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to: ANDREAS KOHLBACH
from: ANSSI SAARI
date: 2020-02-10 10:21:00
subject: Re: Making a .d71 out of

Andreas Kohlbach  writes:

> It also could read C64 (.d64) disks. But in the 1541 you would turn
> around a disk to read the other side. That means that a 1571 could not
> read the second side as the rotation of the disk would be the wrong way
> (you would not turn the disk around as on a 1541). Thus I don't think
> it's possible to run a double-sided 1541 disk on the C128 using a 1571
> drive.

It's an interesting question. Apparently the Ultima V C64 release had
the C128 stuff built in. No idea how this issue was actually handled? As
I understand it, floppies in 1571 format would've confused a 1541.

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