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JamesC
on 2005-10-04
22:58:41
 Re: Using Commodore 1541 disk drive on a Commodore + 4

Ulysses, Commodore did not make a dual drive for the Plus/4 (or for the 64/128 either). MSD did make one that had both the IEEE and serial buses available, called the MSD SD-2. I have one here and it is a wonderful machine! User groups liked these because if you have the correct ROMs in the drive, you can make copies of disks without tying up a computer.

Rumor has it that Commodore didn't issue a dual drive because after the problems with the 1541's ROMs, they had too much trouble trying to reintroduce the dual drive code. It would have been easier to port over the code from a PET/CBM drive, except for the fact they would lose 1541 compatibility.



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