C64 upgrades (was Re: Semi-OT: IDE & SATA to USB "dongles")

[Zane H. Healy]

At 9:06 PM -0400 5/31/06, Bryan Pope wrote:
And thusly were the wise words spake by Zane H. Healy
>  > While trying to figure that one out, I ran across a *VERY* interesting
>  > website:  http://www.64hdd.com/64hdd.html  This is for a piece of software
>>  that turns an MS-DOS PC into a Commodore Disk drive, plus it can handle D64
>>  files.  I think this is the route I might end up going.
>>
>
>This requires the XE1541 cable which goes from the parallel port on
>your PC to the IEC connector on the C64.  But you need an older PC
>as the newer PCs parallel port will not work properly.  There is
>also the new XM1541 ( http://sta.c64.org/xm1541.html ) which is
>supposed to work with most parallel ports and PC boards.  The is also
>a link there for The Star Commander which handles quite a few different
>file formats (and this cable!) :)

I'm wondering if one of my Dauphin DTR-1 handhelds can be used 
(basically a 486 running DOS).  I've got the external floppy, and 
they have a parallel port.  It might very well work with the X1541 I 
built for my 486 years ago.  If not I might just order an XE1541 
cable from c64reloaded.

>  > I must confess I'm not totally clear on why I would want this.  The Retro
>  > Replay cartridge looks cool, but what does the RR-Net addon get me?  Can I

>I don't think so...  I believe it only works with Contiki at this
>time.

I hate to say it, but it gets back to the, why?  If that's all it is 
good for, I honestly can't see a purpose.

		Zane


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