LOL. I always hated when I got done and the damn program didn't work and I would have to start all over again. It was hard typing them correctly. And I have no clue anymore what the programs even did back then.

Justin,

I'm pretty sure I didn't OK anything (or refuse anything)..? I spoke with David and this is the first he's heard of it.

I haven't got authority to give anyone permission to distribute SB software. I could say I'm far too busy to notice what you are or are not doing in that respect, but if someone gets upset it's your problem. You should also make it clear that warranty will be voided by any drive upgrade not fitted by SB.

Rob

I had a tape drive with my Vic-20, but when I bought the C-128 it came with dual floppies. My dad bought it used from a guy in the Navy that was shipping out. He sold the monitor (TV), C-128, 2 1571's, 300Bps modem, a light pen, koala pad, 3 joysticks, 300+ disks FULL of crap, the desk, the chair, and ~300 Commodore programming mags for $1100. What a steal. I was 8 at the time. The thing I remember most distinctly was that there were 2 hustler mags mixed in with the techie ones. At 8 it was unthinkable luck.

The Vic-20 was bought b4 I had any idea what money was so I have no idea. Same with the Timex Sinclair and the TI. The TI, btw, used a REGULAR tape drive with RCA outs as the tape unit. Wow. I'll never forget going to my best friends house when he got his new computer, and his dad forbiding me to touch it when he wasn't in the room. Now guess who calls every time his computer hiccoughs.

Oh yeah, in my closet I have a 16k memory module from one of the first mainframes at Gulf Power. (I used to work there.) It's 9"x9" and has REAL transistors on it. It looks really cool. I shudder to think what it cost them at the time.

And not to put a damper on anything Justin intends to do, but it seems to me that the formatting/software-installing stage of the drive installation is the easiest part and requires essentially no skills. The difficult parts (disassembly, reassembly, etc.) still would have to be done even if you got the drive pre-formatted from Justin.