Re: Creating .D64:s directly from a C64?

From: Nate Lawson <*nate_at_root.org*> Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:16:09 -0800 Message-Id: <7AA19720-07C6-43DA-A484-B6C9CD34BA95@root.org> · nate_at_root.org

On Feb 11, 2012, at 11:40 AM, Peter Krefting wrote:

>>  * *Also creates and compresses D64/D71/D81 disk images*
> 
> Ah, nice touch!
> 
>>  * Uses C128 burst read if possible
> 
> Would stock C128 burst be faster than C64 JiffyDOS? If so, I can probably use a C128 + C1571 + C1581 set-up for the copying.
> 
> -- 
> \\// Peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/

C128/1571 burst mode is slow. It's about 3.5 KB/sec read, no faster for writes.

The hardware is capable of much more though. We have implemented 62.5 KB/sec reads (faster than raw media rate of 40 KB/s) in the ZoomFloppy with 1571.

-Nate

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