Timex FDD 3000
Interface type: Disk interface
Manufacturer: Timex
Year: 1984
Compatible with: Timex 2048(*), Timex 2068(*), Spectrum 48K(*)
Notes:
This FDD3000 version has the body of a FDD3000 system but the electronic of a FDD3. The FDD3 disk interface is manufactured by Timex and divided into three modules:
The power supply.
The controller.
3" disk drive.
In this FDD3000 you can see the FDD3 modules. The power supply is on the left and the controller on the right.
The controller board has the Ferranti chip 1H35 to control the 64K RAM consists of 8 4264 chips.There is a model with 16K RAM chip consists of 8 4116 chips.
IC18 chip is a PAL16L8.
2 RS232 ports.
2 3" floppy disk 3 with standard 34-pin connector. WD1770 controller.
The lineal power has a +7812 for +12v and two 7805 for the +5 V.
(*)It's necessary to change the internal EPROM of the interface that connect FDD to Timex or Spectrum computer.