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These are the first generation of floppy disc drives from Vortex. They came in variants having either a single ("S" variant) or two ("D" variant) 80-track drives (BASF 6138). Initially, these drives were meant as upgrades for CPC 464 setups already equipped with a DDI-1/FD-1 drive. This resulted in a quite big controller housing inside in which the user had to install the DDI-1. In these setups, the 3-inch FD-1 drive could be connected as a second/third drive, ie. unlike most other floppy drive interfaces more than 2 drives could be connected (but only two drives could be used simultaneously). Later, interfaces also appeared for 664/6128 computers, which were considerably smaller.
* [[Media:Vortex Floppy Disk Station F1 für den Schneider CPC 464 - Benutzerhandbuch.pdf|Vortex Floppy Disk Station F1 für den Schneider CPC 464 - Benutzerhandbuch]] {{DE}} (manual)
=== Variants ===
=== FD-1 drive adapter ===
The Vortex S- and D-drives were originally intended as upgrades to CPC 464 setups already having a DDI-1/FD-1. This adapter allowed to continue using the 3" driveon these setups. Since only two drives can be used simultaneously, the drive had to be selected manually using a RSX command.
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* [[Media:3-Zoll-Adapter zur VORTEX-Diskettenstation.pdf|3-Zoll-" Adapter zur VORTEX-Diskettenstation]] {{DE}} (manual for Vortex adapter for connecting a 3 inch floppy drive to the Vortex Disk Station F1 controller)
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These are the latest drives from Vortex for use on CPC 664/6128 or CPC 464 with DDI-1 (ie. on computers that already have a FDC). Only single-drive variants were available. The |S command (for accessing a third drive) is no longer used, the new |X command allows to swap drive A and B (same as [[X-DDOS]] from Dobbertin). These drives are well designed and strong. They are housed in a metal case with power supply (which has good protection with fuses) and have good quality drive mechanisms. The drive has jumpers on it that can be configured as needed.
* [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/manuals/Vortex%20X-Laufwerke%20Manual.de.rar Vortex X-Laufwerke] {{DE}} (manual)
=== Variants ===
== Manuals ==
* [[Media:Vortex_Vdos_2.0_Manual.pdf|Vortex VDOS 2.0]] {{DE}} (Manual for upgrading from VDOS 1.0 to VDOS 2.0)
* [[Media:Manual de las Unidades Vortex.pdf|Manual de las Unidades Vortex]] {{ES}} (pdf)
