1541C unusual "Shorter Board" version - J3?

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Hi Gyro Gearloose,



Thank you very much for you advice.

I don't want to dilute this very interesting discussion on the 1541C.

I think I should move this Blue Chip BCD/5.25 Disk Drive dive to another thread. I tend to go all over the shop most of the time, apologies.


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Well here's an interesting article about Commodore & compatible drives from the '80s
https://archive.org/stream/run-magazine ... 5/mode/2up

There's one drive I never heard of: the Commander II.
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Here's an interesting eBay ad for a Commodore 2031 Disk drive.


https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Commodore-2 ... 56-20017-0
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I haven't seen one like this before......
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That's a 2031 "LP", low profile, as compared to the metal case full height version. Both 2031 versions are rare, I see them less often than the 1551. It's not a terribly useful drive however as it requires a IEEE interface but doesn't store more than a 1541, it's the same single-sided format.

Very rarely you find a 2031LP complete with the box which makes it very desirable for completists. Without its box it's less valuable.

And AFAIK there's no fast loader cartridge/ROM that speeds those drives up, as even the IEEE parallel drives are not especially fast.

A 1581 is all-around more desirable IMO. Or something like a FD-2000 if you can snag one up.

But prices in recent years are just absurd, like Canadian real estate... :lol:
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