Commodore 1551 Floppy Disk Drive for Plus/4, 16 and 116
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Floppy disk drive, 1984, Commodore. The 1551 is the disk drive of the Commodore 16, 116 and Plus/4: it looks like a charcoal-coloured 1541 but connects to the cartridge port through a parallel interface, which makes it several times faster than the serial 1541.
| Years | 1984 to 1986 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Commodore Business Machines |
| Compatibility | Commodore 16, 116 and Plus/4 (cartridge port) |
| Media | 5.25" single-sided floppy disk, GCR encoding, 170 KB per disk |
| Processor | MOS Technology 6510T with CBM DOS 2.6 |
| Interface | parallel, through a pass-through cartridge with the TED port |
| Case | charcoal grey, 1541 shape |
| Code name | SFS481 |
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