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Emulation => Hardware Emulators => Topic started by: Blacklord on January 06, 2025, 07:51 AM

Title: XUM1541 Pico Edition - Connect your old Commodore drive to your modern computer
Post by: Blacklord on January 06, 2025, 07:51 AM
The XUM1541 Pico is a compact and stripped down version of XUM1541/ZoomFloppy. It allows you to connect your modern PC/Mac/Linux to your old Commodore diskdrive (1541, 1541-II, 1570, 1571, 1581) and transfer disk images (d64, d81 and others) to real floppies or transfer/backup floppies to disk images.

Features:

Based on ATmega32U4 micro controller

Built with high quality components from Atmel, Texas Instruments, Molex and others.

Single buffered IEC port

Status LEDs (power and activity)

One 15cm/6" USB cable included

Rubber feet on board bottom side

Reset bottom (press for DFU mode/firmware upgrade)

XUM1541 Home Page (https://www.tindie.com/products/thedarkforest/xum1541-pico-edition-for-commodore-diskdrives/)
Title: Re: XUM1541 Pico Edition - Connect your old Commodore drive to your modern computer
Post by: RobertB on January 13, 2025, 11:33 AM
I did it another way.  My friend bought a Greaseweazle and put a 3.5" drive and 5.25" drive into a case.  He then gave me the hardware, and now with the use of a USB cable and PC, I can transfer Commodore, Amiga, and other platform software.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
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