Subj : Re: Archiving C=64 5.25" Disks
To   : Bucko
From : paulie420
Date : Tue Jul 18 2023 16:07:20

 Bu> If you are copying non copy protected disks file by file you can use CMD
 Bu> Fastcopy+ to do that to a SDIEC. Your best bet though is a Zoomfloppy
 Bu> with use of a real 1541 to copy either file by file OR to .d64 images. I
 Bu> know you don't want to use .d64 images but they will be your best bet
 Bu> when it comes to copy protected disks. Also you can mount .d64 images on
 Bu> your sdiec. I use a hardware card called The Greaseweazle, I built a
 Bu> Linux machine which has both a 3.5 and 5.25 floppy on it, I can copy
 Bu> just about any disk ever created with it. It is being done via tracks
 Bu> and sectors so copy protection isn't too bad. It creates Flux images or
 Bu> in my case .d64, .adf, and .img images (C64,Amiga,PC) the only issue is
 Bu> flippy modified disks, unless you use a modified 5.25 floppy drive it
 Bu> will not read the 2nd side of the disk. For that I use a Zoomfloppy and
 Bu> a real 1541.

I guess I'd like to do BOTH .d64 and file/file; hey, does the Greaseweasel support other than Amiga drives? I'm impressed by it for copying Amiga disks - but if it supports C= that would be an awesome thing. Your setup sounds perfect... maybe I'll just mail you some 250 disks?? :P

The Zoomfloppy looks like how I'll go - but I'll try your suggestions for copying to .d64s... thanks Bucko!



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