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* [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/manuals/Vortex%20X-Laufwerke%20Manual.de.rar Vortex X-Laufwerke (German) Manual] | |||
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Revision as of 20:41, 10 July 2009
Disc drives from Vortex.
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.
Tape
- Tape
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Software
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
- The Vortex F1 Drives
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F1-Z Disc Drive
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F1-D Disc Drive
- The Vortex Disc Drive Controller
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A anonymous box houses the controller
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Look inside the controller
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Controller with VDOS mounted
