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In <44qipb$b60@ccnet3.ccnet.com> msalomon@ccnet.com writes:

>Danne (daba@algonet.se) wrote:
>: Is there a program that does the opposite of what Star Commander (and
>: similar) can do? I.e. instead of reading/writing to a 1541, from the PC,
>: why not use the same cable for connecting the C64 with the PC?
>
>: First of all... is this possible? (everything's possible, but is it
>: EASY to do?)
>Possible: Yes! but (1) a c64 loader is required and (2) it would not work 
>on full-disk games that use "direct" disk access.  The main uselessness I 
>see is that most of the time, the games that don't work on the emulators are 
>multi-disk or many-file game.  Too bad.

I think it should be possible to let the PC emulate a real 1541. On the PC,
you would pick a disk image (.d64) file to use, and the 64 would be able to
access that image as though it were a real floppy in a real 1541. I see no
reason why direct-access and even fastloaders couldn't be made to work.
Hell, why not have the PC emulate *multiple* drives while you're at it?
All of this is technically possible. Thing is, it hasn't been done yet...

 - Thomas.
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