[[Image:Vortex-logo.jpg|thumb|Vortex Logo]]
'''Vortex Computersysteme''' from Neckarsulm, Germany, was a hardware and software manufacturer for the Amstrad CPC. It was founded in 1984 by Mr. Michel and his brother, Mr. Majer and Mrs. Armbruster. Vortex now is called ICP (Intelligent Computer Peripherals) an is an Adaptec Company, specialized in RAID-Controllers.
== 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.
== The Vortex disc drive controller ==
