Commodore 64 floppy drive has the power to be a computer — bulky 1982 Commodore 1541 5.25 inch drive packs a 1 MHz MOS 6502 CPU

Published: 1 week ago (January 6, 2026 at 08:50 AM EST)

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Source: Tom’s Hardware

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TechTuber shows that the Commodore 1541 floppy disk electronics were powerful and capable enough to work as a standalone computer.

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