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    Commodore 1541 - Wikipedia

    History

    The 1541 was priced at under US$400 at its introduction. A C64 with a 1541 cost about $900, while an Apple II with no … See more

    Design

    The 1541 does not have DIP switches to change the device number. If a user adds more than one drive to a system, the user has to cut a trace in the circuit board to permanently change the drive's device number, or … See more

    Throughput and software

    IEEE Spectrum in 1985 stated that:
    The one major flaw of the C-64 is not in the machine itself, but in its disk drive. With a reasonably fast disk drive and an adequate disk-operating system (DOS), the C-64 could comp… See more

    Commodore 1541 - C64-Wiki
    The Commodore 1541 or CBM-1541 (early models: VIC-1541 or - Germany only - VC-1541) is a floppy disk drive which uses 5.25" disks. All 1541 models use a single density drive mechanism …
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