DISCiPLE Interface
Release Date  1987
Original Publisher  Rockfort Products (UK)
Min. Hardware  
Genre  Hardware: Disk
Max. Players  0
Required by  program Autoprog
program Call +D
program Clip Viewer
program DISCiPLE Disc Manager
program DISCiPLE System Tape
program DOS-Copy
program Disc Doctor
program Disc Monitor
program Disc-Kit
program Discplus
program Discreader II
program Disctidy
program Discview
program Disk Backup Utility
program Dread
program Edisect
program File Convertor
program Fullcat
program Glensoft Profile
program Hacker's Workbench
program Incremental Backup Utility
program Index Writer
program Inof
program MIDI * Sound
program Memberlist
program Multicopy
program Neater Lister
program Open-3-Out
program Printerchars
program Quikcop 4
program Re-Order
program Recover
program Renumber
program Return To version 2
program Sector Search
program Select a Cat
program Snap Out
program Specfile+
program Tapemall
program Tascat
program Tasword 128K Opentype File Reader
program The Big Six
program The Compressor
program The Fractal Collection
program Transit!
program Transtape
program Traxtram
program Underground
program Unerase
program Wherewolf
program Wipeout
Original Price  £86.59
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX  89.95
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Martijn's WoS score  100% (7 votes)

Authors/Contributors
     Miles Gordon Technology (UK) - ?

Remarks
     Runs the GDOS operating system.
Comes with a DISCiPLE System Tape.
The ROM image(s) is/are available at Phil Kendall's The Spectrum ROMs Collection.

Remarks
     SPOT: disk interface, Centronics printer interface, 2 joystick ports, local network

Summary
     Disk interface allows up to 16mb of storage on 2 drives. Loads full 48K program in 3.5 seconds. Compatible with any standard drive, double or single density. Snapshot button to save your programs to disk. Printer interface. Dual joystick ports. (Sinclair/Kempston). Networking feature to allow the DISCiPLE to act as file server for upto 64 other Spectrums.

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     DISCiPLEInterface_UserManual(Dutch).pdf121,840OriginalInstructions - Dutch manual
     DISCiPLEInterface_UserManual.pdf121,894OriginalInstructions - English manual
     DISCiPLEInterface_UserManual.txt101,034OriginalInstructions - English manual
     DISCiPLEInterface_SourceCode.zip1,446OriginalSource code
     DISCiPLEInterface_SourceCode_2.zip1,446OriginalSource code - Disciple PAL IC8 and IC9 JED files and fusemaps
     DISCiPLEInterface.jpg104,698OriginalHardware picture
     DISCiPLEInterface+MGTPlusD_PAL-ICs.zip117,369OriginalHardware technical documentation
     DISCiPLEInterface_Schematics.gif85,295OriginalHardware technical documentation
     DISCiPLEInterface(EN)(Updated)_TechDoc.pdf521,366OriginalHardware technical documentationEnglish - Disciple & Plus D PALS Unveiled and Ramsoft Technical Guide v9
     DISCiPLEInterface(EN)_TechDoc.pdf283,891OriginalHardware technical documentationEnglish
     DISCiPLEInterface.jpg372,490OriginalHardware advertisement scan
     DISCiPLEInterface_Folder.zip894,999OriginalHardware advertisement scan

Magazine Reviews
     BiTissue #2-1991/Novpage 14- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #38-1987/Marpage 82- Review - Crash - Tech Niche
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #45-1986/Nov/6 special "week#1"page 22- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #25-1987/Jun/26 special "week#4"page 15- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #60-1987/Marpage 50- Review
     Your Sinclairissue #14-1987/Febpage 40- Review - Hard Facts special - Under a Ton
     ZX Computingissue #35-1987/Marpage 30- Review

Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #35-1986/Decpage 12- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #47-1987/Decpage 30- Letters
     Crashissue v.1 #47-1987/Decpage 108- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #54-1988/Julpage 42- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #98-1992/Aprpage 24- Letters
     New Computer Expressissue #65-1990/Feb/3page 4- News/Note - SAM's Drive On The Scene
     New Computer Expressissue #131-1991/May/11page 26- News/Note - Where to get UNI-DOS [Plus D / Disciple]
     Sinclair Userissue #56-1986/Novpage 8- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #62-1987/Maypage 21- News/Note
     Your Computerissue v.6 #12-1986/Decpage 8- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #32-1988/Augpage 7- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #32-1986/Decpage 7- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #36-1987/Aprpage 16- Feature
     ZX Computingissue #36-1987/Aprpage 30- CompoEntry
     ZX Computingissue #37-1987/Maypage 67- Feature
     ZX Computingissue #38-1987/Junpage 25- Feature
     ZX Magazínissue 1990/Julpage 7- Feature

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     Your Computerissue v.7 #10-1987/Octpage 41- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.7 #12-1987/Decpage 99- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.8 #1-1988/Janpage 91- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #12-1986/Decpage 10- Full-page ad
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