Re: Replacement drive mechanism for 1581

From: Michał Pleban <*lists_at_michau.name*> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:32:45 +0200 Message-ID: <57BC507D.90804@michau.name> · lists_at_michau.name

Hello!

Mike Stein wrote:

> What do you base that on? Can't say that I've ever seen a system other than PC-compatibles that doesn't use drive 0 for the main or only drive.

Just for the sake of purity, that's exactly what Commodore 900 does -
its only 5.25 drive is connected as drive #1 not #0 (and the operating
system properly addresses it as fd1 not fd0). So it's not uncoinceivable
that they did the same with 1581.

Regards,
Michau

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