Floppy Disk Drive for Commodore 64 Personal Computer, 1985

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Artifact Overview

The Commodore 64 made home computing accessible to a broad public in the 1980s. Released in 1982 as a successor to the VIC-20, the C64 was priced cheaply and was essential in establishing the home computing market. As an early platform for growing consumer-friendly software and game industries, it remains one of the top-selling personal computers of all time.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Disk drive

Date Made

1985

Creator Notes

Made in Japan for Commodore Business Machines, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.102.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Plastic

Technique

Assembling (Additive and joining process)
Molding (Forming)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.75 in
Width: 7.75 in
Length: 14 in

Inscriptions

On front: commodore/ 1541 On back label: commodore/ Single Drive Floppy Disk/ Model 1541/ Power 117 Vac 0.5A 60Hz/ Serial No. AH1 109867 N On back label: FCC ID: BR97M21541/ commodore/ MADE IN JAPAN/...
Floppy Disk Drive for Commodore 64 Personal Computer, 1985