There were many mistakes made at C=, but engineering wasn't one of them.
I'm fairly certain the serial speed was kept low because of a management decision to keep the drive compatible with some earlier C= business gear. The engineers had designed the thing to be much better than it was out of the box.
The drive, and the C64, were both capable of running the serial port at a much higher speed, (and that's what your fast-load cartridge did....)
I'm fairly certain the serial speed was kept low because of a management decision to keep the drive compatible with some earlier C= business gear. The engineers had designed the thing to be much better than it was out of the box.
The drive, and the C64, were both capable of running the serial port at a much higher speed, (and that's what your fast-load cartridge did....)