Not Amiga, but C=128!!!

[McNorris]

At last I got my hands on a C128D with an extra 1571DD!!!

At this point I am very happy.

Could anyone post a "steps 1,2,3" styled check list of free software that I will need (with links to convert/decompress, etc...

I understand GEOS is free now at least it is for the A][. I thinking about buying one of those GEOS chips (lightbolt, I think) and getting a 1581 3.5 to move things about.

Any oldster C=64 guys here on Amiga.org?

[McNorris]

Thanks for the newsgroup.

I didn't even think about that venue. (I guess I'm used to the tight bunch here @amiga.org)

Man, I've seen some crazy stuff for the C=8-bit (SCPU for one), but I really need to find a way to get stuff from my iBook or Inspiron, straight to the 128D.

Now, as part of this deal, I promised the wife I would sell my little, hot-rod, ][c+ (w/ one meg, etc...). We are moving to a small apt. and I promised to cut it all down to the Commodore, Gamecube, and out laptops. (sold my Ami )...

[McNorris]

Can people still buy blank 5¼ diskettes?  

Some places... but you can still buy audio cassettes! :-D

[McNorris]

Inspiron? Is that a desktop or laptop? If you have a PC with a spare PCI slot (or ISA) there is always the famous Catweasel. Otherwise there is always the X1541 cable with Star Commander.

The Inspiron is a squishy, filmy-looking screened, middle of the line Dell Laptop from a couple years back. That I gave to my wife who either can't or won't leave Windows behind.

I wouldn't run BeOS so it had to go (no sound and only the VESA drivers).

I wasn't a huge C= guy. My second computer was a VIC=20, but I was still too young to really get down with it. By the time I became aware of my own existence I had a Macintosh. (later to sell it, get a kick-ass A500 setup, a van and an electric guitar  :-D )

My prefered way would be to format a disk on my OS X machine, save the file, get it to a 1581 and go.

With my Ami, I needed only a few files from AmiNET.

1-lha.run
2-unzip.lha
&
3-disk2file.lha

I think this solution was provided to me by my great political emeny (and hell of a guy) KennyR (the K-dog).

(by the way this is an outstanding example of folks here @ Amiga.org keeping the coffee house in the coffee house and a testament to this member's nature in particular)

I looking for something similar here.

[McNorris]

Any place Stateside to get this XE1541 cable w/ the software required?

As for the 1581, do they really suck?

The 800K floppy I had on my Apple IIc+ was great I could tinker with stuff, throw tons of games on the same disk.

Is it that it is just not worth the price/effort to get one?

The C128D I bought came with an external 1571 for a total of two.

to 1581 or not to 1581?