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=== M1A1-S and M1-D Upgrade Kit (35,525") ===
The M1Vortex offered an upgrade kit consisting of a single bare drive and an installation manual, allowing to upgrade a F1-S and M1(single) drive to a F1-D models are based on 3(dual) drive. To do this,5" disk drivesone simply had to install the additional drive in the free slot of the drive case.
=== A1-S Upgrade Kit ===<gallery>Image:Basf 6138 spare drive.jpg|BASF 6138 spare drive</gallery>
Vortex offered an upgrade kit consisting of a single bare drive === M1-S and an installation manualM1-D (3, allowing to upgrade a single F1/5") === The M1-S drive to a dual F1/and M1-D drive. To do thismodels are based on 3, one simply had to install the additional drive in the free slot of the drive case5" disk drives.
=== FDA-1 3" Drive Adapter ===
This adapter makes it possible allows to connect an external FD-1 3" drive on Vortex F1/M1 setups on the CPC 464. Since only two drives can be used at the same time, the external 3" drive first had to be selected manually with RSX commands.
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Image:Basf 6138 81757 001 jumpers.jpg|BASF AG 6138 (81757-001) 40 track jumper configuration
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=== A1-Z Upgrade Kit (5,25") ===
 
Vortex offered an upgrade kit consisting of a controller, a manual, a CP/M license and an utility disk which allows a F1-Z drive to be upgraded to a F1-S drive.
=== M1-Z (3,5") ===
The M1-Z model is equipped with a single 3,5" disk drive.
=== A1-Z Upgrade Kit === Vortex offered an upgrade kit consisting of a controller, manual, CP<br /M license and an utility disk which allows a Z-Drive to be upgraded to a S-Drive.>
== X-Drives (720K) ==
=== F1-X and F1-XRS (5,25") ===
The F1-X model is based on either a single BASF 6138 (81690-001) or a single BASF 6139 type 5,25" disk drive. The BASF 6139 type is an improved revision a revisioned version which is slightly more compact (~1cm shorter), and also a number of electronical and mechanical design flaws that affected durability were corrected. The F1-XRS variant is equipped with an additional RS232-C interface.
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Image:VDOSVortex X-2Modul 6128.JPGjpg|X-Modul (CPC 6128)Image:VDOSVortex X-internalModul 6128 Board Front.jpg|X-Modul board (CPC 6128)Image:Vortex X-Modul 6128 Board Backside.JPGjpg|X-Modul board backside (CPC 6128)
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* [[Media:NEC_FD1035_Floppy.pdf|NEC FD1035 Datasheet (M1-X Floppy Disk Drive)]]
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== Software Accessories ==
* [[Media:DOSCOPY.DSK|DOSCOPY 1.1]] {{DE}} (Vortex 360k disk image)
* [[Media:Vortex_DOSCOPY_Benutzerhandbuch.pdf|DOSCOPY 1.1 Benutzerhandbuch]] {{DE}} (manual)
=== PARA 3.0 ===
Image:Vortex PARA 3.0 Disk.JPG|PARA 3.0 5,25" disk
Image:Vortex PARA 3.0 Screenshot 1.JPG|PARA 3.0 loading screen
Image:Vortex PARA 3.0 Screenshot 2.JPG|PARA 3.0 format analyzer
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* [[Media:PARA30.DSK|PARA 3.0]] {{DE}} (Vortex 720k disk image)
* [[Media:Vortex_PARA_3.0_Benutzerhandbuch.zip|PARA 3.0 Benutzerhandbuch]] {{DE}} (manual)
=== PARA 3.0 PLUS ===
PARA 3.0 PLUS (or PARA PLUS) is an enhanced distribution of PARA 3.0 PLUSwhich also integrates DOSCOPY 1.3 into a single software suite. <gallery>Image:Para 30 plus intro.jpg|PARA 3.0+ loading screenImage:Para 30 plus mainmenu.jpg|PARA 3.0+ main menuImage:Para 30 plus analyzer.jpg|PARA 3.0+ format analyzer</gallery> ==== Downloads ==== * [[Media:PARAPLUS.DSK|PARA 3.0+]] {{DE}} (Vortex 720k disk image, bootable) is  === SPARA === SPARA was either the predecessor or a bundle consisting cut-down version of PARA 3.0 and DOSCOPYwas supplied with the F1-Z drives, only supporting 40 track formats. === FutureOS ===[[FutureOS]] has support for Vortex drives, it uses the Vortex 704 KB format for 80 Track drives.  <br /> == Media Coverage == <gallery>Image:Vortex Schneider CPC International 1985-09.JPG|Schneider CPC International 1985/09Image:Vortex schneider cpc international 1986-02.JPG|Schneider CPC International 1986/02Image:Vortex schneider cpc international 1986-04.JPG|Schneider CPC International 1986/04Image:Vortex schneider cpc international 1986-07.JPG|Schneider CPC International 1986/07Image:Vortex schneider cpc international 1986-08.JPG|Schneider CPC International 1986/08</gallery> [[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:Manual]][[Category:DATA Storage]]
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