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   Daniel Path to you   
   c128d floppy seek   
   26 Oct 21 23:05:50   
   
   From: nospam.Daniel.Path@f52.n371.z2.fidonet.org   
      
   Hello Robert.   
      
   24 Oct 21 12:05, you wrote to me:   
      
    RR> On Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:56:40 +1200,   
    RR> nospam.Daniel.Path@f52.n371.z2.fidonet.org (Daniel Path) wrote:   
      
    >> i think the blink should stop   
      
    RR> I just tried it in the Vice emulator. There, the blinking does stop.   
    RR> The drive status reads the startup message, not just "OK". That might   
    RR> suggest that the C128 resets the drive after the unsuccessful boot   
    RR> attempt.   
      
    RR> Could it be that the reset line in your IEC cable is broken?   
      
   hmm i did not opened it yet   
      
    RR>  Does the   
    RR> drive restart when you boot into C64 mode?   
      
   nope, not with go64.   
   but if i hold the commodore key while booting up, then everything seems to be   
   normal, no blinking   
      
   Daniel   
      
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