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pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:33 am
by Matt
Like to hear what hardware people are using to get code on to thier c64's, including how much it
cost and what software is necessary on the pc side.

Re: pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:11 pm
by mrad01

Re: pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:26 pm
by Clym5
I use a 1541 Ultimate II. Sure, it is quite pricey, but it offers cartridge emulation, up to 16mb REU, 1 or 2 more emulated SID chips, 100% drive emulation, 2 emulated drives, built in SID player, fastload, etc. It is better than the SD2IEC, but that comes at a price!

Re: pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 5:05 pm
by David
I use x1541 cable i made up and star commander on a 486 computer works great. And a little tip from me if you have total commander
on a windows 98 and up 8.1 download plugins for it you can read disk images and read all commondore amiga disk files with out any trubble
and do heaps of things with it by plugins worth the download.

David B

Re: pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 6:13 pm
by Matt
Thanks everyone I'm going to have a go at making the x1541 cable.

Re: pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:18 am
by Matt
Made the cable works great - thanks David.

Re: pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:48 pm
by RonTurner
I use C64 prog studio to create a disk image from 6502 assembler source code , then i use an audruno 1541 drive emulator to load it on the real c64, can load any disk from my laptop connected via usb, no memory card.

Re: pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 5:14 am
by David
No Prob there and im going to look into that audruno 1541 drive emulator i dont have one may be handy with my commodores and PC.

David B

Re: pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:35 am
by SpidersWeb
Glad to hear your cable works Matt :)
David wrote:I use x1541 cable i made up and star commander on a 486 computer works great.


This is exactly what I did too but I use a Toshiba 386 portable to write the disks.

I was quite proud of my little cable and being able to use a Commodore Drive on a PC. I prefer it that way.
Only downside was an incredibly slow write speed, I didn't think it was possible to take that long to write 40 tracks single sided.

Re: pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:13 pm
by RonTurner
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Re: pc<->c64 transfer hardware

PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:17 pm
by RonTurner
SpidersWeb wrote:Glad to hear your cable works Matt :)
David wrote:I use x1541 cable i made up and star commander on a 486 computer works great.


This is exactly what I did too but I use a Toshiba 386 portable to write the disks.

I was quite proud of my little cable and being able to use a Commodore Drive on a PC. I prefer it that way.
Only downside was an incredibly slow write speed, I didn't think it was possible to take that long to write 40 tracks single sided.


The C64 has super slow disk loading (actually slower than a fast loader cassette tape !!!!!) due to a bug in the CIA commodore could not correctly impliment the floppy drive so commodore patched this by using the serial port, you need an adapter and eprom to get full disk load speed.

No computer loads slower, typical loading times of 3 minutes, while an apple IIe could load the same sectors in about 5 seconds, absolutely shameful !