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1. Pi1541 commodore 1541 disk drive emulator c64 install#
2. Pi1541 commodore 1541 disk drive emulator c64 serial#
3. Pi1541 commodore 1541 disk drive emulator c64 archive#

The SD2IEC board, as designed, is ready to go, but you will need to solder components onto the daughter board. You used to be able to order the SD2IEC daughter board here: You used to be able to order the SD2IEC board here: (The link is dead, but the boards may still be available). You will need to purchase the SD2IEC board and daughter board from NKC Electronics.

Pi1541 commodore 1541 disk drive emulator c64 archive#

($45 for the main board, $15 for the SD2IEC daughter board do-it-yourself kit).

These usually come with a 1541 drive, but you may need to purchase an additional one for the SD2IEC board drive.

Pi1541 commodore 1541 disk drive emulator c64 serial#

You will also need (2) 1541 serial cables to connect the drives to the C64.However, this method involves purchasing some hardware and soldering a few components onto a board, so it is not free, or for the faint of flux. This is the best way to go, and it is the method I used. Brilliant! This way all you need to do is mount the SD card onto a modern OS and "ta-dah", you can get the files. Method 4 - The method that worked best for my needs was to purchase an electronic card (the SD2IEC board) that emulates a Commodore disk drive, but uses flash memory to read and write files. They wrote some server-side utilities that allow you to upload and manage D64 disk images, and convert Commodore PRG files to SEQ files, which is especially useful if you want to convert word processing files to a more readable modern format. This site is actually much more than a hardware vendor. Yes, you read that correctly, there is an Ethernet adapter for the Commodore 64, and it costs about $70 unassembled, and $90 assembled. Method 3 - A more recent option is to purchase an Ethernet adapter card for the Commodore 64. However, I have gotten this method to work, so it is at least an option. It is also getting harder and harder to find standard phone modems (and C64 modems for that matter), so I would not recommend this method unless you are really desperate. This is a very crude way to get files off of a C64, but it is very tedious and time-consuming. With a Commodore modem and a modem on a more modern computer, files from the C64 can be transferred through a terminal program utility such as Bobsterm Pro, which is a C64 terminal program that has a lot of bells and whistles. D64 archive involves using a Commodore modem and an RJ45 crossover cable to connect computers modem-to-modem. Method 2 - Another method of transferring 1541 floppy disks to a. I could never get this method to work reliably so I gave up on it.

Pi1541 commodore 1541 disk drive emulator c64 install#

You then install software on the PC that allows the 1541 drive to be read so the C64 files can be copied to a Windows or Linux computer. D64 archive involves setting up a personal computer with an appropriate parallel cable that can interface to a 1541 drive. Method 1 - One method of transferring 1541 floppy disks to a. There are several approaches you may use to get the data off of an old 1541 (177 KB) floppy disk. However, I would certainly not recommend waiting that long to make a good archive of digital work you truly care about. I would like to point out that although magnetic media is considered to have a fairly limited shelf life, that I did not have disk read problems with any of the more than 200 5.25" disks I converted, and none of the disks was less than 20 years old. After some painful days, and a bit (byte?) or two of blood, sweat, and solder, I can once again work with my ancient C64 files. I decided that I wanted my old computer work to be archived before it was gone forever, so I resurrected the files from their 8-bit tomb. In the early 1980s I had invested a considerable number of hours of my life creating various files on my Commodore 64 computer, including programs, music, stories, and even a screenplay. In case you don't already know, a D64 file is a bit-for-bit copy of the entire contents of a Commodore 1541 5.25" floppy disk, saved as a single. I did this transfer of ancient data close to 20 years ago, but hopefully the information may stil be useful for anyone who may want to do this. D64 archive files, readable with any of the modern C64 emulators. This is a description of how I was able to convert over 200 Commodfloppy disks to a number of.

Transferring Commodore 64 Disks to Modern Formats