Re: 1551 found on ebay

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 13:55:22 +0100
Message-Id: <49D69CE3-9A78-4D64-83EE-F1195BA5E57F@wfmh.org.pl>
On 2012-12-02, at 13:46, Gerrit Heitsch wrote:

> On 12/02/2012 01:36 PM, didier@aida.org wrote:
>> http://cgi.ebay.fr/commodore-1551-Disk-Drive-fur-C16-C116-plus-4-inklusive-Stromkabel-RAR--/221156698685?pt=Klassische_Computer&hash=item337df76a3d#ht_633wt_218
>> 
>> not sure if it can be usefull for me…
> 
> It's very nice if you have a C16 or Plus/4. But you still need a 1541 anyway since some demos will not work with a 1551.
> 
> I also think it's a bit too pricy.

Pricey it is.. I'd be glad to get one but not at that price. And - as you indirectly noted - even if much better in terms of speed when compared to the 1541, it was expensive, incompatible with VC/64/128 and not easy to buy. As a result virtually nobody used them. Neither users nor programmers. This lead to the situation you described above..

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