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Commodore 1541-II Floppy Disk Drive

Producer: Commodore - Category: Storage

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Photo 1: Kausalkette, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (C64-IMG 5372.jpg)

Floppy disk drive, 1988, Commodore. The 1541-II replaced the 1541C in 1988: a smaller and cooler drive with an external power supply "brick", a different mechanism and a DIP switch for the device number, sold until the end of the Commodore 64.

Years1988 to 1993
ManufacturerCommodore Business Machines
CompatibilityCommodore 64 and 64C, Commodore 128, VIC-20
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; device number selectable by switches
Powerexternal power supply
Casecompact light beige case matching the 64C

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