Re: Use PC as 1541?

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From: Danne
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 00:49

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tokken@cs.ruu.nl (Thomas Okken) wrote:

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>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...

Thanks! You seemed to be the only one really understanding my somewhat
confusing question. The thing is, if there was a solution like this,
there would be less required hardware! One C64, one cable and that's it!
(...excluding the PC.) Someone looked further into this? Perhaps some
half-done project laying around??

..perhaps even ESCOM would consider it as a cheap C64 mass-storage
solution for the re-release of it in China?

//D

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