Re: Why does the VIC 1540 name itself 'V170'?

From: Gerrit Heitsch <*gerrit_at_laosinh.s.bawue.de*> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:26:32 +0100 Message-ID: <492cdf30-2b57-5379-2c3d-f20e860d68f5_at_laosinh.s.bawue.de> · gerrit_at_laosinh.s.bawue.de

On 12/12/20 3:33 PM, Spiro Trikaliotis wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> some small details that I found surprising is that the 1540 names itself
> 'V170' in the power-on status message (73,CBM DOS V2.7 V170,00,00).
> 
> All the other drives (2031, 1541, 1570, 1571, 4040, 8250, 8050) report
> themselves correctly, only the 1540 seems to be attributed wrong.

The 1551 does the same:

73,CBM DOS 2.6 TDISK,00,00

  Gerrit