7 Sep
2000
7 Sep
'00
11:17 p.m.
After a lot of negotiation and long delays, I finally picked up a Zilog
Z-80 Developement System today. There are two large boxs in the system,
one has two 8" floppy drives and the other has the main electronics.
There's also a pod connected to the electronics box by a cable. Does anyone
have any manuals or other information about this system? The only thing
that I have is some Zilog brochures for it. BTW stickers on the disk drives
are dated late 1978. I'll try to post a better description and pictures
next week. This weekend will be taken up with the Melbourne hamfest (Yippie!)
Joe
7 Sep
7 Sep
10:46 p.m.
At 10:17 PM 9/7/00 -0500, Joe wrote:
After a lot of negotiation and long delays, I
finally picked up a Zilog
Z-80 Developement System today. There are two large boxs in the system,
one has two 8" floppy drives and the other has the main electronics.
I've got a Zilog MCZ Z-80 development system and RIO operating
system disks. Is yours blue in color? I think I've only fired-up
mine once or twice since I got it more than ten years ago.
- John
8 Sep
8 Sep
8:49 a.m.
John,
Yes, it's blue with brushed aluminium around the top. I think I saw the
letters MCZ n it but I'll check to be sure. I'd love to get a copy of the
disks and any manuals that you have.
Joe
At 09:46 PM 9/7/00 -0500, you wrote:
At 10:17 PM 9/7/00 -0500, Joe wrote:
After a lot of negotiation and long delays, I
finally picked up a Zilog
Z-80 Developement System today. There are two large boxs in the system,
one has two 8" floppy drives and the other has the main electronics.
I've got a Zilog MCZ Z-80 development system and RIO operating
system disks. Is yours blue in color? I think I've only fired-up
mine once or twice since I got it more than ten years ago.
- John
11:23 a.m.
At 07:49 AM 9/8/00 -0500, Joe wrote:
Yes, it's blue with brushed aluminium around the
top. I think I saw the
letters MCZ n it but I'll check to be sure. I'd love to get a copy of the
disks and any manuals that you have.
Mine's a model 05-1014-00.
Back in 1997, I chatted with Fritz Chwolka about the one he owns.
He has a unique name, he's easy to find in web searches. He's active
in the German CP/M community. Perhaps you can find him. I found
three or four various e-mail addresses in a search this morning.
- John
9:41 p.m.
Greetings Joe and John,
I've got one of those devel systems too along with s/w and manuals. Haven't
fired mine up in a _long_ time either. Used RIO of some version too. Simple
OS.
My memory is real fuzzy on it now even though I used to occasionally use it
at work (mid-80's). I wonder if the disks are still okay (bitrot)? It's in
storage and I really should drag it out to the house before winter. Books
and s/w buried up in the attic along with a million other things. Let me
know if you cannot find all the docs and s/w.
Regards, Chris
-- --
Upon the date 10:23 AM 9/8/00 -0500, John Foust said something like:
At 07:49 AM 9/8/00 -0500, Joe wrote:
Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/
Yes, it's blue with brushed aluminium around
the top. I think I saw the
letters MCZ n it but I'll check to be sure. I'd love to get a copy of the
disks and any manuals that you have.
Mine's a model 05-1014-00.
Back in 1997, I chatted with Fritz Chwolka about the one he owns.
He has a unique name, he's easy to find in web searches. He's active
in the German CP/M community. Perhaps you can find him. I found
three or four various e-mail addresses in a search this morning.
- John
10 Sep
10 Sep
3:56 p.m.
Chris,
I'm glad to hear that there are at least a few of them out there. Can
you make a list of what you have? Between John, Fritz and you I should be
able to get a decent set of software and manuals. BTW I found a disk in
one of my drives. It's marked "PTR V7" "DO - T" "1-40"
"5-12-82". Any idea
what it might be? It's a 32 sectored hard sectored disk. Is that what
these use?
Joe
At 09:41 PM 9/8/00 -0400, Chris wrote:
Greetings Joe and John,
I've got one of those devel systems too along with s/w and manuals. Haven't
fired mine up in a _long_ time either. Used RIO of some version too. Simple
OS.
