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
UUCP:...sun!portal!cup.portal.com!Brendan_Patrick_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."