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== The Vortex disc drive controller ==  
 
== The Vortex disc drive controller ==  
  
The Vortex disc drive controler was similar to Amstrads own controller.
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The Vortex disc drive controler was similar to Amstrads own controller on DDI-1.
  
 
It used the same controler chip, the [[FDC|NEC765]].
 
It used the same controler chip, the [[FDC|NEC765]].
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It has [[VDOS]] on ROM.
  
 
== Pictures ==
 
== Pictures ==

Revision as of 13:03, 25 November 2007

Disc drives from Vortex_Computersysteme.

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.

The Vortex disc drive controller

The Vortex disc drive controler was similar to Amstrads own controller on DDI-1.

It used the same controler chip, the NEC765.

It has VDOS on ROM.

Pictures

Manual

Vortex Floppy Disk Station F1 Manual