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 :
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:
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 controler was similar to Amstrads own controller. It used the same controler chip, the NEC765.
- The Vortex Disc Drive Controller
A anonymous box houses the controller
Look inside the controller
Controller with VDOS mounted
Pictures
- The Vortex F1 Drives
F1-Z Disc Drive
F1-D Disc Drive
- The Vortex Disc Drive Controller
A anonymous box houses the controller
Look inside the controller
Controller with VDOS mounted