Re: 8520A / 1581

From: MagerValp (MagerValp_at_Goth.Org)
Date: 1998-09-02 12:06:19

>>>>> "Dave" == Dave R <watson@mcs.com> writes:

MV> Now that's a bummer. But how hard can it be to put in a HD
MV> compatible 177x and change the ROMs? Shouldn't it just be a case
MV> of addressing more blocks as the floppy controller takes care of
MV> all the dirty work?

Dave> I'm not too sure about the technical aspects of the "upgrade".
Dave> My main concern was getting the 1591 ROMs, and I have not heard
Dave> of anyone else who has them, as I was going to offer web space
Dave> with the ROM dumps and any docs regarding the upgrade. Know
Dave> anyone else who has them?

According to Cameron's Secret Weapons of Commodore Steve Croucher
performed the upgrade using 1591 ROMs and an A4000 drive. His e-mail
is scroucher@cix.compulink.co.uk

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