Difference between revisions of "1541 floppy drive"
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| − | The 1541 was a single sided 5 1/4" floppy disk for the [[Commodore 64]]. It utilized a serial connection to the host computer, and was better known for being SLOW. On reset, the 1541 would crash the head to 'find' the home sector making this a very LOUD drive, giving the | + | The 1541 was a single sided 5 1/4" floppy disk for the [[Commodore 64]]. It utilized a serial connection to the host computer, and was better known for being SLOW. On reset, the 1541 would crash the head to 'find' the home sector making this a very LOUD drive, giving the impression that it was broken. |
| − | The drive housed a [[6502]] | + | The drive housed a [[6502]] CPU, memory and ROM set that made the 1541 almost a full computer onto itself, which also kept its cost up very high. |
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| + | The 1541 was also used in the portable business version of the Commodore 64, the [[Commodore SX-64]]. A slow floppy drive turned out to not be what the corporate business world wanted. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 18 January 2013
The 1541 was a single sided 5 1/4" floppy disk for the Commodore 64. It utilized a serial connection to the host computer, and was better known for being SLOW. On reset, the 1541 would crash the head to 'find' the home sector making this a very LOUD drive, giving the impression that it was broken.
The drive housed a 6502 CPU, memory and ROM set that made the 1541 almost a full computer onto itself, which also kept its cost up very high.
The 1541 was also used in the portable business version of the Commodore 64, the Commodore SX-64. A slow floppy drive turned out to not be what the corporate business world wanted.
