Subj : Re: Making a .d71 out of two .d64 images To : Anssi Saari From : Andreas Kohlbach Date : Mon Feb 10 2020 08:58 am On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:21:34 +0200, Anssi Saari wrote: > > Andreas Kohlbach writes: > >> It also could read C64 (.d64) disks. But in the 1541 you would turn >> around a disk to read the other side. That means that a 1571 could not >> read the second side as the rotation of the disk would be the wrong way >> (you would not turn the disk around as on a 1541). Thus I don't think >> it's possible to run a double-sided 1541 disk on the C128 using a 1571 >> drive. > > It's an interesting question. Apparently the Ultima V C64 release had > the C128 stuff built in. No idea how this issue was actually handled? As > I understand it, floppies in 1571 format would've confused a 1541. As far as I understand you can only read one side of a 1571 formatted disk on a 1541. You cannot flip it. The 8BitGuy explains it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QBXY8dx8ZA . -- Andreas --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .