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Vortex Disc Drives

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Disc drives from [[Vortex_Computersysteme|Vortex]], with 80 tracks and 720K capacity (704K available).
== Vortex F1/M1 S- and D-Drives (720K/disk) ==
* '''F1 - S''' Single 5.25" drive with power supply connected via ribbon cable to interface with [[FDC|NEC765]] and [[VDOS]] 1.0 or 2.11
See below.
== Vortex F1/M1 Z-Drives (180K/side) ==
* '''F1 - Z''' Single 5.25" drive with power supply with ribbon cable (does not come with interface containing FDC or [[VDOS]])
TO BE CONFIRMED: Are the drives 80 track, double sided? Is there any way to access the second side with AMSDOS (e.g. side switch??)
== Vortex F1/M1 X-Drives (720K/disk) ==
* '''F1 - X''' Single 80 track, Double Sided, 5.25" drive with power supply and ribbon cable which connects to interface containing [[VDOS]] 2.0
== Vortex Add-ons ==
* Vortex X modul -Modul (adding RS232 support to -X drives)* VDOS2VDOS 2.0 (upgrading older drives to [[VDOS]] 2.0)
* Second drive unit (for upgrading a single -S drive to a dual -D drive)
The X drive has a different PCB than the PCB for the S, the manual describes connecting the DDI-1 interface to the X drive interface and a 'decoder-ROM' which defines the I/O decoding?
 
* Note1: The -Z and -X drives do not include FDC chips.
== Pictures ==
<gallery caption="The Vortex F1-Z Drives">Image:F1-x.jpg|F1-Z Disc Drive</gallery> <gallery caption="The Vortex F1-D Drives">
Image:FD1.jpg|F1-D Disc Drive connected to interface with NEC765 and VDOS
Image:F1DCONT.jpg|F1-D controller interface with NEC765 and VDOS
</gallery>
<gallery caption="The Vortex F1-X">File:Vortex-f1-x-full.jpg|Vortex F1-X with Manual and Driver DiskFile:Vortex-f1-x-backside.jpg|Vortex F1-X Backside</gallery> <gallery caption="Vortex F1-Z">Image:F1-x.jpg|F1-Z Disc Drive</gallery> <gallery caption="Vortex M1-X Drives">
File:vortex-m1-x-front.png|Front of Vortex M1-X
File:vortex-m1-x-under.png|Underneath the Vortex M1-X
</gallery>
<gallery caption="Vortex X-Drive">File:NoPicture.gif|Newer -X drive interface without 765File:NoPicture.gif|Newer -X drive interface without 765, plus RS232</gallery> <gallery caption="Various Vortex Disc Drive Interfaces">
Image:vortex controler 1.jpg|A anonymous box houses the controller
Image:vortex controler 2.jpg|Look inside the controller, with 765 chip, connection for F1 disc drive, and [[VDOS]] (upgraded to v2.0)
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