10-31-15 23:25 Wilfred van Velzen wrote to Ed Vance about Re: This echoarea
Howdy! Wilfred,

 WvV> {at}MSGID: 
 WvV> Hi,

 WvV> On 2015-10-31 07:18:00, Ed Vance wrote to Paul Hayton:
 WvV>   about: "Re: This echoarea":

 EV> The C=64 here still works and 99+% of the floppy disks I have work
 EV> too.

 WvV> How is that possible?

 WvV> I have some too. But haven't tried them in 2 decades or there about. So
 WvV> I have no idea about their state, or even if the C=64 will start if I
 WvV> turn it on... ;)

Off and On I've been looking for a SEQ/Text file I saved to a C=64 5-1/4" disk.

I Load and List the Directory of my floppies, and look to see how many Blocks
it uses, because it is a very large file that I wrote over a period of time.

Of course I look at the File Name too, but I think looking for the size the
file takes up on the disk will help me find it sooner.

I've got disks for the C-64 stuck in several boxes and actually I can't
remember any disk that I tried, that I couldn't see the Directory on it.

But that might be because of Old Age setting in.

I will look at a few boxes of disks each time I feel like hunting for that
file, then I'll come back over to the XP box since I use it as my main pc.

It would be easier if the file would just hollar and tell me where it is
hiding.

Try Your C=64, I'd think it would work since it boot up from ROM Chips instead
of from a Hard Disk or Floppy.


... I used to be indecisive - now I'm not so sure!!
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