CompuPro - Disk 1B
The Disk 1B was as you might expect an
upgrade of the original Disk 1A. It was a late CompuPro board comming out in
1986 when the company was known a Viasyn. It still used an Intel 8272 or
NEC 765A floppy disk controller instead of a at the time, then more common
Western Digital 1791-7 chips.
What was interesting about both the
Disk1 and 1A and 1B was that the boot ROM had code which via a switch selection
could be used to work with either a 8085/Z80, a 8088/8086/80286, a 68000 or a
32016 CPU based system. The board handled data transfers via 24 bit DMA with the
ability to cross 64K boundaries. There was a priority arbitration scheme
for the on-board DMA circuitry that will allow up to 16 temporary bus masters to
operate without conflict. There was an advanced digital data separator for
reliable data transfers. No cap or resistor adjustments etc. were required. The board
had provisions for running both 5.25" and 8" floppy drives at the same time.
The manual for this board can be obtained
here
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11/03/2023