From: John Higginbotham <higginbo_at_netpath.net>
Subject: C-64c probs
>
> I was playing around with the C-64c I picked up last month... It came with
> a 1541 floppy...
>
> I think I have a problem:
Don't believe what those 'other' people say, collecting old computers is
O.K. *grin*
>
> Turn on floppy
> turn on C-64c
> C-64c inits the drive (light blinks, then goes out)
Sounds normal for a 15xx reset...
> insert disk
> type LOAD "$",8
> nothing happens, no drive light, no response from the 64.
>
> What's going on here? Drive misalign? How do I realign? Bad drive? Bad cable?
I'd start with the cables and connectors... Also try loading ,9 10 or
11, it is possible that they rigged that 1541 to be a higher device
number than 8. Have you tried reading the error channel:
10 open 15,8,15,"i0":rem initilize disk (no, this is not a format
command...)
20 input#15,e,e$,t,s:rem read error channel
30 close 15: print e,e$,t,s
if the disk is alive and device 9 it should report something like "0
ok 0 0"
> Anyone have one or two extra 1541 floppy drives they want to sell?
I find them pretty regularly at thrift shops and flea markets for a
fraction of what the shipping would be. I would suggest you hunt about
a bit first.
If you want to brush up on Commodore 8-bit drive usage I have two guides
on-line:
http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/diskbasics.html
http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/loadingbasics.html
Larry Anderson
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