Posted By
Majikeyric
on 2016-01-16
05:47:52
 |  Plussy storage devices and fastloaders ?
Hi,
What are the most common storage devices used by Plussy users ?
(at least SD2IEC I guess...)
What is the most compatible/fast way to load files in an application ? (my forthcoming game is multi-load...).
Thanks 
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Posted By
RobertB
on 2016-01-21
00:58:40
| Re: Plussy storage devices and fastloaders ?
I commonly use a 1541 or 1571 drive with my Plus/4.
With JiffyDOS, too,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2016-01-21
17:26:20
 | Re: Plussy storage devices and fastloaders ?
Actually, I think that most ppl who use real plus/4s either have a 1541 (II) or a 1551. While the 1551 is rare in most parts of the world, it's quite common in Germany.
If you can, include a speed loader for the 1541 and one for the 1551. The latter might be tricky … Just don't release stuff that ignores 1551 users  A (slow) fall-back standard loader that will work on any device is better than a message "Sorry, your drive is not supported."
There's no need to reinvent the wheel … (unless you want to ) Check out Krill's Loader or One_Bit_Wonder for serial drives. A standard loader should work on all other devices.
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Posted By
Majikeyric
on 2016-01-22
11:34:10
| Re: Plussy storage devices and fastloaders ?
Thanks for the information
As I don't get a 1551 (yet), I won't include a 1551 loader if I can't test on the real thing.
Is a 1551 easy to detect ? or it would be better to let the user select the loading method ( 1541 fastloaders or standard KERNAL or ...).
Great! I will check Krill's Loader and OneBitWonder !
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Posted By
SVS
on 2016-01-22
13:57:30
 | Re: Plussy storage devices and fastloaders ?
Hi,
you can test the memory cell at $05EA:
=FF if a 1551 is present;
=00 if not.
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2016-01-22
18:03:47
| Re: Plussy storage devices and fastloaders ?
Or even shorter …
JSR $EDA9
BCC 1551_code
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Posted By
Majikeyric
on 2016-01-25
12:00:19
| Re: Plussy storage devices and fastloaders ?
Great! thanks!
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