Mastodawn

1541-II Ultimate Build Turns a Commodore 1541-II Into a Smaller Multi-ROM Drive
#Commodore64 #Commodore1541 #1541II #FloppyDrive #RetroComputing #JiffyDOS #DolphinDOS #SpeedDOS #DigitalMan #CommodoreMods
https://theoasisbbs.com/1541-ii-ultimate-build-turns-a-commodore-1541-ii-into-a-smaller-multi-rom-drive/?fsp_sid=3953

The Oasis BBS Mar 9

1541 Single Flash Repair: TheRetroChannel Tracks Down a Strange Drive Fault
#Commodore64 #Commodore1541 #RetroComputing #TheRetroChannel #C64Repair #FloppyDrive #WorldOfJani #JiffyDOS
https://theoasisbbs.com/1541-single-flash-repair-theretrochannel-tracks-down-a-strange-drive-fault/?fsp_sid=3545

Blake Patterson Mar 3

Southern California Research Group's (SCRG) Switch-A-Slot attached to a 128K enhanced Apple IIe computer.

The more slots, the better.

#AppleII #Apple2forever #vintageApple #Apple #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #retrocomputers #retrogaming #vintagetech #tech #oldhardware #rainbowapple #photo #CRT #floppydrive #hardware #photograph #ByteCellar

N-gated Hacker News Mar 2

👾 Gather 'round, nerds, for the most thrilling bedtime story about C64 copy protection. This epic saga spans SIX volumes—because who doesn't love a good dissertation on floppy drive mechanics? 😴 Prepare to have your mind blown by the riveting adventures of the 1541 Drive, or maybe just take a nap instead. 💤
https://www.commodoregames.net/copyprotection/ #C64Stories #CopyProtection #FloppyDrive #RetroGaming #BedtimeNerds #HackerNews #ngated

All about Commodore 64 Copy Protection Methods

Commodore 64 Copy-Protection and Copiers

The Oasis BBS Feb 11

Amiga 4000 Red Death: When a “Simple Audio Fix” Turns Into a Full Rescue
#Amiga #Amiga4000 #RetroComputing #CommodoreAmiga #ElectronicsRepair #Recapping #FloppyDrive #HardwareRestoration
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-4000-red-death-when-a-simple-audio-fix-turns-into-a-full-rescue/?fsp_sid=2307

Dustin Feb 8

The addition of more drives definitely has a linear-ish scaling in bandwidth. With three disks, the software RAID of floppy disks is up to a whopping 1.09kBps!

#RAID
#FloppyDrive
#Shenanigans

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Dustin Feb 7

The command I used looks like:

diskutil appleraid create stripe FLOPPYRAID ‘MS-DOS FAT12’ disk8 disk5 disk4

The command to list all known software RAIDs is:

diskutil appleraid list

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#RAID
#FloppyDrive
#Shenanigans

Dustin Feb 7

Apple’s graphical Disk Utility app is becoming increasingly useless to me. They are probably isolating the functions to make it easier for the common user to fix issues on their systems without accidentally breaking something.

I figured out the terminal command needed to create a software RAID from two or more floppy disks. The issue I was having was due to the filesystem name. The manpages are somewhat unclear on how to specify it.

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#RAID
#FloppyDrive
#Shenanigans

Olem Jan 31

I'm working on a 3D printed Commodore 1541-II case, time for the lid. Eventually found that printing this model upright got me the best result. The print's fine except a fracture on the right side, it was there even when the thing was on the printer bed. I guess the nicely modelled vents cause a structural issue right there. I'm not too worried, I'll get some clear UV resin and reinforce it from the inside. When the lid is in place, there'll be zero stress on that part. #commodore #commodore1541 #3dprinting #floppydrive