TStewart@massey.ac.nz (T.M. Stewart) (02/22/90)
My thanks to all the folks who replied publicy and via e-mail to my queries regarding CBM64 disk drives, archiving programs etc. on comp.sys.cbm. The reason I asked about attaching IMB 80 track drives to the CBM64 is because I have a spare drive at home. Looks like I'll just have to dip into the pocket and buy a 1541 or the like. The '64 itself only cost me $NZ 80.00 ($US 44.00). A real bargin I think as it was one of the later models and had scarcely been used. Getting a second hand disk drive may prove to be more difficult however, as most people who want to part with their systems want to sell it as a package rather than breaking it up into individual components. However, after becoming used to ultra-fast hard drives, the tape reader is like stepping back to the dark ages, although the experience is tinged with nostalgia. It reminds me of my first experience with a 16k tape driven TRS-80 model 1 in 1979. The game was Backgammon and I thought it was magic! Sigh!, those were the days..... Cheers Terry Stewart Massey University Palmerston North New Zealand