Commodore 8-Bit 5¼" Disk Images

mass:werk, Norbert Landsteiner· Aug 12, 2026 · 1:30 PM UTC ·59 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 2 views

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This rewrite is not about emulating any of the drive hardware and subsequently running the ROM code on this, rather, it’s about re-implenting the interface as an entirely independent solution. The benefit of this will be that we’ll be able to do whatever we’d like to do with any files (local files, data stored on some media image, etc.) and supply them to the emulated PET as if it were delivered by a normal disk drive unit. Moreover, we finally have support for things like OPEN, PRINT#, INPUT#, GET#, CLOSE, CATALOG, etc., and some nice-to-have things, like “FILE NOT FOUND” (if we can find this, but this is yet another story — as already indicated, there are stories to tell).

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▪This rewrite is not about emulating any of the drive hardware and subsequently running the ROM code on this, rather, it’s about re-implenting the interface as an entirely independent solution.
▪The benefit of this will be that we’ll be able to do whatever we’d like to do with any files (local files, data stored on some media image, etc.) and supply them to the emulated PET as if it were delivered by a normal disk drive unit.
▪Moreover, we finally have support for things like OPEN, PRINT#, INPUT#, GET#, CLOSE, CATALOG, etc., and some nice-to-have things, like “FILE NOT FOUND” (if we can find this, but this is yet another story — as already indicated, there are st

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Commodore 8-Bit 5¼" Disk Images August 12, 2026 Presenting a new (web) tool, also a general discussion of Commodore 5¼" disk images. article aside { margin: 2em 0.5em; padding: 1.5em 1.25em 2em 1.5em; background-color: rgba(155,224,239,0.125); border-radius: 8px; color: #555; } article pre.code { font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; } article code { font-size: 91%; } main article ul.blue-bullet li::marker, span.blue { color: #99c7d9; } main article h2 { margin-top: 2em; line-height: 140%; } main article h3 { margin-top: 1.5em; } kbd { display: inline-block; height: 1.5em; min-width: 1.5em; padding: 0.1em 0.2em; text-align: center; background-color: #eeeeef; border-radius: 3px; color: #525253; border: #d8d8d9 1px solid; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: top; line-height: normal;…

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