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VCF West: The Ultimate Commodore 1541 Drive Talk — Michael Steil
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Michael Steil delivers a deep dive into the hardware, recording format, file system, and fast loaders of the Commodore 1541 floppy drive.
A presentation at Vintage Computer Festival West — August 8, 2021 — (VCF WEST 2021) Introduction History Recording Format Tracks Sectors GCR (Group Coded Recording) Sector Format Reading a Sector Writing a Sector Interleave File System Disk Drive Hardware How VIAs are Used Software Architecture Data Transmission Layer 2: Transmission Layer 3: Talk / Listen Layer 4: Commodore DOS Fast Loaders Non-standard Formats 40.25 Copy Protection Preservation #vcfwest #vintagecomputerfestival #vintagecomputers #vintagecomputerfederationWhy it's here
1 person recommends thisWhat people say. Recommended as an incredibly detailed technical breakdown of the Commodore 1541 disk drive internals.