Heath h-8

From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Thu Dec 20 10:15:00 2001

Ok guys, another project (yes, I really do have this many)... :)

I have a Heath H-8. Seems to work. Thanks to the help of a guy who runs
the only H-8 dedicated web-site I can find, I now believe that the thing has
an "H-17" hard-sectored floppy interface, as well as a 4 port serial
interface.

Now, keying in programs from the front-panel is cool and everything, but I'm
thinking of putting a console on it, and a disk drive, so that I can run
HDOS, and maybe have some external storage. ;)

So, how rare are the peripherals? In the absence of a heath floppy drive,
what else might I use(and how...)? Anyone know where I can get one?

I have a Lier-Siegler ADM-5 terminal, which I may want to plug into it (It's
the closest thing to authentic I've got... :), but on the other hand, again,
how rare are the Heath terminals?

Assuming I ever get all of these things, the last question would be: Would
anybody be willing to make a copy of HDOS? Otherwise is there a possibility
I can download it from somewhere and actually get it on a disk properly?

Another interesting question is this: My H-8 has a strange wire-wrapped
breadboard, on top of what appears to be a normal 8080 CPU card. The
breadboard contains a Z80 cpu, and plugs into the CPU socket of the 8080 CPU
card. Any guesses about this? Might this mean I can run CP/M with some
toying around? (Did CP/M ever run on these?)

Regards,

Chris

Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL

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