Timex FDD3000

The Timex FDD 3000[1] in 1982 was a nearly complete computer by Timex of Portugal.[2] It began its development at Timex Computer Corporation in the U.S., but it was at Timex of Portugal that the work was finished.

Timex FDD3000
Timex Terminal 3000 in the foreground
Timex FDD. The three boxes could be stacked up.

The Timex FDD 3000 is an upgraded Timex FDD (sometimes known as the FDD3 because it consisted of three separate boxes: a floppy-disk drive, the controller and the power supply).[3][1][2] The Timex FDD3 was intended as a floppy disk peripheral for the Timex TC 2048 or TC 2068 microcomputers.[3] It usually had 16K RAM and only one 3″ disk drive, but could be upgraded to 64K RAM and a second disk drive, making it capable of running CP/M. Since the controller is electrically compatible with today's disk drives, it is possible to connect a 3.5″/5.25″ disk drive to the Timex FDD3 Controller.

Later, Timex combined the three boxes of the FDD into one big box called the Timex FDD 3000. Timex also added 64K RAM, a second 3″ floppy disk drive and a line in the controller cable to pass the video signal generated by the Timex Terminal 3000 to the back of FDD 3000 box.

  1. ^ a b Adamski, Jarek (2009). "Timex FDD 3000". 8bit Projects For Everyone. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  2. ^ a b Red, Johnny (2001). "Timex FDD3000". Timex Computer World. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  3. ^ a b Adamski, Jarek (2009). "Timex FDD 3". 8bit Projects For Everyone. Retrieved 2022-11-02.