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This directory contains test/demo diskettes shipped with different Commodore disk drives.
These software items were originally distributed with all new Commodore peripherals, and can be downloaded for own use if original disks are corrupt or missing. Copying and selling this software is forbidden by copyright law.

Files

1541-demo.1540024-02.d64.gz 1996-11-10 14565
1541 floppy disk drive test/demo disk. No date; probably from 1983.
1541-demo.d64.gz 1997-02-25 14973
C= commodore VIC-1541 TEST / DEMO. The files are the same as on the 1540042-02 disk, but there are differences in the unused sectors.
1541-demo1.d64.gz 1996-10-26 32279
1541 floppy disk drive test/demo disk, December 1984
1541-demo2.d64.gz 1996-11-06 33399
1541 floppy disk drive test/demo disk, January 1985. Includes some plus/4 and C16 examples.
1541-demo3.d64.gz 1997-01-17 33224
Model 1551/1541 test/demo diskette, almost like the January 1985 version, but with an updated "view bam" program.
Disk label: C= commodore model 1541 test/demo-diskette. Also seen with the label: C= commodore model 1541/1551 test/demo-diskette, single-sided/48 tpi.
1551-demo.d64.gz 1998-09-23 33360
 
1571-demo.d64.gz 1996-11-06 69647
1571 floppy disk drive test/demo disk. Contains lots of C128 programs.
Disk label: Commodore 1570 TEST/DEMO DISKETTE WITH C128 DOS SHELL
1571-demo2.d64.gz 1996-11-10 49942
1571 floppy disk drive test/demo disk. The same as above, but with a bit longer version of the "dos shell" program.
1581-demo.lzh 1996-12-27 66365
Some files contained in the 1581 drive demo disk. Unfortunately some of the files were corrupt, but some files are better than none.
1581-test-demo.d81.gz 1997-08-12 137502
Commodore 1581 test/demo disk. This might be a more complete version of the 354011-07 disk, including some more files related to the burst transfer mode.
1581demo.354011-07.d81.gz 1998-12-08 130125
C= commodore
1581 TEST/DEMO
back side of disk: P/N: 354011-07 40A028-007
The file "burst subs.src" seems to be damaged, but this image should be from an original disk. Also, there is some stuff in unused areas.
1581demo.d81.gz 1998-03-20 60066
C= commodore
1581 TEST/DEMO
Also seen with the label
Commodore® 1581(tm)
3.5" Disk Drive
Demo/Utilities
P/N: 354011-07 20A28-007
2031lp-demo.d64.gz 2003-08-08 14239
2031 LP floppy diskette drive test/demo diskette. No date or part number on Commodore label.
8250.lnx.gz 1999-06-16 9417
Files from the 8250 test/demo disk. Copied by Ruud Baltissen. According to him, the copying program "unit to unit" does not work, it just produced "copy error" messages.
8250lp-demo.d82.gz 2003-08-10 11492
8250 LP floppy diskette drive test/demo diskette. No date or part number on Commodore label.
sfd1001-demo.d82.gz 2003-08-08 23222
SFD 1001 floppy diskette drive test/demo diskette. No date or part number on Commodore label.

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