Date   : Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:50:00 -0000
From   : "David Hunt" <dm.hunt@...>
Subject: Re: Unknown 'Kenda' module?

> Anyone know what this this? Found in a BBC B earlier - black module
about
> 10cm
> x 20cm and 1cm high, with a trailing ribbon cable that plugs into one
of
> the
> beeb's ROM sockets. Also has a 40 pin plug underneath which plugs
straight
> into the floppy disk controller socket on the BBC board.
> 
> Made by "The Kenda Group", seem to be called "The Professional" and
also
> says
> "incorporating DMFS", whatever that is.
> 
> Unfortunately it's potted, so I can't take it to bits to see what's
inside
> - grr!
> 
> If it's disk controller upgrade it seems a little large - we did
wonder
> whether it was some sort of solid state floppy drive?
> 
> Anyone come across one before?
> 

Yes, a friend of my Father's bought a Beeb with a Z80 Second Processor I
think it was early 1985 and it came with this weird Kenda DMFS,
basically a
CP/M style file system for floppies, makes a double sided drive into a
single disc, allows fragmented files etc. I do recall he really liked it
initially boasting about the double density etc. later on he had some
biggish problems (perhaps compatibility problems with the Z80?), then
dumped
the Beeb on his son (I put an "old" 8271 in for £20 and he played
games) I
didn't want the "blob", it looked a bit of hack to me. The Father bought
an
IBM PC instead.

Dave ;)