Purposes

• Using 3.5" floppy disks with Timex FDD 3000 or Timex FDD 3.

Properties

• Disks of 640kB (TOS A.2) or 820kB (ZXVGS) can be used.
• In case of high density Amiga drive, there can be used disk of 1640kB (ZXVGS).

Mounting

• The 3.5" drive replaces the 3" one (the metal sheet is cuted).
• The slot on flat cable is changed to the pins one.
• The power plug is changed to the small one.
• The FDD 3.5" can be placed on the left side or right side of the Timex FDD 3000 (big case).
• The comuter and the 3.5" drive must be supplied.

TF37 - communication cable for MB-02 like slot

Purposes

• To connect the Timex FDD 3000 to MB-02.
• To connect the Timex FDD 3000 to TC2048 or UK2086 (directly).
• To connect computers like Amiga or PC (through TIC cable).
• Loading of tape simulation files ("*.TAP" and "*.TZX").
• Using the Kempston Joystick.

Properties

• The cable is 20cm long (as standard).
• From the DB37 plug comes out a cable with DB9 slot for the joystick, a cable with DB15 slot for the Timex FDD 3000 and a cable with 3.5mm Jack to connect to EAR.
• Inside the cable a serial EEPROM memory can be mounted.

TFMOUSE - mouse for ZXVGS

Purposes

• Using the PC mouse with Timex FDD 3000 or Timex FDD 3, under ZXVGS.
• Connection of a modem.

Properties

• The RS232 interface can generate interrupts to the Z80.
• New boot EPROM modifies known operating systems (TOS A.2, TOS A.4, CP/M) so they can work with interrupts from serial interface (than from FDC).

Mounting

• There's mounted an extra slot or the existing one is rewired (one or both).
• The EPROM is exchanged or inserted on extra board in the P9 slot.
• The interrupt line is cuted from FDC and connected to RS232 USART.

Purposes

• Connect computers like Amiga or PC instead of Timex FDD 3000.
• Loading of tape simulation files ("*.TAP" and "*.TZX").

Properties

• The transfer is up to 12kB/s.
• The cable is connectable to PARALLEL of Amiga or LPT of PC.
• Standard cable length is 1.5m (longer on demand).
• The "LPT tape playing" (Z80 emulator or TAPER software) data ia transfered with the cable to the side slot of TI-of-TTL (or Jack in TF37 cable).

Usage

• Plug one end of cable to TI-of-TTL (TF37 cable) and the second to the Amiga or PC computer.
• Run the file server software on the computer:
  • Amiga - the "ZXVGS.server".
  • Pecet - under MS-DOS run ZXVGSTSR.COM then ZXVGSLPT.COM.

Purposes

• Using ZXVGS.
• Top button is used to stop ZXVGS software (games) and typing special characters in CPM22QED. Holded while reset starts the test code (keyboard, Kempston Joystick, input port #EF).
• The Jack slot on left side of TI-of-TTL can be connected with EAR of the computer, what allows loading of tape simulation files ("*.TAP" and "*.TZX") using the original ROM code.
• Optionally the second slot can be activated, that can be connected with MIC of the computer to transfer the saved data to other computer instead of to a tape recorder.

Properties

• Replaces the original Timex Interface M-397 and is fully compatibile to it.
• Has expanded RAM to 8kB (from 1kB) and EPROM to 32kB (from 4kB).
• Build of TTL chips only, no programmable logis. Thanks to this is less damagable and easier to repair than the original.
• The RESET button is moved to right hand side.
• Top button sets bit 7 in input port #EF (239).
• On the left hand side side there's Jack slot controlled with pin 12 of the DB15 slot (bit 0 of the input port #EF), dedicated to connect with EAR input of the computer.
• There's a place for second Jack slot that controls the pin 8 of DB15 slot, dedicated to connect to the MIC output of the computer.
• Memory map of the TI-of-TTL.

  Memory map

  		Value outed to#EF port
  section	size	%0X0XXXXX	%0X1XXXXX	%1X0XXXXX	%1X1XXXXX
  D	16kB
  C	16kB
  B	16kB
  A	8kB	TIRAM
  	8kB	TIROM0	TIROM1	TIROM2	TIROM3

Connection and usage

• Can be connected to every ZX model with ZX48 compatibile edge slot.
• Computers like ZX+2A, ZX+2B, ZX+3 need internal changes due to slot incompatibility. Or the dedicated fixer PL3FIX can be used to correct the slot.
• Computers like TC2068 i UK2086 need the use of ZX Spectrum Emulator cardridge.
• Computers like TS2068 need the use of twister board and ZX Spectrum Emulator cardridge.
• Interface can be connected with a TIC cable to Amiga or PC.
• Using the ZXVGS requires to run file server software:
  • Amiga - the "ZXVGS.server".
  • PC - under MS-DOS run ZXVGSTSR.COM then ZXVGSLPT.COM.
  • Timex FDD 3000 - under CPM22QED run ZXVGSTF.COM. This can be done also from CPM22QED terminal menu that appears while holding the <SYMBOL SHIFT> while resetting the computer - when menu appears press the <V> key (this requires file "ZXVGSTF.COM" on disk).
• A damged or good original Timex Interface M-397 must be supplied, because there's a need for original cases and slots.