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Subject: Re: Heathkit H/Z-100 Questions
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Date: Mon, 21-Nov-83 09:18:49 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 21 09:18:49 1983
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Organization: Bell Labs, Piscataway
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I have built five or six Heathkits over the past few years. The manuals 
are superb, and an idiot could put the kits together, as long as you 
follow the instructions!!! When I got in trouble, it was invariably
because I had taken shortcuts. Heath has a hot line (not toll-free) with
engineers on the other end that actually know what they are doing; if you
can't solve the problem yourself, you can always send it back. I did this
on two occasions, and Heath fixed it for free. If I have any complaints
about Heath, it is that they design their stuff to be labor-intensive in
terms of assembly. It keeps the price down, but sometimes assembly gets a 
bit tedious.
   The Z-100 design was stolen from Godbout/Compupro (imitated is kinder,
I suppose). Bill Godbout, on viewing the Z-100, remarked, "That's the
best computer I ever designed." It is PC-compatible, and has very good
graphics. Best plus is the S100 slots, so you can do just about anything
with it.
                    Andy Cohill  Western Electric, Piscataway