CBMXfer, finished copying GEOS |
Laptop using Commodore 1571 drive |
I ended up buying 8_bit_fan's smaller implementation, not having IEEE-488 port. The product arrived without any software bundled with it, so I needed to look up, and download everything I needed to make it work. At least, it wasn't expensive. OpenCBM is compatible with this solution, however, the latest version didn't contain the support yet, so I needed to download a prepacked, xum1541 supporting OpenCBM verison, directly from ZoomFloppy's website. Installing the drivers wasn't smooth, since there is no official support for Windows 8.1. The problem is that the USB driver is not signed, so by default, Windows 8.1 won't allow you to install it. To workaround this problem, you can hit the restart while holding down the shift key, in the power drop down menu, on the start screen, to restart your computer in maintenance mode, and selecting the "Disable signed driver constraint" or similar by pressing F7, you can boot into an operating mode, where you can install the driver, even though it is not signed. Rebooting afterwards in normal mode/way, and you are done. Otherwise you just need to follow the steps in the manual you get.
I have found command line operation cumbersome, so I downloaded CBMXfer also. To make work properly, you'd better place it in the ZoomFloppy's version of OpenCBM bin directory, and run it from that location. To make it even more convenient, you should also download and install the latest VICE 6502 system emulator (C=64, C=128, PET, etc...), and copy c1541.exe from it's directory to the same directory where CBMXfer is.
This way I can access my Commodore 1541, 1570, 1571 drives with no hassle, and even brows files stored in the D64 disk images, brows the net, and display the screen of my C=64/128 simultaneously using AVerTV on my Windows 8.1 laptop. :)
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