possible to use 1581 drive to make amiga disk?

zmame · 15 September 2010, 02:51

Hello,
I have a question I know you can't make amiga disks with PC hardware without special hardware. Is it possible to connect 1581 drive to PC and make amiga disks with it?.. I know its a long shot and I haven't found anything on it after few hours searching.

Hewitson · 15 September 2010, 05:32

Star Commander.

http://sta.c64.org/sc.html

prowler · 15 September 2010, 23:16

Hi zmame, and welcome to EAB!

The only way you can write Amiga floppy disks on a PC is with Individual Computers' Catweasel card.

zmame · 16 September 2010, 04:25

Kinda what I figured I knew was a stab in the dark. I have null modem serial cable on order for AmigaForever program.. just can't wait lol.

Thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowler

Hi zmame, and welcome to EAB!

The only way you can write Amiga floppy disks on a PC is with Individual Computers' Catweasel card.

prowler · 16 September 2010, 23:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by zmame

I have null modem serial cable on order for AmigaForever program.. just can't wait lol.

The Amiga Explorer program, included with Amiga Forever, together with a suitable null modem serial cable, is a very reliable solution for writing ADFs to the floppy drive in your Amiga, but it's slow.

Transfer of a single ADF to floppy disk will take about 9 minutes at the default settings (though the progress indicator is usually rather more optimistic, estimating that the job will be done in only 3 minutes

).

zmame · 18 September 2010, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowler

The Amiga Explorer program, included with Amiga Forever, together with a suitable null modem serial cable, is a very reliable solution for writing ADFs to the floppy drive in your Amiga, but it's slow.

Transfer of a single ADF to floppy disk will take about 9 minutes at the default settings (though the progress indicator is usually rather more optimistic, estimating that the job will be done in only 3 minutes

).

wow didn't realize it was that slow.. oh well

prowler · 18 September 2010, 22:45

What it lacks in speed it makes up for in reliability. It's an absolute gem of an application.

The next best thing on the AF CD after the workbench disk images.

rkauer · 19 September 2010, 06:46

I used the AExplorer program with my clockport PortJNR with a steady 115200bps to write floppy disks without a flaw in a decent speed (for a slow floppy, that's it).

I used the Whippet on the A600 with the same degree of success, but using "only" 56k speeds! Not the time expended writing a disk was modified widely...

zmame · 21 September 2010, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkauer

I used the AExplorer program with my clockport PortJNR with a steady 115200bps to write floppy disks without a flaw in a decent speed (for a slow floppy, that's it).

I used the Whippet on the A600 with the same degree of success, but using "only" 56k speeds! Not the time expended writing a disk was modified widely...

Well ill try for my self soon hopfully when the cable arives.

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