{"id":4655,"date":"2021-09-07T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T13:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/?page_id=4655"},"modified":"2023-12-15T17:23:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:23:01","slug":"fdd3000","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/fdd3000\/","title":{"rendered":"Timex FDD3000"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4655\" class=\"elementor elementor-4655\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c07a5d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"6605\" data-id=\"8c07a5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-080594e\" data-eae-slider=\"88542\" data-id=\"080594e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-690fb63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"15401\" data-id=\"690fb63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc84625\" data-eae-slider=\"16764\" data-id=\"dc84625\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3ff72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef3ff72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TIMEX FDD 3000<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53f294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d53f294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803217b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"803217b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000a-1024x618.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5920\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000a-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000a-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000a-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000a-1536x928.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000a-2048x1237.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6dbe92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c6dbe92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a0801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19a0801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The FDD3000 (Floppy Disk Drive) is the second version of the original 3-box FDD system. It consists of only one box with the power supply, the controller, and two 3\u2033 disk drives.<\/p><p>It might appear to be a simple disk interface but FDD300 is almost a complete computer: It has its own processor (Z80A @ 4Mhz), RAM (64K), ROM (2K), it has two serial ports and a jack to connect a video composite monitor when you use the TT3000. Later versions have a big board, 2 gate arrays, include a Centronics port, and the ability to connect external disk drives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf2f83f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cf2f83f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6349247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6349247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000b-1024x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000b-1024x474.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000b-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000b-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000b-1536x712.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fdd3000b-2048x949.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d571d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d571d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492d805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"492d805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Timex FDD3000 is a very versatile system because it can be used in different setups:<\/p><ul><li>as a disk drive running TOS (Timex Operating System) with a ZX Spectrum\/TC2048\/TC2068.<\/li><li>as a CP\/M computer using a ZX Spectrum\/TC2048\/TC2068 as a terminal keyboard.<\/li><li>as a CP\/M computer using the Timex Terminal 3000 and a Neptun video composite monitor.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b6e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"79b6e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802185a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"802185a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/zfdd3000.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/zfdd3000.jpg 970w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/zfdd3000-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/zfdd3000-768x221.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62143a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62143a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c086cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c086cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3rd party Zebra Systems have imported the Timex FDD3000 to the USA as the Zebra FDD3000, omitted all references of Timex on the user manual, and painted over the Timex brand on the unit their brand &#8220;Zebra&#8221;.<\/p><p>It\u2019s possible to connect a PC 3,5\u2033 DSDD drive or a PC 5,25\u2033 DSHD drive. Disks have 620K capacity and a maximum of four drives can be connected to the same controller.<\/p><p>In Poland, many users connected a 5 1\/4&#8243; DSDD drive with a switch to select the disk side to use both sides of a disk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf1024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3cf1024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ac9ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89ac9ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/manual-cpm-fdd3000-828x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/manual-cpm-fdd3000-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/manual-cpm-fdd3000-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/manual-cpm-fdd3000-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/manual-cpm-fdd3000-1242x1536.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/timexcomputerworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/manual-cpm-fdd3000-1656x2048.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f852a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f852a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac9be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ac9be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There were different versions of Timex FDD3000:<\/p><ul><li>Original FDD 3000 Done by Timex:<\/li><li>Big cover. Like +3, but 3 times higher. Two 3\u2033 drives slots on front;<\/li><li>Big PCB, three or two ULA\u2019s mounted in SMD. (square shape. pins are not bent under chip);<\/li><li>One Toroidal Trafo, which gives 18V;<\/li><li>Strange and very unstable Power regulators. 12 V is done standard (7812), but +5 is rather strange. The main point of damages. Often damages RAM (4464);<\/li><li>Interface with ULA and two 2114 Ram chips. Also EPROM 2732;<\/li><li>Eprom requires special programming than other FDDs;<\/li><li>Centronics Port (Hidden);<\/li><li>2*RS232;<\/li><li>64K of RAM, 2K of ROM;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd8bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cd8bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unipolbrit&#8217;s FDD 3000:<\/p><ul><li>Cover like Timex\u2019s FDD 3000;<\/li><li>In electronics the same. Added in one 48k ram card. (some issues\u2026 i think it is ZX81 ram expansion\u2026);<\/li><li>Big PSU inside cover;<\/li><li>Trafo gives two AC voltages \u2013 1 for +12V and 1 for +5V, Special board with regulators (standard 7812 and 7805). FUSES!! Each 1A.;<\/li><li>Interface same as FDD3;<\/li><li>2*RS232;<\/li><li>64K of RAM, 2K of ROM;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784e19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"784e19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>STAVI\u2019s FDD 3000 (FDD6000?):<\/p><ul><li>Cover as TIMEX\u2019s FDD3000, but enough enlarged, to contain two 5,25\u2033 drives, and made of worse material (more elastic, so you cannot stand the monitor on it) I didn\u2019t see it inside (But Jordan has one);<\/li><li>The interface changed a bit.;<\/li><li>2*GAL (16V8) all on board, 2116 SRAM, one 10K resistor for one of GAL\u2019s (probably for filtering, coz GAL\u2019s work fine at 5V) the same EPROM with the same program, the same line drivers.;<\/li><li>2*RS232;<\/li><li>64K of RAM, 2K of ROM;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587f34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"587f34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c47a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5c47a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TIMEX FDD 3000 The FDD3000 (Floppy Disk Drive) is the second version of the original 3-box FDD system. 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