RE: [cc65] C64 web server

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From: René de Bie (Rene_at_the-underground.myweb.nl)
Date: 2001-10-17 15:52:55


> > Forgive my non-familiarity of the C64 disk drive but
> > how would the server running from its ROM know about
> > the filesystem layout? Isn't the drive only working at
> > a sector level? The Atari's require a disk operating
> > system (DOS) to be booted into RAM to handle such things
> > as free/used sectors, directories etc. How the C64/1541
> > handle this?
>
> That's exactly the difference between the CBM floppies and
> other floppies
> from the 8 bit era. The CBMs are full featured computers
> (6502, 6522 or
> 6526, ...) which handle all the disc stuff *including* the
> filesystem. The
> just receive a command "I want this or that file" and they answer with
> exactly this one.

Hi I don't agree, because the Atari 8-bit drives have also there own 650x
processor with RAM and ROM. When you have a speedy or Happy upgrade (floppy
speeders) you can even write you're own code and download it into the drive.
I think when you're are talking about changing the ROM in the drive it self
then the 8-bit can also do this. The serial port already works normally
19.200 and with speeders up-to 96.000...

The Atari drives have no DOS, and this had brought us some nice DOS programs
like SpartaDOS (msdos like) with an other way of reading/writing disks then
Atari. You even can define your own format. I think because there was no DOS
inside the rom makes the drives less intelligent... All the logic is inside.

TXG/MNX

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