Name: Commodore Vintage VIC 1541 - Computer (1)
Brand: Commodore
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Il dispositivo mostrato nell'immagine è un Commodore 1541 (originariamente chiamato VIC-1541), un classico drives floppy da 5¼

The device shown in the image is a Commodore 1541 (originally called the VIC-1541), a classic 5¼-inch floppy disk drive introduced by Commodore Business Machines in 1982 to accompany the legendary Commodore 64 home computer.

Key Characteristics & Design

• Case and Styling: This is the original "long-case" model, featuring the iconic beige-brown casing and the distinct rainbow stripe graphic next to the Commodore logo.
• Mechanism: It uses a front-loading, mechanical latch mechanism. Users insert a flexible 5.25" floppy disk and turn or flip the dark latch down to lock the disk into place over the read/write head.
• Status Lights: On the lower-left front panel, it features a green power LED and a red activity/error LED to indicate when the drive is reading or writing data.

Technical Profile

• Intelligent Peripheral: Unlike many disk drives of its era that relied on the computer's CPU, the 1541 was a standalone computer itself. It contains its own MOS 6502 CPU running at 1 MHz and 16 KB of RAM.
• Storage Capacity: It writes data using a single-sided format, storing 170 KB of data per disk side across 35 tracks.
• Data Transfer: It connects to the computer via a serial IEC bus interface. Because of a last-minute hardware workaround in the Commodore 64's design, the data transfer speed was famously slow, requiring software "fast loaders" to speed up game loading times.
• Internal Power Supply: This model has a built-in heavy transformer power supply. Due to this design, the drive generated substantial internal heat during extended use, earning it a reputation for running quite warm.
Tested working but the the small light are not.
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