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
Creators
Place of Creation
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/...
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