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- Date: Wednesday, 26 December 1984
- From: Wolf Wiedemann
- To: HZ100 users
- Re: PC clone your Z-100!
-
- D.E.L. Professional Systems, Inc. of Richmond, British Columbia,
- recently announced an emulator card for the Zenith Z-100 series
- computers (NOT the Z-15x or Z-16x) that allows these computers to
- fully emulate (according to the manufacturer) the IBM Personal
- Computer in all software functions. The only other obvious dif-
- ference being the S-100 bus of the Z-100 and lack of sound.
-
- This device, called the "Gemini Emulator" plugs into the 8088 socket
- and gives the user the option, at boot time, to run like a Z-100 or an
- IBM-PC. All previous operations in ZDOS or CP/M-85 continue to work
- as before, but you now also have IBM PC-DOS available to you.
-
- In addition, the board is socketed for the 8087 co-processor and
- supports all IBM video modes. The only regret appears to be that it
- does not have sound capabilities and there are no IBM hardware
- expansion slots available.
-
- I have personally run the Microsoft Flight Simulator on a Z-121 with
- this board installed. All works as advertised.
-
- The price will be "around" $500 and will be available at Heathkit
- stores, Zenith dealers, or directly in areas without dealer
- representation. The manufacturer is:
-
- D.E.L. Professional Systems
- 12-11151 Horseshoe Way
- Richmond, British Columbia V7A 4S5
- Phone (604) 274-0434
-
- Wolf Wiedemann
-
- Disclaimer - I am in no way connected with Heath, Zenith or D.E.L.
- Profes- sional Systems. I don't even know what "D.E.L." stands for! I
- am, however, an avid Zenith computer enthusiast and see this as an
- ideal way to allow me to run "all the software in the world"!
-