Date   : Wed, 31 Jan 1990 02:48:37 GMT
From   : astroatc!nicmad!madnix!rat@speedy.wisc.edu (David Douthitt)
Subject: Z100 = CPM? Yes.

In article <6682@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> pa1849@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Jerry Lugert) writes:
|
| I recently bought a Zenith data systems Z100 with a 20 meg hardrive
| and a turbo boost toggle switch?? for fifty bucks at a garage sell.
| It's a 1986 model heath kit.
| 
| I don't know if it works, it didn't come with a manual or software.
| Is this a CPM-based machine? 

It's an MSDOS / CPM hybrid - comes with an 8080 and 8085 set of micro-
processors.  MSDOS and CPM dont CO-process; its a complete tradeoff.
From what I've heard, the MSDOS part is a kludge and not very compatible.
I wanted one of those when they came out... I hope you enjoy it!

       [david]

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