ncoplin_at_orbeng.com
Date: 2002-04-02 06:07:58
Hello All,
64HDD is the PC based CBM drive emulation system I'm working on that uses
the X/XE1541 cable and a simulation of the IEC serial bus protocol.
The long awaited upgrade has been released and as you will see the
wait has been rewarded with some significant improvements.
Firstly, there have been a number of major improvements to D64/D71
disk image support. File creation is now supported for PRG, SEQ and
USR files and coupled with the extensive support for direct access
commands many more programs will work or will be improved with the
ability to save high-scores and so on. Many of these features will
also work for the D81 image format, though partition support is not
yet available. Some additional disk image command channel support has
been added including R: and S: - (Rename and Scratch) this will
allow many of you to work with LoadStar disk images which rename
files during disk access, for example.
Secondly, a GEOS64 kernal has been developed which works with D64
images attached to your 64HDD setup. This is the first release of
GEOS support for 64HDD, so please read the documentation carefully.
As GEOS is still a commercial product, the new kernal is only
available as an "upgrade" and you will need to complete the "keying"
process using your original system disks and also supply the DESKTOP
(or you can use TOPDESK). To see a summary of these new GEOS
features, have a look at the new "64HDD-GEOS" page on the 64HDD
website. A special fast-loader is active once the GEOS-kernal is run
(a fast-writer has still under development). The fast-loader has been
tested on several machines, but some low spec 386 machines may not be
compatible (fast-enough) and you will need to use the "slow" driver
in this case.
Enjoy!
- Nick
www.64hdd.com
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