Re: IEEE-488 adapter for 1541

From: Francesco Messineo <*francesco.messineo_at_gmail.com*> Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2019 23:05:21 +0200 Message-ID: <CAESs-_ynp_mFV2puZvFK9+x7hPXugaR1oGB3U2OrjpGUv7uQUg_at_mail.gmail.com> · francesco.messineo_at_gmail.com

On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 8:26 PM André Fachat <afachat_at_gmx.de> wrote:
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> Am 6. April 2019 19:51:25 schrieb Francesco Messineo
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> > As I said, I abandoned the conversion project because I'd rather have
> > a write compatible unit with the 3040 that I'm now sharing between my
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> The write difference is in the gap length between header and block IIRC and
> this would be a simple one byte change I'd expect or maybe two if you add
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does the 2031 firmware make a write compatible format with the 4040?
If yes, why did commodore change the 1541 code?

Frank