On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 6:50:08 AM UTC-4, Daniel England wrote:   
   > I'm posting an awful lot but I thought I'd give this to you.   
   >    
   > The version 2.4 1581 format bug is listed here:    
   >    
   Okay.   
      
   > It says its just a format bug but there is a deeper problem with the 1581   
   emulation that causes the drive to sometimes hang when doing directory   
   commands.  I think the bugs are related.  I got much better mileage out of 2.2   
   than 2.4.  Your mileage may    
   vary.   
   >    
   > Just my 2 cents...   
   >    
   Well, I was able to create a .d81 disk image with DirMaster, so I don't   
   *really* need to format the disk under WinVice.  Besides, I like using   
   TmpCreatWin to create new files.  :)   
      
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