Hola Per, > I'm trying to decide if I should buy a refurbished 1581 ($150) or a > new FD-2000 ($200). Is the FD-2000 worth the extra money? Has anyone > ever had any luck connecting either of these to a PET? Is cbmfs for > Linux capable of writing to 1581 disks? The FD-2000 is really great. If you don't have JiffyDOS, you should get it too (to access the extra commands in a simple way). The FD's have several advantages. First is that you can make partitions. For example, on my development disk I have one partition that contains the assembler, another that contains all my source, and sometimes another that contains tools or finished programs. Second is that each of those partitions can be formatted in a different way -- 1541, 1581, CMD native. Third is that you have real subdirectories; for example, each of my projects has its own directory in the source code partition. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it can use HD disks. That not only means heaps of storage (the blocks free count is a beautiful sight :), but that you don't have to search for someplace that sells DD disks. They have other advantages, but those are the ones that I use regularly. Regarding JiffyDOS -- actually, Action Replay and such work fine with the drive, for accessing subdirectories/partitions/etc. JiffyDOS will of course speed up the data transfer, though. Yes, I'm sure Linux can read/write 1581 disks. This, btw, is my one annoyance with the drive: my Amiga can only r/w 1581 disks, which means I can't use HD disks for data transfer. -Steve
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