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Commodore VC 1541 Floppy Disk Drive

Producer: Commodore - Category: Storage

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Floppy disk drive, 1982, Commodore. The VC 1541 is the German-market version of the 1541 drive, named after the VC 20 ("VolksComputer"): the same single-sided 170 KB drive with its own 6502 processor and CBM DOS 2.6.

Years1982 to 1993
ManufacturerCommodore Business Machines, Germany
CompatibilityVC 20, Commodore 64, Commodore 128
Media5.25" single-sided floppy disk, GCR encoding, 170 KB per disk
ProcessorMOS Technology 6502 at 1 MHz with 2 KB RAM and 16 KB ROM (CBM DOS 2.6)
InterfaceCommodore serial bus, about 0.4 KB/s
Powerbuilt-in power supply, 25 W
Casebeige with "VC 1541" label

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