Commodore VIC 1540 Floppy Disk Drive
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Floppy disk drive, 1982, Commodore. The VIC-1540 is the companion disk drive of the VIC-20, the first Commodore drive on the new serial bus; it is a single-sided 170 KB unit in an off-white case matching the VIC-20, and was soon replaced by the 1541 for the Commodore 64.
| Years | 1982 to 1983 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Commodore Business Machines |
| Compatibility | VIC-20 (Commodore 64 only with a modified ROM) |
| Media | 5.25" single-sided floppy disk, GCR encoding, 170 KB per disk |
| Processor | MOS Technology 6502 with 2 KB RAM and 16 KB ROM (CBM DOS 2.6) |
| Interface | Commodore serial bus (IEEE-488 derived), about 0.4 KB/s |
| Power | built-in power supply, 25 W |
| Case | off-white, like the VIC-20 |
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