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Commodore 1541

The Commodore 1541 (also known as the CBM 1541 and VIC-1541) is a floppy disk drive which was made by Commodore International for the Commodore 64 (C64), Commodore's most popular home computer. The best-known floppy disk drive for the C64, the 1541 is a single-sided 170-kilobyte drive for 5¼" disks. The 1541 directly followed the Commodore 1540 (meant…

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Backward compatibility
Commodore 64, VIC-20
Connectivity
Commodore proprietary serial IEEE-488 0.4 KB/s
CPU
MOS 6502 @ 1 MHz
Discontinued
1993
Introductory price
US$399 (equivalent to $1,331 in 2025)
Manufacturer
Commodore Business Machines

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Commodore 1541

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples58
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
Components1

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Commodore 1541

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related to Versions and third-party clones · 23
Commodore 1541 → All, Alps, Blue Chip Electronics's BCD/5, C64, CBM, CMD's FD-2000, Commodore, Enhancer, Examples, Excelerator, FD-4000, II, Indus GT, MSD Super Disk, Nevertheless, Newtronics, Oceanic OC-118, The, Then, VIC-1540
related to External links · 16
Commodore 1541 → And, Aug, Beyond, BitsaversFreespin, Commodore, COMPUTE, Disk Drive Talk, Disk Preservation Project, February, Gazette, Magazine Issue, Maintenance Guide, Mass Storage For The, Project, Ultimate Commodore, VCF West
Backward compatibility · 1
Commodore 1541 → Commodore 64, VIC-20
Connectivity · 1
Commodore 1541 → Commodore proprietary serial IEEE-488 0.4 KB/s
CPU · 1
Commodore 1541 → MOS 6502 @ 1 MHz
Discontinued · 1
Commodore 1541 → 1993
Introductory price · 1
Commodore 1541 → US$399 (equivalent to $1,331 in 2025)
Manufacturer · 1
Commodore 1541 → Commodore Business Machines
Media · 1
Commodore 1541 → 5¼" DD floppy disk
Memory · 1
Commodore 1541 → 2 KB RAM, 16 KB ROM

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Commodore 1541Backward compatibilityCommodore 64, VIC-201.00infobox
Commodore 1541ConnectivityCommodore proprietary serial IEEE-488 0.4 KB/s1.00infobox
Commodore 1541CPUMOS 6502 @ 1 MHz1.00infobox
Commodore 1541Discontinued19931.00infobox
Commodore 1541Introductory priceUS$399 (equivalent to $1,331 in 2025)1.00infobox
Commodore 1541ManufacturerCommodore Business Machines1.00infobox
Commodore 1541Media5¼" DD floppy disk1.00infobox
Commodore 1541Memory2 KB RAM, 16 KB ROM1.00infobox
Commodore 1541Operating systemCBM DOS 2.61.00infobox
Commodore 1541Power100, 120, 220, or 240 V 50/60 Hz 25 W (30 W max)1.00infobox
Commodore 1541PredecessorCommodore 15401.00infobox
Commodore 1541RelatedCommodore 2031, 4040 & 15511.00infobox
Commodore 1541Released1982; 44 years ago (1982)1.00infobox
Commodore 1541Storage170 KB1.00infobox
Commodore 1541SuccessorCommodore 1570 & 15711.00infobox
Commodore 1541TypeFloppy disk drive1.00infobox

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