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Floppy disk drive
The Commodore 1571 is Commodore's high-end 5¼" floppy disk drive, announced in the summer of 1985. With its double-sided drive mechanism, it has the ability to use double-sided, double-density (DS/DD) floppy disks, storing a total of 360 kB per floppy. It also implemented a "burst mode" that improved transfer speeds, helping address the very slow performance of previous Commodore drives. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Commodore 1571A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Commodore 1571 internalsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: GLOBALISATION, MARKET FORMATION AND COMMODITISATION IN THE SPANISH EMPIRE. CONSUMER DEMAND FOR ASIAN GOODS IN MEXICO CITY AND SEVILLE, C. 1571-1630Cited 12 times
- Go sideways: Commodore 1570A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Commodore 1581A closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Commodore 1571 internalsRanier Ellinger · 1986
- 📕Commodore Model 1571 Disk Drive
A TOUR OF THE WORLDMalik Mansab Khan, Muhammad Rafique Abdul Aziz · 2025
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