1541 – two computers, one drive

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:35:07 +0100
Message-Id: <FFA97A1B-CDBD-4ACE-811C-CA7696B6445C_at_wfmh.org.pl>
https://www.wikizero.com/en/Commodore_64_peripherals

says:

"It was also possible, without requiring a VIC-switch, to connect two Commodore 64s to one 1541 floppy disk drive to simulate an elementary network, allowing the two computers to share data on a single disk (if the two computers made simultaneous requests, the 1541 handled one while returning an error to the other, which surprised many people who expected the 1541's less-than-stellar drive controller to crash or hang). This functionality also worked with a mixed combination of PET, VIC-20, and other selected Commodore 8-bit computers."

Has anyone tested that? Is that a fully deterministic/reliable behaviour?

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SD! 
Received on 2020-05-30 01:19:59

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