Circuit of the floppy disk interface. Not the usual circuit based upon a well-known FDC controller IC, but a simple and not so standard solution. The OS65D operating system from OSI, Ohio Scientific, knows how to handle this interface well, and just for this purpose, Elektor choose this solution.
The next page gives information on OS65D, the operating system.
See also:
History of the TIM in the Jolt
Jolt software
On this page software for the TIM is described.
- DEMON
- Tiny Basic ad Resident Assembler Program
- Focal-65 V3D
...
Images of the Jolt
Above photos by The National Museum of American History.
Photos from https://vinta...
Jolt with a 74154 decoder
The early Jolts were equipped with a 74154 decoder for the glue logic instead of the 74LS00/04/27 of the later and more ...