sdn45478@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Are there any CBM users groups in the San Jose area?   
   > I used to be a librarian for the 20/64 group and then for 64 More.   
   > I managed to collect a lot of CBM stuff and write a lot too.   
   > My old 80's 1541 disks are forgetting their content and I would like to   
   > find an easy way to save what's left. Unfortunately, I didn't document   
   > my projects well and have versions all over the place. So far I have   
   > used SC and a cable on a PC with 1541 to get what I could but wonder if there   
   > is software for a PC using DOS that will read a CBM disk on an IBM   
   > drive and extract files enmass   
   > directly. I have a dual CBM drive which looks like it uses IBM disk   
   > drives, so I wonder if the reverse might be true.   
      
   The drives themselves used with PCs can read CBM format disks,   
   however the drive controller chips in PCs can't be set to read   
   them. The solution is to use a special programmable drive   
   controller device that connects to the drive instead.   
      
   Currently there is the Kyroflux ( https://www.kyroflux.org/ ),   
   and before that there was the Catweasel   
   ( http://wiki.icomp.de/wiki/Catweasel ). There might be others   
   as well. I'm not sure whether they offer a significant speed   
   advantage over Star Commander though.   
      
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