Connecting a 1571 Drive to a PC

[TemplarXB]

I tried hooking up my C128 after more than a decade since I last used it. It won't display anything when I power on. When I hold down the Commodore key, it will boot to the purple C64 screen but displays a single exclamation mark near the center of the screen. As best I can tell it probably has ram issues.

 

At this point, I think I'd just like to try to connect the drive, a 1571, to my PC and try to retrieve some old files and use it on an emulator. What's the current best way to connect it, assuming my 1571 evens works?

 

 

[brain]

I am biased but I recommend zoomfloppy

[TemplarXB]

I am biased but I recommend zoomfloppy

Appreciate it, I'll give it a go. Thanks for the recommendation.

[+OLD CS1]

I have not tried a ZoomFloppy but I do have the xu1541 which you can find on eBay: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 322276729776

 

Caveat, though: on my laptop the driver seems a little temperamental and occasionally requires a reboot after being disconnected. Also, I believe the ZoomFloppy supports JiffyDOS, but I would not quote me on that. I have considered that my purchase was misguided and I should have gotten the ZoomFloppy, but the xu1541 works well enough for my wants and needs.