Some can copy very specialized disk builds like V-MAX games that use an ultra-fast loader built into build. Some can copy protected programs with a selection of parameters (aka game patches to alter actual sectors on disk) for games/software. Some can harness and use 15 with advantage of speed. Some copy software can utilize the 1541 only. Maverick is one essential copy program for fast data or cloning disks, parameters to unprotect copies etc), and there are other designed to copy either specific types of programs.Īlso there are different copy programs that are designed in specific ways to allow copy to multiple drives-to-drive and copying between different drive #s (and this includes with the pi1541 that you can just consider a real 1541 drive) SDBROWSE definitely has some faults and bugs, needing improvement (disk reading lockups, errors, limited copy routines) but nonetheless is ESSENTIAL FOR SDIEC for being able to copy regular files, cracks etc in a fast and useful manner.įor copy protected programs or raw original clone images like g64, you will have to either use a real disk drive or the pi1541 - rapsberry pi hat you can plug into a raspberry pi 3b+. And for an "exclusive" copy program, try using the program SDBOWSE. You can also of course use some copy software on these.
It is the only computer system software and games predating the internet at a mass level that circulated and shared games via BBS/disk across the Atlantic. And games and software would be exchanged as a source of import that way.Īnd this is the only real reason the C64 legacy has persisted all these decades. So if you were in North America, a member of a board, you'd have users from US, Canada, Sweden, Germany for example. And just like music tapes, you generally would TRADE them, for something.Īnd on BBS users would also upload and share. The normal protocol was basically download and fill disks full of software and games. games) with your friends back in the day?īeyond store-bought games, many people uploaded and downloaded to diskette via BBS - same as today - online/internet to disk, tons of music files software and games. How did you exchange your favorite files (erm.
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