The Triton Quick Disk Drive is a product that allows 2.8-inch floppy disks to be read on the Commodore 64,[1] ZX Spectrum,[2] MSX,[3] Mattel Aquarius[4] and Dragon 64[5] home computers. The product was released for sale in the mid-1980s.
The disk drive can be used with Hitachi Maxell 2.8-inch double sided floppy disks, with a capacity of 144 kilobytes non-formatted and 100 kilobytes formatted. Each side has 20 sectors of 2.5 kB written in a spiral pattern instead of the more usual circular tracks. A maximum of 20 files can be saved on each side of the floppy disks.
The data transfer rate is up to 100 kilobits per second. The disk drive measures 250 x 225 x 65 mm, weighing in at 3.2 kilograms.
For use on the Commodore 64, the controller/interface box contains an EPROM with an additional operating system, C-64 T-DOS, that when connected to the computer through the memory expansion port can be called by typing "SYS 32768". This activated various new commands;
If something goes wrong, 14 different error messages will give indications about what may have happened.
For use on the Spectrum computer, the controller/interface box contains an EPROM with an additional operating system, Spectrum T-DOS, adding various new commands to the computer:
These commands can be used in BASIC programs, as long as the controller is connected.If something goes wrong, 11 different error messages will give indications about what may have happened.
