Even if the disk drive is as slow as a snail with arthritis, it's still a blast! There is nothing like revisiting that old C64 experience. The core program is responsible for writing tracks and sectors. It would pay to do some research before you plunge in and buy (or make) a cable/interface. D64 images (disk images for a C64 floppy drive). simple: Simply connect your RR-Net to your LAN and start the C64 server program. The C64 community is a very active one which is always developing new tools so by the time you read this there may other methods available. WarpCopy64 is an attemp to utilize the RR-Net for high speed disk image.
If it's just software you are looking for you might also like to consider the SD2IEC disk drive replacement. Cbm4win at work, having just copied Ghostbusters to a real C64 diskĪs mentioned above, there are lots of cable/software options available for this task. Using an intuitive interface you could easily control the commodore drive and directly copy an image onto a disk and vice versa.įigure 2. Once configured, results were impressive. The documentation steps you through setup and testing in a clear, methodical way. This is open source software that is fully compatible with Windows XP and has a nice GUI. I decided on the opencbm/cbm4win combination. My software image repository is a Windows XP machine so I wanted something which would work well with that. Not only are there are a number of different variations of the X1541 cable and/or interface but there are also quite a few different programs for it. It is slightly different from that described in the link above as there is no card edge and the name is XA1541v2 not XPA1541. I purchased the adaptor via eBay from NKC Electronics. I decided on a XA1541 interface board, as it was compatible with Windows XP and seemed more advanced than some of the older ones.
It takes advantage of the fact that, unlike most 5.25 inch drives, the Commodore 64 series have their own microprocessor and therefore are somewhat "smarter" than the rest. The X1541 cable goes from (or in the case of an interface, between) the PC's parallel port and the din port on the Commodore drive. Blank 5.25 inch double density disks in good condition.
One of the X1541 series cables or interface boards (I used an XA1541v2 interface board).To make disks like I did you'll need the following hardware: It explains some generic aspects of disk imaging and why, even if you DO have a good disk, it may not work.įigure 1. Please click to READ THIS INTRODUCTORY PAGE FIRST. If you have found this page directly from an Internet search (as opposed to a link from my disk imaging introduction page) you have most likely missed some important information. Making Commodore 64 disks from disk images