Difference between revisions of "Vortex Disc Drives"

From CPCWiki - THE Amstrad CPC encyclopedia!
Jump to: navigation, search
(F1)
Line 15: Line 15:
  
 
On the F1-X/XRS Controllers the Disc operation system [[VDOS]] 2.0 on ROM was included.
 
On the F1-X/XRS Controllers the Disc operation system [[VDOS]] 2.0 on ROM was included.
 +
 +
== M1 ==
 +
 +
A 3.5" disc drive. 80 tracks and 708KB Formatted per Disk.
 +
 +
* '''M1 - S''' Single 3.5" drive with controller.
 +
* '''M1 - Z''' Single 3.5" drive without controller.
 +
* '''M1 - D''' Double 3.5" drive with controller.
 +
 +
The disc drive also was available as an extended version:
 +
 +
* '''M1-XRS''' which also contains a [[RS232]] interface.
 +
* '''M1-X''' which can be updated with a [[RS232]] interface.
 +
 +
On the M1-S/D Controllers the Disc operation system VDOS 1.0 on ROM was included.
 +
 +
On the M1-X/XRS Controllers the Disc operation system VDOS 2.0 on ROM was included.
  
 
== Pictures ==
 
== Pictures ==

Revision as of 11:44, 25 November 2007

F1

A 5.25" disc drive. 80 tracks and 708Kb.

  • F1 - S Single 5.25" drive with controller.
  • F1 - Z Single 5.25" drive without controller.
  • F1 - D Double 5.25" drive with controller.

The disc drive also was available as an extended versions :

  • F1 - XRS which also contains a RS232 interface.
  • F1 - X which can be updated with a RS232 interface.

On the F1-S/D Controllers the Disc operation system VDOS 1.0 on ROM was included.

On the F1-X/XRS Controllers the Disc operation system VDOS 2.0 on ROM was included.

M1

A 3.5" disc drive. 80 tracks and 708KB Formatted per Disk.

  • M1 - S Single 3.5" drive with controller.
  • M1 - Z Single 3.5" drive without controller.
  • M1 - D Double 3.5" drive with controller.

The disc drive also was available as an extended version:

  • M1-XRS which also contains a RS232 interface.
  • M1-X which can be updated with a RS232 interface.

On the M1-S/D Controllers the Disc operation system VDOS 1.0 on ROM was included.

On the M1-X/XRS Controllers the Disc operation system VDOS 2.0 on ROM was included.

Pictures

Manual

Vortex Floppy Disk Station F1 Manual