Funny, I just picked up two boxed machines today, along with a 1541, docs, cables, modem, and a VIC-1525 printer. I've not brought everything inside to take a better look at it all yet, although I did notice that one machine has gray function keys and the other orange - I'm not sure if there's any significance attached to that in terms of age (both machines are the breadbox type)
I just picked up a second (boxed but rough box) 1541 drive over the weekend. Got around to testing it using a XA1541 cable hanging from my Windows 98/Dos host (Dolch 64.) This time using SC after I figured out how to navigate with it I was able to format then write a D64 image to floppy. The other dos utility didn't seem to format first so it would bomb out (but it bombs out after transfer of code to drive / establish connection.)
I want to write some demos and music stuff to floppys to have on hand at events where we put out all of our vintage stuff for public to play with.
I have another 1541 but it gets crazy hot (case started melting) and I haven't had a chance to crack it open to look at it. Might pass it off to someone else as I refine my collection.
-- Ethan O'Toole
