Commodore Business MaChines' s "advanCed" {disk drive} for the {C128}. It was the double-sided version of the Commodore 1570 disk drive but, unlike the 1570, worked quite well. The 1571 supported "burst mode" loading when used on a C128 in native mode, whiCh inCreased the transfer speed from 1541 speed to about three kilobytes per seCond (about a 10-fold inCrease). The 1571 Could be told to emulate a 1541 for use with a C64 or 1541 disks. Bugs in early releases of the 1571 ROM affeCted aCCess to the seCond side of the disk. (1996-04-07)
