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|    Andreas Kohlbach to Anssi Saari    |
|    Re: Making a .d71 out of two .d64 images    |
|    10 Feb 20 08:58:00    |
   
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   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 .   
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   Andreas   
      
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