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Hello, Sergey! Wed 19-Apr-2000 16:01, you (500:8462/1) wrote a letter to me: SZ>>>>> If you saw the descriptions of the demos, then it says something like “C64 (C128) + SZ>>>>> FDD such and such" That says it all. :) VL>> It is written this way not because there will definitely be something flop VL>> for the demo, count, but because there are different models of flops VL>> classic is 1541(-II) - 5'25 single-sided by 40 VL>> tracks, everything should work on it. On newer/cooler ones VL>> may not work. SZ> Maybe so. They explained to me that the drive does something for SZ> of the demo itself. :) Yeah, of course it does: it reads data from a floppy disk. The format there is interesting - 35 tracks; where the pancake is big (0 track) 21sec/trk, to the last track of the sectors 16 remain. Imagine that ndos turboloader was written for this hit. How much/where I just don’t know the sectors on the crap 2x80. Turn on logic - this will work turboloader on such a flop? I am tormented by vague doubts. VL>> deadly slow transfer speed. For now on C64 VL>> the demo will load on Speck, I can easily copy it VL>> floppy disk. SZ> Hmm. I'll argue with that! Demos load 10 times faster than games! Speed SZ> downloads, of course, are lower than on Speccy, but you have to think how much it all is SZ> can be compared. There are different demos. There is a simple DOS slow loader. There is True, there is a special boot (6 sectors), which can be loaded, and then from it is what you need, then it will be faster. True, in the time it takes to load these 6 chest of drawers sectors on Speck there will be time Load up KhonichKommander with all its overlays. Yes, it sucks that DOS doesn’t provide boot.B, autoexec.bat or startup-sequence. Those. auto-starting program. Therefore, the little one is quick The loader (game/or whatever you want to watch) must be launched every time with your hands, filling the line. And if you compare the speed of work (with the same asm, for example), then it’s just pipe. In six seconds I managed to load xas/sorets/compile/run. Disa During this time on the c64 I just started looking at the disk directory. In short, load the same programs yourself (ArtStudio at least) on Spec and C64 and compare. VL>> BTW you're right, but this (the fact that the flop doesn't reset) is fast VL>> bothers. After every second demo you have to spank VL>> pital flop button. Not gambling. SZ> But the fact itself. :) Shit fact. I don't like spanking with pital. The piece of iron will die faster. VL>> PS: actually the topic, IMHO, is not for this echo. SZ> Yes. Not many of us will be able to write at least a couple of commands on it. :) LDA P.H.A. ;) With best wishes, Vladimir.