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1571 Burst Ripping: Fast ZoomFloppy Disk Copies
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore1571 #ZoomFloppy #OpenCBM #Nibtools #DiskImaging #RetroComputing #Ultimate64 #FloppyDisks
https://theoasisbbs.com/1571-burst-ripping-fast-zoomfloppy-disk-copies/?fsp_sid=1016

Hm, running #opencbm on #linuxmint is a bit more difficult than expected. I installed OpenCBM via brew, as there are no debian packages for it, it seems. This worked fine under macOS, but on Mint it seems that even though I am in plugdev, the XUM1541 ZoomFloppy is not accessible as a regular user. What magic do I have to do here? Some udev rules?

C64 Nibble Archiving: Rip Physical Disks for Your Commodore 64 Ultimate
#Commodore64 #C64 #C64Ultimate #1541 #RetroComputing #DiskImaging #D64 #G64 #ZoomFloppy #OpenCBM #Nibtools #Maverick
https://theoasisbbs.com/c64-nibble-archiving-rip-physical-disks-for-your-commodore-64-ultimate/?fsp_sid=856

Today I tried to build and install OpenCBM on my laptop running Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia) by using this guide for version 0.4.99.104 from 2022:
https://opencbm.trikaliotis.net/opencbm.html

It turned out that the link to the tarball was outdated and some prerequisites were missing. I'm not much of a Linux geek, but if you're using Mint and just want it to work, my steps might help you.

1. I installed these applications using the Software Manager:
Build-essential
cc65

2. I installed these debian packages using the Synaptic Package Manager:
libusb-1.0-0-dev
libncurses-dev

3. The source code tarball can now be downloaded here:
https://github.com/OpenCBM/OpenCBM/archive/refs/tags/v0_4_99_104.tar.gz

The next steps in the manual worked without any problems for me and I was able to successfully connect my drive (1541-II) with the laptop using a XUM1541 adapter.

#openCBM #C64 #XUM1541 #Retrocomputing

b5s4 XA1541 Active Adapter
#C64 #Commodore1541 #RetroComputing #DiskPreservation #OpenCBM #DIYHardware #XA1541
https://theoasisbbs.com/b5s4-xa1541-active-adapter/?feed_id=4506&_unique_id=6883817d6935d

XoomFloppy als USB-Kabel

Die ZoomFloppy war mir immer viel zu groß. Daher habe ich in der Vergangenheit einige Projekte gestartet, um das Ganze auf eine wesentlich kleinere Größe zu reduzieren.
Warum überhaupt ein externes Gerät verwenden, wenn das Diskettenlaufwerk dire…

#1541 #1571 #1581 #C128 #c64 #Cable #commodore #Commodore64 #Device #diy #Extension #opencbm #PC #PCB #Printer #Project #usb #XoomFloppy #XUM1541 #ZoonFloppy

https://dirkwouters.de/xoomfloppy-cable/

@dawnraad There are dozens of solutions. If you really want to still use physical #floppy disks, a 1541 can be hooked up to a PC, nowadays typically using some USB adapter (there are several available), but if you have an old PC that still has a parallel port, a quite simple cable with just a few resistors and diodes would do as well (there are manuals to build one). For software, I'd recommend #OpenCBM with that.

Most people nowadays prefer to emulate the floppy instead. The "cheap" solution is called #SD2IEC ... working somewhat well, but failing with software trying to directly program the 1541 (like custom fastloaders as used in many games and demos). A very comfortable solution would be the 1541-Ultimate-II+, which offers perfect 1541 emulation plus several other goodies like ethernet (push your software with FTP, launch it remotely using telnet) 😎

The #ZoomFloppy interface works very good with the #Vice emulator. Many thanks to the #OpenCBM team for fixing the recent issues I had. #Commodore64 #retrocomputing

New video up for Patreons:

ZoomFloppy+OpenCBM+8050

The main issue with the Commodore 8050 and 8250 drives is: How do you get data onto them?

https://www.patreon.com/posts/zoomfloppy-8050-93771295

#retrocomputing #commodore #commodore8050 #zoomfloppy #opencbm

Testing out the ZoomFloppy… it is really plug and play in combination with OpenCBM.
#commodore #c64 #opencbm #zoomfloppy #retrocomputing

@c_a_schiller Hehe, I meant the demo though 😉

BTW, isn't the 1581 supported by #OpenCBM?