My memory is real fuzzy on it now even though I used to occasionally use it
at work (mid-80's). I wonder if the disks are still okay (bitrot)? It's in
storage and I really should drag it out to the house before winter. Books
and s/w buried up in the attic along with a million other things. Let me
know if you cannot find all the docs and s/w.
Regards, Chris
-- --
Upon the date 10:23 AM 9/8/00 -0500, John Foust said something like:
At 07:49 AM 9/8/00 -0500, Joe wrote:
Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/
Yes, it's blue with brushed aluminium around
the top. I think I saw the
letters MCZ n it but I'll check to be sure. I'd love to get a copy of the
disks and any manuals that you have.
Mine's a model 05-1014-00.
Back in 1997, I chatted with Fritz Chwolka about the one he owns.
He has a unique name, he's easy to find in web searches. He's active
in the German CP/M community. Perhaps you can find him. I found
three or four various e-mail addresses in a search this morning.
- John 
6:44 p.m.
On Sun, 10 Sep 2000 14:56:46 -0500, Joe wrote:
Chris,
I'm glad to hear that there are at least a few of them out there. Can
you make a list of what you have? Between John, Fritz and you I should be
able to get a decent set of software and manuals. BTW I found a disk in
one of my drives. It's marked "PTR V7" "DO - T" "1-40"
"5-12-82". Any idea
what it might be? It's a 32 sectored hard sectored disk. Is that what
these use?
I have no idea. I was at my parents at weekend and took a look onto my MDS manuals.
So tomorrow I can tell you what I have. The manuals are dated from 1977 to 1979.
My MDS systems are at another location but in the next month I'll bring them home.
Than i'll fire them on and see if I can make systemdisks - if that works I need hard
sectored disks to make
copies for you and they are very seldom to find.
Joe
At 09:41 PM 9/8/00 -0400, Chris wrote:
Fritz Chwolka
/collecting old computers just for fun\
Greetings Joe and John,
I've got one of those devel systems too along with s/w and manuals. Haven't
fired mine up in a _long_ time either. Used RIO of some version too. Simple
OS.
My memory is real fuzzy on it now even though I used to occasionally use it
at work (mid-80's). I wonder if the disks are still okay (bitrot)? It's in
storage and I really should drag it out to the house before winter. Books
and s/w buried up in the attic along with a million other things. Let me
know if you cannot find all the docs and s/w.
Regards, Chris
-- --
Upon the date 10:23 AM 9/8/00 -0500, John Foust said something like:
At 07:49 AM 9/8/00 -0500, Joe wrote:
Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/
Yes, it's blue with brushed aluminium around
the top. I think I saw the
letters MCZ n it but I'll check to be sure. I'd love to get a copy of the
disks and any manuals that you have.
Mine's a model 05-1014-00.
Back in 1997, I chatted with Fritz Chwolka about the one he owns.
He has a unique name, he's easy to find in web searches. He's active
in the German CP/M community. Perhaps you can find him. I found
three or four various e-mail addresses in a search this morning.
- John
9 Sep
9 Sep
6:57 a.m.
On Fri, 08 Sep 2000 10:23:51 -0500, John Foust wrote:
At 07:49 AM 9/8/00 -0500, Joe wrote:
Ohhh a
unique name -- isn't it .
Thanks John that he remember - I lost a lot of mails and hope mow
for new MC-Z users (collectors will be the better word)
I didn't fired up my MC-Z (I have 3) for some years.
For one of them I have no systenmdisks.
I have MC-Z 1-05 / 1-30 / 1-15
and for 1-15(30) the manuals .
The 1-05 is a little beakfastbox -) and wery smart.
there I have a 3 diskdrive rack with shugart drives and 4 terminals.
bad that I have no bootsisks for it.
The other ones are big and have hard-sectored disks.
Yes, it's blue with brushed aluminium around
the top. I think I saw the
letters MCZ n it but I'll check to be sure. I'd love to get a copy of the
disks and any manuals that you have.
Mine's a model 05-1014-00.
Back in 1997, I chatted with Fritz Chwolka about the one he owns.
He has a unique name, he's easy to find in web searches. He's active in the German CP/M community. Perhaps you can find
him. I found
three or four various e-mail addresses in a search this morning.
- John
Look at http://www.zfest.de
or http://www.gaby.de
for information about german CP/M friends
Fritz Chwolka
/collecting old computers just for fun\
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