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spinal
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Registered: Jan 2005
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disk transfer?
Can anyone tell me of some software to transfer files to a c64 disk using an x1541?
Im having a little trouble with this. I used to use star commander on my old computer, but my new one's parralell port desnt like it, my laptop is no better as although the cable seems to work, but the blue screen of sar commander doesnt show (the progam seems to work fine appart from this) i tried an earlyer version of sc, but it keeps telling me drive #8 doesn't exist.
can anyone help? |
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spinal
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Registered: Jan 2005
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I have just re-buit my cable as an xm1541, and tried to use it with cbm4win, but I cant get it to work.
Do I need my parallel port to be set a specific way? |
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Steppe
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 1510 |
A little more info would be useful. What were you doing/typing exactly, and what happened afterwards? |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
As a side step: is OpenCBM any quicker than Star Commander?
I read that the routines are the same... |
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Steppe
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 1510 |
There's not much difference speedwise, if any. |
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d0c
Registered: Apr 2006
Posts: 186 |
Quote: @ d0c & ChristopherJam: both the MMC64 and the RR are far more expensive than a cable.
Besides, I've heard of ppl damaging their 1541 drive after a long periode of transfering at the high speed the RR delivers ;)
All my transfers have been done on a PC running MS/DOS and with 1541 connected with an XE1541 cable. It works, and I'm the first to admit that it's not free of some occasional hassling. Also, it's not very fast.
And yes, the XM1541 is only a matter of swapping 2 cables.
But I'm lazy, okay? ;)
its the first time i have heard that an rr tranfer can damage a 1541... what i know is that people have blown their parallel port on their pc and damaged their 1541 drives with the x1541 cabel... anyway ofcourse the mmc64 is a bit more expensive its also much more than just a cabel, there are many diffrent thing you can use the mmc64 for, than just transfer files...
if you want more info about the mmc64 go here..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMC64
latest software and plugins you find here..
http://c64.mustangindex.com/dl.html |
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spinal
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Registered: Jan 2005
Posts: 47 |
All, is now well, my xm1541 works with str commander 0.83 (latest beta) but not with cmb4win, cant think why,butat least i can transfer stuff.
thanks for the help guys. |
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Conrad
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 847 |
hmmmmm... I'm certain the XM1541 cable works with CBM4WIN, as it works for me (i own a XM1541 myself) but anyway, if you're happy using it with SC, then no worries. Infact it's vice versa for me as my XM1541 doesn't work with SC ...could be due to WinXP :( |
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maestro
Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 727 |
the reason your cable probably doesnt work is this!!
you need to double click instcbm.exe before anything will work
once you have done that everything else should work fine |
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spinal
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Registered: Jan 2005
Posts: 47 |
maestro - correct! Perhaps I should have rea the readme or something! Thankyou.
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maestro
Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 727 |
np at all spinal.
hope you enjoy what ever software you get to use!!
will look forward to the uploads from your transferr's :) |
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