RML380Z bits was summat boring about 'sploding psus - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

6 Dec 2000

--- Paul Williams &lt;flo(a)rdel.co.uk&gt; wrote: > kebabthesheep wrote:
...

 OH - the RML380Z now works fine with it's replacement low-density
 controller :)  Both drives light up, make noise and try to do things,
 so I'm a happy bunny :)  I'd still like to get the high density
 controller going sometime - but a least now i'm one step closer to
 booting cp/m.  
 Have you got a CP/M disk yet, Dave, or is that the remaining step? 
Yes, I thought that would be confusing just after I pressed 'send' Anyway - I have
several
teledisk boot images for various versions of cp/m, and a i'm currently looking for an
older floppy
controller, and some HD disks, so I can write them to floppy.

...
  I ask because I acquired a 380Z over the weekend, and
I don't have disks
 or manuals either. In fact, I don't have any means of making a 5.25
 disk. 
Bummer.  You'll be wanting a pc with an old 51/4" drive, and old controller you
will :)

...
  For the record, my 380Z contains:

 1. VDU 80/02. 80-column text card.
 2. CPU board, 32K RAM
 3. RAM board, 32K 
Yep.  Got all these.

...
  4. Graphics board, feeds four BNC sockets (RGB+sync)

Ooo!  COLOUR graphics?  Very posh :)  I've only got the composite video one. 
Don't know if it's
colour, cos i've got an old panasonic composite monitor, but i'm sure it'll be
monochrome.

...
  5. I/O board for serial and floppy. PCB number
207-252.
 6. Another graphics board? Contains PAL modulator, and also feeds
 another monitor socket. 
AND! The modulator!  Tsk.  Nice find sir!

...
  There seems to be a lack of PCB drawing numbers on
these boards, so I'm
 not sure how to tie up this information with other descriptions posted
 previously.

 This machine seems to date from February 1983. Two 5.25 floppies, and
 COS 4.0B/M. 
Yes, I have a spare cpu with that exact version of COS.

I'm going to build a website for it - just a few pics, all the data I have, and all
the software,
I just need to get around to doing it.  If/when you get yourself a 51/4" drive and
old controller,
just drop me a mail, and i'll send you the disk images.

Dave.

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