1541 Ultimate is a peripheral, primarily an emulated floppy disk and cartridge emulator based on the FPGA Xilinx XC3S250E, for the Commodore 64 home computer. It became available in 2008.
1541 Ultimate
The Commodore 1541 is a floppy disk drive which was made by Commodore International for the Commodore 64 (C64), Commodore's most popular home computer. The best-known floppy disk drive for the C64, the 1541 is a single-sided 170-kilobyte drive for 5ΒΌ" disks. The 1541 directly followed the Commodore 1540.
The second-most common version of the Commodore 1541 disk drive, using a Newtronics drive mechanism
A rear view of the Commodore 1541 disk drive, with the top cover and shielding removed
1541C, the first upgrade version
Commodore 1541-II, the second of two upgraded versions of the CBM 1541. The 1541-II has the more modern "radial handle" locking mechanism.