[sebhc] list archive and a specific question
Lee Hart
leeahart at earthlink.net
Thu Jul 7 13:36:42 CDT 2005
Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
> I'm not sure if the periphery controls would match up to
> the H8's (you know things like selects and motor controls).
It would be a miracle if they did.
> If you write your own drivers, this wouldn't be an issue.
Correct. Since Heath's software is so well documented, it would be easy
to change the bit assignments and reassemble.
> Does anyone know if the Z100's controller was compatible
> with a standard XT floppy controller from a software point
> of view?
No; it's not even close. The Z-100 used the Western Digital WD1797,
while the PC used the NEC 765 floppy controller chip.
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