One thing not mentioned was how bloody slow the 1542 disk system was compared to an Atari 810 or 1050 drive. I remember there were specialty cartridges to make the disk faster but didn’t help.
The 810 was twice the speed but half the capacity of the 1541.
It was really just an observation. When I would go to my friends house to play Test Drive it always seemed to load up slowly compared to when we played at my house. However, he had the 1701 monitor which was superior to just about every home display in existence. The wait was totally worth it.
I remember people as late as 2002 friends of mine still using one for DVD playback.
I remember people as late as 2002 friends of mine still using one for DVD playback.
I ended up with a PVM to get similar quality.