Where does the software go?

From: hellige <jeffh_at_eleventh.com>
Date: Mon Mar 17 02:34:21 1997

On 17-Mar-97, classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu wrote:

>You don't need a boot disk to run a 1541. The 1541 is a "smart" floppy
>disk drive. It has a 6502 CPU and all necessary firmware built-in for
>standalone operation. It works off the serial interface. I have even
>connected a 1541 to my PC's serial port for transferring files to my C64.

George,

   That's interesting....how did you get the PC to actually handle the
transfer to the floppy drive? What did you do in modifying a cable for the
connection? It certainly would come in handy when one is FTPing programs off
of the net and wants to transfer them to the C= 8bit machines!

   Jeff jeffh_at_eleventh.com

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