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Monthly Archives: August 2018
IECHost track #1 alignment code
I’ve been looking into the custom (fast) track alignment drive code a bit this afternoon and I found out what might be a possible weakness there. Again, I would greatly benefit from testing locally with disks allegedly affected by the … Continue reading
Posted in Retrocomputing, Technical
Tagged Disk drives, disks, Firmware, IEC, IECHost, preservation, retrocomputing, software
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IECHost beta firmware
As mentioned a few days back, I’m happy to provide beta versions of the IECHost GUI client to try and address a problem that seems to be related to the drive code not always seeking track #1 properly. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Retrocomputing, Technical
Tagged Disk drives, disks, Firmware, IEC, IECHost, preservation, retrocomputing, software
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Yet another DC2N5-LC firmware update!
Today I made a couple of changes to the DC2N5-LC firmware that I had been thinking of for a while. These are: The monitoring mode now persists even when the datassette is stopped: users can now iteratively adjust the read … Continue reading
Posted in Retrocomputing, Technical
Tagged C2N, Commodore 64, DC2N, dumping, Firmware, games, preservation, retrocomputing, software, tapes
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DC2N5-LC interest
As the DC2N5-LC interest has been present for a while, I would be keen to understand whether anybody else is interested in a DC2N5-LC DIY kit (with the added bonus of having access to a 3D-printable case for it), other … Continue reading
Posted in Retrocomputing, Technical
Tagged Commodore 64, DC2N, preservation, retrocomputing, tapes
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IECHost beta firmware
I haven’t managed to get my hands on disks that exhibit the behavior as per issue 743566, however I can provide a beta version of the firmware to try and force a further seek to track #1. If interested, just … Continue reading
Posted in Retrocomputing, Technical
Tagged Disk drives, disks, Firmware, IEC, IECHost, preservation, retrocomputing, software
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