Nebulon Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) I've got a Commodore 128 but no disk drive. What would you recommend for an alternative to a disk drive? I'm thinking of something that's fast, inexpensive, easy to use, and supports SD cards or USB sticks. Edited March 5, 2015 by Nebulon Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/235917-commodore-128-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
98PaceCar Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 2 good options. Uiec if you don't want full compatibility or 1541u if you do. Uiec is cheap, 1541u is not. I have both and vastly prefer the 1541u. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/235917-commodore-128-question/#findComment-3191855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 98PaceCar wrote: > Uiec if you don't want full compatibility or 1541u if you do. There is the cousin to the uIEC -- the many variations of the SD2IEC. As for the 1541 Ultimate II, there are compatibility issues with it and the C128. FCUG celebrating 33 years, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm July 18-19 Commodore Vegas Expo v11 2015 -- http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/235917-commodore-128-question/#findComment-3192012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 In order to get decent speed with SD2IEC or uIEC/SD, you should also get a turbo loader cartridge of some sorts, or install JiffyDOS into the C128. Some of the better cartridges to use would be The Final Cartridge III or Action Replay Mk 5 or newer. In the latter case, you need to configure the uIEC/SD with a 1581 ROM file so AR thinks it is talking with a 1581 and uses appropriate speed loading routines. Easy of use, perhaps there are some menu programs you could install that will help you traverse the directories. I'm also thinking about what you could do with an EasyFlash 1 or 3, but those don't take SD or USB. There also are a slew of brand new utility cartridges for the C64/128 under development, but I don't know if those are meant for general purpose or to solve very particular cases, i.e. cartridges that only can be used to host a multitude of small cartridge images. Since the C64/128 never really was a gaming console, but instead gaming computers, many solutions tend to simulate floppy drives which on the Commodore rarely or never were automatically bootable, which makes it slightly less ease of use than a multicart for an entirely cartridge based, bank switching system. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/235917-commodore-128-question/#findComment-3192050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I've got a Commodore 128 but no disk drive. What would you recommend for an alternative to a disk drive? I'm thinking of something that's fast, inexpensive, easy to use, and supports SD cards or USB sticks. A device I use is this: http://www.retroswitch.com/products/flyer/ It connects like a disk drive to the Commodore and you can either a) download a disk from the internet b) use a PC on your internal network to host the disk for download by the Flyer. It comes without a case, but there was a run of metal cases produced for them a while back. Perhaps they will be made again if there is enough interest. One thing I should mention, they are not really trying to emulate the drive hardware like a Chameleon 64 or 1541U2, so keep that fact in mind. The main reason I like this device is that it doesn't occupy one of ports (expansion or user) other than the IEC port and if you have other devices you can just daisy chain them like normal. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/235917-commodore-128-question/#findComment-3204311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin-NL Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) As for the 1541 Ultimate II, there are compatibility issues with it and the C128. Not anymore!!!! You can change the timing settings and then works perfectly on a C128. It was for me the perfect choice its a awesome piece of hardware a must have for a commodore 64/128 user. gr Edited April 8, 2015 by Skin-NL Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/235917-commodore-128-question/#findComment-3214765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrobear Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Not anymore!!!! You can change the timing settings and then works perfectly on a C128. It was for me the perfect choice its a awesome piece of hardware a must have for a commodore 64/128 user. gr That was one of the first things I had to do with my 128 and 1541 Ultimate II. I thought mine was defective until I messed with the timings. The 1541 Ultimate is amazing and if you can afford it then go for it. Otherwise you can pick up one of those SD2IEC on ebay that look like mini 1541's. I havent used them but they look cool http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-64-128-1541-Disk-Drive-Emulation-SD2IEC-SD-Card-Reader-/261865036212?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf85f59b4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/235917-commodore-128-question/#findComment-3226203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
motrucker Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 That was one of the first things I had to do with my 128 and 1541 Ultimate II. I thought mine was defective until I messed with the timings. The 1541 Ultimate is amazing and if you can afford it then go for it. Otherwise you can pick up one of those SD2IEC on ebay that look like mini 1541's. I havent used them but they look cool I still use a 1571, and no matter what other devices you use, a real disk drive can come in real handy at times. That said, I have just ordered this neat little device. Ever since I first saw this on www.amibay.com a year ago, I have wanted one. Now they are fairly easy to buy. http://www.retrocollect.com/News/sd-card-loading-uk1541-adapter-announced-for-commodore-64.html Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/235917-commodore-128-question/#findComment-3287219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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