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excerpt: "News article on the Sinclair ZX Microdrive and ZX Interface 1, covering the 85K capacity cartridge format, 3.5-second load time, LAN networking at 100Kbaud, RS-232 support, and the ability to daisy-chain up to 8 drives."
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# A Low Cost Disk Drive for the Timex/Sinclair

News article on the Sinclair ZX Microdrive and ZX Interface 1, covering the 85K capacity cartridge format, 3.5-second load time, LAN networking at 100Kbaud, RS-232 support, and the ability to daisy-chain up to 8 drives.