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   Message 52,990 of 53,866   
   Anssi Saari to Andreas Kohlbach   
   Re: Making a .d71 out of two .d64 images   
   10 Feb 20 10:21:34   
   
   From: as@sci.fi   
      
   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.   
      
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