First release in september 1982, it contained both an 8085 cpu for cpm work and an 8088 for ibm compatibility. Ive also confirmed that you can bootz150 msdos disks. Refer to pictorial 3 for the locations of the jumpers and switches. Most of the software, that heath company provided, were licensed from other companies. While a few other s100 computer companies had some support logic on their motherboards, for example vector graphic, only heathkit had the cpu, support ramrom and io including video on the motherboard. Primarily for the ibm pc platform, it was ported to x86 machines with higher video resolutions such as the zenith z100 and nec apc. The heathzenith hz100 pc is a marvel of early 80s computer engineering. It was an ibm clone, meaning a computer sold by a company other than ibm, but designed to be capable of running software that had been written for the. Heath heathkit floppy controller board card for the s100. In fact the s100 bus in the hz100 system was used only for specilized components like a fdc or hard. There were three operating systems os available for it. This model also was sold in fully assembled form as the wh89.
The heath zenith z100 was one of the few s100 systems that came into modest production large by that eras standards. The zenith 100 home computer was developed in 1981 and the later, improved, the 100 uses a z80 processor chip and a 8088 chip. For straight z100 mode, just press z and the z100 will boot as normal. The zenith stratosphere 100z was introduced in december 1934 for the wholesale market. An entry level system for home, office, and school. I believe this was a first amongst colleges, at least in the u. List of zenith z100z100 pc software part numbers winworld. Zenith pioneered the laptop computer market in 1985, with lunchbox portable computer z171, the first msdos based small portable computer fit with two 514 floppy disks and blue lcd screen. These were later sold by zenith electronics with their name on the front as the zenith z89.
Alternatives to mac hardware macrumors attracts a broad audience of both consumers and professionals interested in the latest technologies and products. The board had a separate 8088 processor dedicated to handling bios and video compatibility. Note, these will not work on ibm pc computers, emulators, or later ibm pc compatible zenith machines. Zenith z321b clock radio overview and full product specs on cnet. Heath company still exists in benton harbor, mi, but they only handle training classes. The following are known not to boot, by design, on ibm pcs or 100 % compatibles. Z300 series memoryten products carry a lifetime exchange or repair warranty against manufacturing defects.
The zenith data systems z100 was a preassembled version of the heathkit h100 electronic kit. Zenith has recently expanded its line of ibm pc compatible computers. Like the compaq line, zenith offers its msdos computer in both desktop the z150 and portable z160 models. Zselect 100 z433d memoryten products carry a lifetime exchange or repair warranty against manufacturing defects. We also boast an active community focused on purchasing decisions and technical aspects of the iphone, ipod, ipad, and mac platforms. Like the scott line of deluxe consoles the zenith stratosphere z used also a chromeplated chassis.
The z110 was the lowprofile version with separate monitor. Zpc, an emulator that let the z100 run most ibmpc software. We also supply unlimited lifetime tech support for this item. Processor technology processor technology sol20 system 4 stm electronics corporation stm pied piper. As i mentioned in a previous blog entry personal computers, the first personal computer that i owned was a zenith z150, and i built it myself in 1984 from a heathkit. Apple airpods generation 2 with charging case mv7n2ama. View and download zenith z100 pc series service manual online. Welcome congratulations on your purchase of the zenith data systems z100 series computer.
In a crucial concession, ibms agreement allowed microsoft to sell its own version, msdos, for nonibm computers. To boot into the ibmcompatible mode, press i and make sure you have zenith msdos v3. There were many versions of the rom monitor and test program. Heath zenith z100 restoration vintage pcantediluvian designs. Oem iphone 6 6s 7 8 plus lcd accembly digitizer complete set screen replacement. The zenith stratosphere z was introduced in december 1934 for the wholesale market. Gemini board pc emulator for the z100 antediluvian designs. You can read the zenith z170 operators manual 147 pages, 6. Run dos, windows, os2 and other vintage pc applications in a web browser on your desktop computer, iphone, or ipad. The least expensive and most popular was pc dos made by microsoft.
Thinker toys thinker toys 8 floppy drive system 2 tandyradioshack tandy trs80 mod iii system 2 ast ast bravo 425s. The z100 microcomputer represents a truly stateoftheart design, capable of satisfying both your business and personal needs. Would ya just look at it i cant believe i found this, working or not this is a keeper. Z zenith 100 mg 21 nitrofurantoin macrocrystals 100 mg pill with imprint z zenith 100 mg 21 is pink, capsuleshape and has been identified as nitrofurantoin macrocrystals 100 mg. In 1982, microsoft began licensing dos to other oems that ported it to their custom x86 hardware and ibm pc clones. Zenith laptop computer zwl18392 computer computing. Autodesk autocad r10 mac autocad, from autodesk and first released in 1982, is a powerful computer aided design tool. Zenith computer, laptop notebook and printer user guides, service, zenith maintenance manuals and owner instruction guide. Heathzenith, z100 technical manual boot rom listings. Zenith z100 winchester hard disk drive card sets, i have some which worked and some that failed. The terminal was available in kit form as the heathkit h29.
