XM1541 cable (PC to C64 floppy) input, anyone?

[SegaShooters]

If anyone has used the XM1541 cable to copy Commodore 64 roms from hard disk (using Windows XP) onto 5 1/4" floppy disks, would you let me know how easy and reliable it's been for you?

 

I see them sold on ebay and wanted to get some opinions first before I bought one.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Commodore-XE1541-XM154...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Thank you.

[+FujiSkunk]

I have one. I forget which one it is exactly, XE or XM. Either way, it's an awesome thing to have. I haven't looked into any Windows or linux programs that can use it, but Star Commander, which is a DOS program small enough to fit on a bootable floppy, does the job quite well, allowing you to copy individual files or whole disk images to and from any Commodore drive (I use a 1571).

 

I highly recommend getting one.

[SegaShooters]

Thanks, sounds great.

It seems like a huge bargain to just copy and play the games and programs, plus a lot of the original software isn't too easy to find.

[Hulsie]

I have had one for about five years now, and it has never failed me. I bought it on E-Bay from a dude who constructs them himself. He may still be selling them.

 

Anyway, it's a great piece of hardware, and I highly recommend it.

[Markimus of K.]

Does anyone know if there is a solution on modern systems?

 

I got one a long time back and even then you needed an old computer for it to work, have there been any updates? It's been a while for me but I'd be interested if I didn't have to find an old computer and mess around, no time these days!

[+FujiSkunk]

Does anyone know if there is a solution on modern systems?

 

I got one a long time back and even then you needed an old computer for it to work, have there been any updates? It's been a while for me but I'd be interested if I didn't have to find an old computer and mess around, no time these days!

 

This is complete speculation on my part, since I haven't tried it myself. There are USB dongles you can buy that will give your computer a parallel port. That paired with one of the linux or Windows X*1541 programs might work. Star Commander might even work with that, perhaps requiring DOSBox or Windows compatibility mode to do so.

 

Otherwise, there is the MMC64 cartridge.

 

Edited for syntax (I've been spending too much time with HTML).

Edited March 3, 2007 by skunkworx

[Hulsie]

Does anyone know if there is a solution on modern systems?

 

I got one a long time back and even then you needed an old computer for it to work, have there been any updates? It's been a while for me but I'd be interested if I didn't have to find an old computer and mess around, no time these days!

 

I guess it depends on what you consider to be a "modern system".

 

I have a Pentium 4 with 2.94 GHz and 1 gigabyte RAM. I know there are faster computers out there, but as far as I'm concerned, it's an awesome machine and still state-of-the-art. I use an XE1541 cable with an XM1541 adaptor, and everything is hunky dory for me. I also use the aforementioned Star Commander software.