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VR177X-02 WD1770/WD1772 VL1772 Modern Replacement For Commodore 1581 FD
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VR177X-02 WD1770/WD1772 VL1772 Modern Replacement For Commodore 1581 FD
Price: US $54.99


vRETRO's VR177X-02 WD1770 WD1772 VL1772 Modern Replacement


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The VR177X-02 is a modern plugin replacement for the WD1770, WD1772, VL1772 floppy drive controller.VR177X-02 Features include:

  • Plugin replacement.
  • Low profile 28 pin DIL footprint.
  • Provides the same functionality as the originalWD1770/WD1772/VL1772 and more.
  • Supports clock frequencies between 8MHz and 32MHz (SD/DD/HD/ED).
  • Auto HD switching.
  • Full 5V TTL IO interface.
  • Low power consumption.

The VR177X-02 has been successfully tested on the following systems:

  • Atari ST(E) including AJAX support
  • Atari 8-bit computers with the XF551 and clones
  • Atari 8-bit computers with ATR8000 clones (Sally-2)
  • Commodore 1581
  • TI-99/4A with the Myarc Floppy Disk Controller
  • TI-99/4A with the 838-Floppy Disk Controller
  • Spectrum MGT Disciple
  • Spectrum PlusD
  • Spectrum Opus Discovery
  • Acorn Electron Advanced Plus 3
  • Acorn Electron Pegasus 400
  • BBC variants with the WD1770/2 floppy controller
  • Sinclair QL WD1770/2 based floppy interfaces (and clones)
  • Sinclair QL Sandy Disk.
  • Bosman 8

The VR177X-02 is one of several chip replacements I make for retro computer enthusiasts including the VR40007 and VR40010 for the Amstrad CPC, an AY-3-8912 replacement (including Turbo Sound model), the vLA81 for the Sinclair ZX81, thevLA82 for the Sinclair Spectrum 48K,the vLA128 for the Sinclair Spectrum 128K (Toastrack) and +2 (Grey case) and the vLA1 for the Sinclair ZX Interface 1.

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