robert@richp1.UUCP (Robert Miller) (03/07/88)
I just received my first Commodore 64 and would like to get a disk
drive for it. My brother has a C-64C with a 1541 drive. I want
the drive to be 100% compatible with my brothers so that we can
exchange 5 1/4 inch floppy disks and be assured that they will work
on my machine and vice versa.
I have heard that there are two similiar types of disk drives,
1541 and 1541C. What are the differences? Can I use a 1541C and
still be 100% compatible with a 1541???
Does any one in the local (Naperville, Lisle, Illinois) area
have a 1541 disk drive in good working condition that they are
willing to sell at a reasonable price ?
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.....relkins@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Rob Elkins) (03/10/88)
In article <125@richp1.UUCP> robert@richp1.UUCP (Robert Miller) writes: >the drive to be 100% compatible with my brothers so that we can > >I have heard that there are two similiar types of disk drives, >1541 and 1541C. What are the differences? Can I use a 1541C and >still be 100% compatible with a 1541??? Yes, 100% The difference is the amount of room the drive takes up on the table. You should be fine Rob Elkins -- ARPA: relkins@vax1.acs.udel.edu BITNET: FFO04688 AT UDACSVM Live Long and Prosper!
Brendan@cup.portal.com (03/11/88)
As far as I know, the only differences between the 1541 and the 1541C are the
casing, and the 1541C has some fixes to the ROM, like the save-with-replace
bug..
A friend of mine (in Maine) is selling his entire system for $150 (c64,
1541, volksmodem, and misc software)..perhaps I can convince him to sell the
1541 alone, if you're interested..
Brendan Kehoe
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Portal: Brendansteve1@pnet02.cts.com (Steve Lewellen) (03/12/88)
There is NO difference between the 1541 & 1541C drive Except for cosmetic
apperance.
The DOS is the same!!!
As is the same for the c64 and the 64C.
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INET: steve1@pnet02.cts.comvrh@mhres.mh.nl (Michael Verhey) (03/23/88)
In article <2853@gryphon.CTS.COM>, steve1@pnet02.cts.com (Steve Lewellen) writes: > There is NO difference between the 1541 & 1541C drive Except for cosmetic ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ > apperance. > The DOS is the same!!! ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ That is not true. I have heard that Speed-DOS(+) can't be used with the 1541C drive. So there MUST be some difference between the 1541 and the 1541C. -- Michael Verheij (using Netnews) USENET: vrh@mh.nl via European backbone (mcvax). UUCP: ..!mcvax!mhres!vrh "Experience comes with the amount of equipment ruined."
mat@emcard.UUCP (Mat Waites) (03/24/88)
In article <1694@mhres.mh.nl> vrh@mhres.mh.nl (Michael Verhey) writes: > ...[previous jazz deleted]... >That is not true. I have heard that Speed-DOS(+) can't be used with the >1541C drive. So there MUST be some difference between the 1541 and the 1541C. > The 1541c has an optical sensor for track 0 so it doesn't have to "head bang" to find that track. Also, it will prevent you from accessing past track 35. (some copy protection schemes put stuff on tracks between 36 and 40) So... if you're gonna run copy protected software, I would try it out on a 1541c before i invested in one. Mat Waites -- W Mat Waites | PHONE: (404) 727-7197 Emory University Cardiac Data Bank | UUCP: ...!gatech!emcard!mat 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322 |