02-18-17 19:27 Drew Klenotic wrote to joe mackey about Just Checking In
Howdy! Drew and Joe,

 DK> {at}MSGID: 
 DK> On 17 Feb 17  07:06:51 joe mackey wrote...

 JM>   Drew wrote --
 JM>
 JM>  DK> Actually, there are a lot of Commodore BBS's.  They just aren't
 JM>  DK> on Fido.

I have found some Commodore web sites but hadn't noticed there were BBS's
also.
If they are on the internet would You give me some URLs/Links so I could
have a look-see at them? Thanks!

 JM>
 JM>   I didn't realise there were even Commies still operating.  What
 JM> with parts no longer available, etc.   I rashly gave mine away when I
 JM> got a pc.  There are times I have regretted that.  I had a lot of
 JM> stuff on 5" floppies that I wrote (text, not codes or anything) that
 JM> have been lost to the ages.  Well, to me anyway.   I still have a
 JM> 1541 disk drive somewhere and would be willing to give it to anyone
 JM> who asks provided they check the floppies I'll send along and let me
 JM> know what are on them.  Then print out the ones I request.
 JM>
 JM>  DK> And I've been here from time to time... though not as much
 JM>  DK> lately.  But thats only because my memory is failing me in my
 JM>  DK> advanced age, so a Memories echo kind of mocks me. ;)
 JM>
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 DK> To which Drew Klenotic replies...

 DK> There is a huge retro scene... I run my BBS on an Atari Mega 4 STE.  I
 DK> also just set up a Carina II BBS on one of my 800XLs (actually the same
 DK> one I used to call BBSs as a kid).

 DK> I have a huge collection of Ataris, a couple Apples (A ][e and a //c)
 DK> along with a Timex Sinclair 1500...

 DK> And next weekend I'll be adding my first Commodore 64 to the
 DK> collection.

 DK> So if you're serious about the disk drive offer, I'd love to take you
 DK> up on it and I'd love my first challenge to be figuring out how to
 DK> image the disks for you so you can use them on a PC emulator.  (If it's
 DK> easier, you can just drop in on the BBS or if you prefer you can email
 DK> me at sysop{at}sfhqbbs.org)

I wrote Joe a few days ago that the next time I visit my brother I could
bring my C=64.
I could bring a 1541 FDD with me on that trip if Joe sent the FDD to You.

I also would bring the 3-1/2" 1581 drive.
I have used the MSDOS64 program to write files from a 1541 on to a 720KB
PC Formated disk on the 1581, and then place those files on my pc-compatible
computer using a USB 3-1/2" FDD to do that.

I will ask in the CBM Echo if anyone knows a better (easier) way since the
MSDOS64 program was written a long time ago.

Hope I can help with getting Joes SEQ text files on to his PC.

Whatever Joe decides to do is O.K. with me as I currently don't have plans
to come to WV.
I live in Indiana, 220 miles from Huntington, not that far of a drive.
Drew, How far are You from Huntington, WV?

I had another idea, maybe we could run a Terminal Program on the C=64 and
get Joe's CBM Floppies on to his PC.
I have Bob's Term Pro for the C=64 that has a Terminal Mode.

I will play with seeing if I can do that here with my stuff.
That might do the trick.    Stay tuned........



... Embrace the new, keep the old around, you might still need it :-D - E.
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