Agemixer (21:48:50)
yes that is possible but. 1541 drive always generates a basic file so your program needs to parse it anyway for screen as you wish it lookalike

mirrorbird (21:48:47)
"some day we will have mass storage!"

mirrorbird (21:48:36)
though at the time they didn't know how they would work

mirrorbird (21:48:32)
i never tried it but i think my old +D might have supported something like: CAT #2;1 (send the catalogue directly to the printer). not sure tho. also they did build those commands into the original basic

Agemixer (21:47:39)
max 144 files will fit in one floppy (18 directry blocks)

mirrorbird (21:47:23)
hmm -- i was thinking "couldn't you 'stream' the catalogue, like a data file", but i guess you would have to write lots of long commands to actually initiate that

Agemixer (21:46:51)
one block. (8files in one).. it just converts it to basic for c64, on a fly

Agemixer (21:46:06)
only 256 bytes.

mirrorbird (21:45:46)
it needs a tiny bit of RAM in there for directory listings

mirrorbird (21:45:35)
so you were talking about this extra CPU in the floppy drive

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