Subj : Re: Making a .d71 out of two .d64 images
To   : Anssi Saari
From : Andreas Kohlbach
Date : Mon Feb 10 2020 08:58 am

On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:21:34 +0200, Anssi Saari wrote:
>
> Andreas Kohlbach <[email protected]> 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 .
--
Andreas

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