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From: anthro@ut-ngp.UUCP (Michael Fischer)
Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm
Subject: Re: 1541 reliability update
Message-ID: <758@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Jul-84 04:55:51 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 19 04:55:51 1984
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The @SAVE bug dates back to the 2040 disk drive in 1978.  It is true that
all the circumstances related to it are a mystery within and out of 
Commodore.  There is a related bug in the 2040/4040 that involves the same
problem after a DISK FULL error.  Files merge.  This is an almost certain
way to cause the merge problem.  I have not used the @ mode since those 
early days, since I respect my files, and am careful about filling disks
for the same reason.  Has anyone observed this problem with DISK FULL on
the 1541?  By the way, the problem seems not to occur with the 8050.

A note of interest...Commodore has committed to a large number of 3.5''
disk drives.  By Christmas we may see a 500k single disk drive for the 
64/TED/C16/Vic.