Difference between revisions of "VDOS"
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| − | The disc operating system for use with the [[Vortex Disc Drives]] from [[Vortex]]. | + | The disc operating system VDOS was developped by the german company Vortex. It was provided for use with the [[Vortex Disc Drives]] from [[Vortex]] (F1-D, F1-S, F1-X, M1-D, M1-S or M1-X). |
| − | VDOS was supplied on | + | VDOS was supplied on an [[EPROM]], and was released in the versions: VDOS 1.0, VDOS 2.0 and VDOS 2.11 |
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| + | The VDOS ROM also contained a machine language monitor. | ||
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| + | VDOS supported as first DOS the Vortex format, which become a standard format later on. | ||
== Manual == | == Manual == | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 9 August 2010
The disc operating system VDOS was developped by the german company Vortex. It was provided for use with the Vortex Disc Drives from Vortex (F1-D, F1-S, F1-X, M1-D, M1-S or M1-X).
VDOS was supplied on an EPROM, and was released in the versions: VDOS 1.0, VDOS 2.0 and VDOS 2.11
The VDOS ROM also contained a machine language monitor.
VDOS supported as first DOS the Vortex format, which become a standard format later on.
Manual
Vortex Vdos 2.0 Manual (pdf) (also describes how to upgrade from VDOS 1.0 to 2.0)
