Date   : Thu, 05 Jul 1990 12:25:08 EDT 
From   : eichin@apollo.com
Subject: "Re: UZI for Z80"

In-reply-to: Timothy Swenson's message of 3 Jul 90 17:56:06 GMT,
       <911@dgis.dtic.dla.mil>



   Date: 3 Jul 90 17:56:06 GMT
   From: dev!dgis!tswenson@uunet.uu.net  (Timothy Swenson)
   >> the same? The Z88 runs off the Z80 processor with their own OS called OZ.
   >I believe the Z88 uses an Intel 8088 cpu, rather than the Zilog Z80.
   >The ZX-80 was a Z80 machine, though.
   >Gary Heston, at home....
   Bzzzzzzztt, Sorry, no stove, no cigar.  The Z88 uses a Z80.
   Sir Clive wanted the QL to have a Z80, but his engineers
   wanted the sporty 68008.  With the Z88, he went back to the
   reliable Z80.
   The original poster was right in that respect.  But the OS is not
   called OZ, it is called PipeDream.
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   Tim Swenson
   Newsletter Editor,
   Capital Area Timex/Sinclair User Group

To respond in kind: "Bzzzzzzztt, Sorry, no stove, no cigar"... :-)
PipeDream is the editor (a cross between WordStar and VisiCalc... I'm not
kidding, ^PB for boldface, a number of other similarities...) OZ is the
operating system and task manager. {Authority: I have the Z88 and the
developers manual, and have written some assembly code on the beast.}
                               _Mark_
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