From: groepaz (groepaz_at_gmx.net)
Date: 2001-10-17 16:23:44
Hello Adam, Wednesday, October 17, 2001, 4:18:12 PM, you wrote: AD> On Wednesday 17 October 2001 16:05, you wrote: >> On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Adam Dunkels wrote: >> > Does the 1541 ROM have the ability to boot a program from the disk? >> >> Yes, when you issue the drive a "&" or "B-E" command. You could boot up a >> short loader that loads the rest of the software from the disk. >> >> Earlier versions of the firmware would execute the "&*" command at >> power-up if the CLK and DATA lines were held low. This functionality was >> removed from the 901229-05 firmware version. BTW, does anyone have >> 901229-04? It's missing from FUNET. AD> Ok, so some kind of manual intervension would be needed for the newer models. AD> That's a shame, the ideal would be that no C64 would have to be used - only AD> the 1541 drive and a floppy containing the web site/ftp archive. just put a pre 05 firmware into it then :=) -- Best regards, groepaz mailto:groepaz_at_gmx.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo_at_musoftware.de with the string "unsubscribe cc65" in the body(!) of the mail.
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