Re: Easy way to use contemporary machine as fileserver for C64

Den Fri, 11 Jan 2019 22:14:56 +0100 skrev silverdr@wfmh.org.pl:
> I remember I used Marko's C2N232 some time ago to load'n test things
> on real hardware - worked fantastic back then: <SHIFT><RUN/STOP>,
> <C=> done!
> 
> Now I have a friend who's got similar need but has no C2N232. What
> would you recommend to use instead? As this is for testing software
> on real hardware, it needs to be loaded tens if not hundreds of
> times..

I can think of two solutions not already mentioned in this thread. I
haven't tested any of them, but can't see any reason for them to not
work.

A)
A setup with a Pi1541 with some kind of dual boot, which boots the Pi
in a minimal standard Linux system with network support to access the
files on the SD card from a PC, and then reboot the Pi with the Pi1541
software to access it from a C64.

B)
ZoomFloppy / Xum1541 with a VIC switch and a real drive and/or SD2IEC.
Beware of the fast loader issues with VIC switch though. (As seen on
this list, there were an updated VIC switch which support the C128
burst mode).

C)
(This might very well fail) SD2IEC together with one of those strange
memory cards with bult in Wifi which are intended for usage in digital
cameras to immediately transfer pictures from the camera to a computer
via Wifi. Not sure what file systems and what operations they support,
but as most cameras and also SD2IEC uses FAT32 (afaik).

P.S. The XS1541 mentioned previously in this thread seems to
technically be the best solution.

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