Heath zenith z100 video board 852668 ships worldwide. Dec rainbow, wang professional computer, ti professional computer, scp seattle computer products, otrona attache, zenith z100 but z100 pc is ok, nec apc, and tiki 100 816 rev. It was, and still is, often considered the standard for cad tools. This board mounted atop the z100 motherboard, and could be activated at boot time by selecting the gemini over the z100 rom monitor. All free to a good home, but i really dont want to ship. Heathzenith technical manuals applicable to the z100. The z100 has unusually good graphics for its era, superior to the contemporary cga 640. Zenith floppy disk controller card, z100 tested, zenith video card mounts on motherboard, z100 tested, w64k or 32k ram. Configured as a family z120 was an all in one model, with selfcontained monitor, the z110 called the low profile model was similar in size to the cabinet of an ibm pc, xt, or at, but a bit shorter, and configured with a raised cabinet molding on the top surface within which one. Heathkit still sold kit versions as the h110 and h120, although other than a single video driver board, all you really did was screw the parts together. The trailing edge collection trs80 mc10 micro color. This article is an update to one written by paul f. Z100 manuals scanned and uploaded antediluvian designs. Zdos is a discontinued oem version of microsofts msdos specifically adapted to run on the hardware of the zenith z100 personal computer.
The z100 computer is a personal computer made by zenith data systems zds. Someone replaced the stock 8088 cpu with an nec v20. Zenith diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free. The 100z has 5 bands covering 535 to 63600kc but the 63600 kc were soon dropped to 45000 and later to 32000 kc.
Ibm decided in 1980 to market a lowcost singleuser computer as quickly as possible. An assortment of microcomputers, minicomputers, terminals, programmable calculators, and arcade machines are available. The apple iii has 4 internal expansion slots that are compatible with apple ii cards, and also has apple ii plus emulation builtin. Plantronics blackwire c725 wired headset black previous price. Isa expansion bus z150 ibm pc hardware compatible boots vanilla mspcdos the two have a number of other architectural differences as well, such as different video systems.
Z141, z151, z148, and other models are zeniths early pc compatible systems, that are not s100 like the z100. In the same family, the z120 is an allinone model with selfcontained monitor, and the z110 called the low profile model is similar in size to the cabinet of an ibm pc. The gemini board was a pc emulator circuit board designed to plug into the z100 motherboard and provide better ibmpc compatibility mainly at the bios level. Zpc should have been made a feature of the z100 monitor rom, and thus standard in every z100, but it was just developed about the time that i left, and i left, in part, because zenith was losing interest in the z100 and just wanted to make pcclones there. Both models have a builtin keyboard that was modeled after the ibm selectric typewriter. The zenith data systems z100 is a preassembled version of the heathkit h100 electronic kit. Zenith zsport 425s manual zenith zstar 433vl model 170w manual zenith zstar 433vl model 80 manual zenith zstar 433vlp model 200w manual. Trs80 mc10 micro color computer x2 trs80 model 1 x2 trs80 model 100 trs80 model 16b trs80 model 3 x3 trs80 model 4 trs80 model 4p x2 ti994a x9 timex sinclair x3 timex sinclair 1500 timex sinclair 2068 winbook xp xor s100. Works on a real mac, or any decent emulator that can boot from isos. Originally 86dos, written by tim paterson of seattle computer products, dos was a rough clone of cpm for 8086 based hardware.
The zenith z100 was issued to all freshmen of the clarkson university class of 1990, so i guess they were issued in the fall of 1986. For z100 specific documentation, add z100 at the end of the url. Back in 1984, this assembledbyzenith computer with two 360kb 5. Heath company offered a variety of software applications, including operating systems, programming languages, word processors, and utilities. Zenith z50px2d overview and full product specs on cnet. The z18392 laptop computer is a portable, fully pccompatible computer. It also contains the winchester disk utilities, and an upgrade to 2. These disks will not run on later ibm pc compatible machines or emulators. With the z 1 00 computer the allinone model or the lowprofile model the future is here today. Banko banks 0,1 banks 0,1,2,3 used in 64kconfiguration. Pcjs offers a variety of online machine emulators written in javascript.
The definitive z100 software and manual archive now online. I acquired this system from bill adney who wrote a number of articles and books for the z100 as well as other pcs like the kaypro. The z171 is also known as the z170 apparently the z170 designation on the manual was for the series of which the z171 was the only one released. I have a heathzenith z19 terminal, great for an h8. Zenith 4port serial cards, with at least one serial cable set, manual copy. Microsoft purchased it and licensed it to ibm for use with microsofts ibm pc language products. Many programs were adapted to run on the z100, and sold by zenith and other companies, which also ran on the ibm pc. A successor model, the allinone heathkit h89, combined a z80 processor board and a floppy disk drive into the cabinet of an heathkit h19 terminal. The z171 is listed in the 1985 zenith consumer computer catalog from. Zenith data systems z150 pc sales flyer internet archive. The z100 used a 8086family microprocessor, the intel 8088, but otherwise had a completely different internal architecture from the ibm pc at the time microsofts msdos. It also includes the diagnostic disk, and customer demo disk. In addition, a company offered the gemini board which provided additional ibmpc compatiblity.