Data transfer hardware
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThis page lists properties of Commodore 64 data transfer hardware, including cables, interfaces, adapters and standalone hardware. A similar is planned for Commodore 64 data transfer software (with reference to the different hardware).
Original Commodore Datasette tape deck and the 1541 disk drive are not listed, but hardware that supports the original C64 KERNAL control routines of these peripherals are indicated.
Comparison of data transfer hardware[edit | edit source]
Note: The two first rows have been interchanged to allow sorting by column content.
| Name | Year | HW/SW compatibility | Computer mass storage | External mass storage[1] | Internet | Modem (BBS) | C64 disk station | C64 tape deck | On C64 (hw limit) | Disk[2] (2.4kbps) | Fast loader (x5) | Tape (0.4kbps) | Turbo tape (x10) | Proprietary | Disk (C64 side) | Tape (C64 side) | Proprietary (C64 side) | Proprietary (external side) | Schematics available (color) & price (text) | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interface | External side computer | External side storage + connector | Maximum data rate | C64 side SW support + connector | Data browsing | Availability | ||||||||||||||
| Turbo Chameleon 64 Home | 2008-present | Proprietary HW | No | SD,MMC | With RR-Net | No | Yes | No | 1x-14x | Yes | Yes | No | No | Expansion Port | Yes | No | No | Yes | 199 EUR | Turbo Chameleon 64 |
| 1541U-II Home | 2009-present | Proprietary HW | No | uSD,USB | No | No | Disk Station planned | Tape Deck adapter | ? | Disk Port planned | Disk Port planned | Tape Port adapter | Yes | Expansion Port | Yes | No | No | Yes | 129 EUR | 1541U-II |
| 1541U-I Home | 2007-2009 | Proprietary HW | No | SD,MMC | No | No | Disk Station | Tape Deck adapter | ? | Disk Port | Yes | No | No | Expansion Port | Yes | No | No | Yes | Discontinued | 1541U-I |
| SD2IEC | 2008-2010 | Proprietary HW | No | SD | No | No | No | No | 1x-20x | Disk Port | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | 60 USD | SD2IEC |
| MMC2IEC | 2007-2008 | Proprietary | No | MMC | No | No | No | No | 1x-20x | Disk Port | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ?, 19 EUR (kit) | MMC2IEC |
| 1541-III Home | 2006-2008 | Proprietary HW | No | SD | No | No | No | No | Native | Disk Port | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | 1541-III |
| µIEC | 2005-2008 | Proprietary HW | No | SD,CE,IDE | No | No | No | No | ? | Disk Port | ? | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 50 USD | µIEC |
| IEC-ATA | 2002-2005 | Proprietary HW | No | ATA | No | No | No | No | Native+ | Disk Port | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | IEC-ATA |
| 1541EMU Home | 2001-2002 | Single task OS only | Parallel + Game port | No | No | No | No | No | Native | Disk Port | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 18 EUR, schematics | 1541EMU |
| 64NIC+ Home | 2009 | Any | No | No | Ethernet | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | Expansion Port | No | No | No | No | ?, 50 USD | 64NIC+ Ethernet Adapter |
| Turbo 232 Doc | ? | Any | RS232 | No | (Ethernet[3]) | RS232 | No | No | 57.8kbps (230kbps) | No | No | No | No | Expansion Port | No | No | No | No | ? | Turbo 232 |
| Silver Surfer Doc + RR[4] | ? | Any | RS232 | No | (Ethernet[3]) | RS232 | No | No | 57.8kbps (460kbps) | No | No | No | No | Expansion Port | No | No | No | No | 30 EUR | Silver Surfer |
| RR-Net Home + RR[4] | ? | Any | RS232 | No | Ethernet | RS232 | No | No | 57.8+kbps | No | No | No | No | Expansion Port | No | No | No | No | ? | RR-Net |
| SwiftLink Doc | ? | Any | RS232 | No | (Ethernet[3]) | RS232 | No | No | 38.4kbps | No | No | No | No | Expansion Port | No | No | No | No | scematics (clone) | SwiftLink |
| Comet64 Home | ? | Any | RS232 | No | Ethernet | RS232 | No | No | 2.4kbps | No | No | No | No | User Port | Yes | No | No | No | 70 USD | Comet64 |
| Handic V24 | ? | Any | RS232 | No | (Ethernet[3]) | RS232 | No | No | 2.4kbps | No | No | No | No | User Port | No | No | No | No | ? | Handic V24 |
| VIC-1011A R232C Doc | ? | Any | RS232 | No | (Ethernet[3]) | RS232 | No | No | 2.4kbps | No | No | No | No | User Port | No | No | No | No | ? | VIC-1011A R232C |
| 64NET | Single task OS only | Parallel | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 64NET | |
| C2N232 Home | 2001-2003 | Not RS232 USB- adapters | RS232 | No | No | No | No | No | 38.4kbps | No | No | Tape Port | Yes | Cassette port | No | ? | No | Yes | schematics, 20 EUR (closed) | C2N232 |
| PC64 Doc | 1994-1996 | ? | Parallel | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | User Port | No | No | ? | ? | 8 EUR, schematics | PC64 |
| PRLINK Home | 1994-1998 | ? | Parallel | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | User Port | No | No | ? | ? | schematics | PRLINK |
| X1541 Home | 1992- | Mainly single task OS | RS232 | No | No | No | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | 5-15 EUR, schematics | X1541 |
| XP1541 Home | 1997 | ? | RS232 + Parallel | No | No | No | No | No | ? | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | 15 USD, schematics | XP1541 |
| XU1541 Home | -2007 | ? | USB | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | 20 EUR, schematics | XU1541 |
| Cassadapt Home | 2010 | Any | Audio | No | No | No | No | Tape Port | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | Cassadapt |
| C64S tape adapter Doc | Any | No | No | No | No | No | Tape Port | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 9 AUD(closed) | C64S tape adapter | |
| ZoomFloppy Home | Any | No | No | No | No | Disk Port | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 35 USD | ZoomFloppy | |
| Interface | External side computer | External side storage + connector | Maximum data rate | C64 side SW support + connector | Data browsing | Availability | ||||||||||||||
- ↑ Most storage media can be interchanged by use of common PC adapters.
- ↑ The Disk Port uses the IEC Serial Bus = IEEE-488 serial bus
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Internet connection can be obtained through the external computer or via a series to Internet adapter, such as Using a UDS-10 (UDS-100) Device Server with HyperLink.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Here RR refers to Retro Replay [www.schoenfeld.de/inside/Inside_Replay.txt Doc] or compatible cartridges that support adding RS232 adapter.
