Subj : Re: 5.25" disks
To   : paulie420
From : Dr. What
Date : Fri Jul 07 2023 07:24:51

-=> paulie420 wrote to Dr. What <=-

 DW> The clock is running out on 5.25" floppy disks and 3.5" disks aren't
 DW> that far behind.

 pa> I agree with you - thats actually my next C=64 project; I recently got
 pa> around 200 original software (and user data) disks in a collection... I
 pa> have to figure out how to use my SD2EIC solution to backup 5.25"s from
 pa> the 1541 drive to my SDCard... I wanna get all 200 disks backed up.

You might have to move to a Pi1541 for at least some of those disks, though. 
The SD2IEC that I have worked great, but I kept running into problems with some
stuff.  So I moved to a Pi1541 and I've had no problems with it on my C64 and
Plus/4.

 pa> I prefer to run on current solutions, but you always find the coolest
 pa> stuff on actual disks IMO

I still keep real drives around.  I have a 1541-II set to device 9, on my
Plus/4-C64 setup.  But for "normal" usage, I always use floppy emulators now.

I think the only system that I have that is dependent on 5.25" diskettes is my
Kaypro "1".  But I don't use it very often.


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