Rescued: Heath H89

From: Jeff Kaneko <jeff.kaneko_at_ifrsys.com>
Date: Fri Jul 24 11:03:43 1998

At 01:47 AM 7/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
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>> I almost forgot to post about this. I recently acquired a complete
>> Heathkit H89 system, with dual floppies and a small printer (OkiData
>> Microline 82, serial), all in excellent condition.
>>
>> I got with it a bunch of manuals and floppies, among them CP/M boot
>> diskettes. As I recall, this is a Z80-based system, yes? Is it possible to
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>It's roughly the same thing as a Zenith Z90. I have the manual here (it
>claims to be a user manual, but it contains schematics, PCB layouts,
>theory of operation, etc). It's a Z80-based machine with 48K or 64K RAM,
>3 serial ports as standard (+ the one for the built-in Z19 terminal), and
>a variety of disk controllers.

Keep in mind, these things were in vogue back in the days when the *users*
actually *expected* to get the schematics! My how times have changed . . .

>> use a hard drive on it?
>
>I believe there was a hard disk for it. I don't have one, and don't have
>any info on it.
>
>I believe you could use the following disk units :
>
>Z17 (hard sector 5.25")
>Z37 (soft sector 5.25")
>Z47 (8")
>Z67 (hard disk).

The Z-67 is a rare item indeed. I missed one in 1988. That's the last time
I ever saw one offered for sale (and it was *just the interface*). I don't
know anybody running one of these . . .

My Z-89 dosen't run anymore. Too many years of disuse, I guess.

Jeff


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Received on Fri Jul 24 1998 - 11:03:43 BST