[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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