Re: A look at the C-One (Commodore One) reconfigurable computer

[Mike Paull <mike351@removethis.ozemail.com.au>]

On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 21:53:06 GMT, "Sam Gillett"
<samgillettnospam@diespammermsn.com> wrote:

>
>"Mike Paull" <mike351@removethis.ozemail.com.au> wrote ...
>
>> On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 01:19:06 GMT, "Sam Gillett"
>> <samgillettnospam@diespammermsn.com> wrote:
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>>>I would like to point out that .d64 images are for use on _emulators_, and
>>>are not for use on the "Real Thing"(tm) C64.    ;-)
>>
>> Not true. I use .D64 images with my real C64 more often than I use a real
>> floppy disk, Nick Coplins 64HDD program allows this. Maurice Randall has
>> also said that CMD HD DOS+ will also support mounting of D64 images too.
>
>But can you use .d64 images on your C64 _directly_ from a 1541, 1571, or 1581
>drive?
>
>Is 64HDD a real CBM drive or does it emulate a CBM drive?
>
>Don't get me wrong... I think 64HDD is a good thing for the Commodore
>community, and certainly one good solution to the mass storage problem.
>And, I appreciate all the long hours and hard work Nick put in to make 64HDD
>happen.

No you can't mount a .d64 file from a 1541/71/81 and whether 64hdd is a
real drive or emulation wasn't being questioned, I was simply replying that
some of us do use .d64 images directly on a real c64 thanks to the magic of
Nick Coplin.

Mike