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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Amstore was connected through | Amstore was connected through a Multilink network, a token-passing multi-user ring network. The network could be used with any Amstrad machine and with IBM PC, Apricot, BBC and Apple computers. | ||
The Amstore Harddisk (and the Amstrad computers) are connected as a 'stations' to this network. There can be max 120 stations, max 3km apart. | The Amstore Harddisk (and the Amstrad computers) are connected as a 'stations' to this network. There can be max 120 stations, max 3km apart. | ||
Short review on [[:File:ACU8512-078.jpg]]. | Short review on [[:File:ACU8512-078.jpg]]. | ||
== External links == | |||
At the Centre for Computing History: | |||
* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/51548/Amstore/ Prototype Amstore] | |||
* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/51447/Nine-Tiles-Amstrad-Multilink-Network-Interface/ Amstrad Multilink network interface] | |||
[[Category:Peripherals]][[Category:Network]][[Category:DATA Storage]] | [[Category:Peripherals]][[Category:Network]][[Category:DATA Storage]] | ||
Revision as of 09:47, 25 September 2019
The Amstore from Northern Computers Ltd. (UK) is a 20MB hard disk for "all existing Amstrad computers" connected by a network.
Description
Amstore was connected through a Multilink network, a token-passing multi-user ring network. The network could be used with any Amstrad machine and with IBM PC, Apricot, BBC and Apple computers.
The Amstore Harddisk (and the Amstrad computers) are connected as a 'stations' to this network. There can be max 120 stations, max 3km apart.
Short review on File:ACU8512-078.jpg.
External links
At the Centre for Computing History: