 2) Does it have the "save & replace" bug (which sometimes messes up the file pointers) like the 1541 has? 3) Does it have the scratch bug (which doesn't always update the BAM) like the 1541 has? 4) Does it have the heat problems like the 1541? 5) How compatible with the 1541 (from a programmer's viewpoint) is it? 6) Is it a dual or single drive? 7) Who makes it? 8) How much does it cost? 9) How long have you had it? 10) What do you most/least like about it? 11) Do you recommend it? Thanks for all of your help. I'd really appreciate it. A. Ray Miller Univ Illinois
miller@uiucdcs.UUCP (miller ) (03/27/84)
#R:uiucdcs:36100061:uiucdcs:36100066:000:229 uiucdcs!miller Mar 27 00:34:00 1984 I'd like some more information about a company which makes c64 drives by the name of "MS" or something like that. Anyone dealt with them or know about their drives? They appear to be a new company. A. Ray Miller Univ Illlinos