Date   : Thu, 09 Feb 2006 12:28:18 -0000
From   : "David Hunt" <dm.hunt@...>
Subject: Re: Cumana DFS board 'QFS'

> Hello again,
> 
> I have a well used BBC B that looks like its come out of either a school
> or
> research establishment with a very curious DFS fitted.
> 
> Inside there's a board that has CUMANA DISK CONTROLLER BOARD, CU1593,
> Issue
> 1, written on it with all wires connected to ROMs etc.
> 
> The Beeb boots up as:
> 
> BBC Computer 32k
> QFS 2.00
> BASIC
> >_
> 
> I've never heard of QFS before - has anybody else?
<snip>
> Is this a common disk controller?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Aaron

Not really, it was Cumana's answer to Solidisk, Acorn and Opus double
density controllers. As I recall it used an odd disc controller chip. I did
have one, but "I had a little trouble Betty", if you do *. or SHIFT+BREAK,
wait for the disc to start accessing and then do CTRL+BREAK the disc is
toasted. It happened once too many times so I removed the board and put it
beyond use...

Dave ;)