August 2020
Kenda "The Professional" DMFS for the BBC Model B
11/08/20 13:38
I've finally started consolidating my collection of BBC Model Bs.
This particular Issue 7 came with the Kenda "The Professional" DMFS with PADS … where DMFS = Disc Management Filing System and PADS = Professional Architecture for Disc Storage.
I've not been able to find out much about this rare interface apart from one brochure and an article in BEEBUG.
It's packaged in a solid block of epoxy (yay) and comes with a 24-pin plug for a free ROM socket (not 28-pin).
From the BEEBUG review it appears to be based on the Intel 8272 disc controller which allows double-density support.
This particular Issue 7 came with the Kenda "The Professional" DMFS with PADS … where DMFS = Disc Management Filing System and PADS = Professional Architecture for Disc Storage.
I've not been able to find out much about this rare interface apart from one brochure and an article in BEEBUG.
It's packaged in a solid block of epoxy (yay) and comes with a 24-pin plug for a free ROM socket (not 28-pin).
From the BEEBUG review it appears to be based on the Intel 8272 disc controller which allows double-density support.