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From: magi@deepthot.UUCP (David Wiseman)
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Subject: Help needed with Zapsystem
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Date: Sat, 31-Mar-84 14:32:44 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 31 14:32:44 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 1-Apr-84 08:21:54 EST
Organization: UWO CS, London Canada
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Help!

In what is probably a vain attempt to make use of some of the
equipment which is sitting around here doing nothing, I have
dug out an old CP/M system and am trying to get it running.

It is a Zapsystem Z80 (S100 bus), yes, that's right, a Zapsystem.
The only problem I have is that I don't have any documentation.
This system was (literally) dumped on the doorstep of one of our
faculty members with a "Here, have fun"; now he can't remember
who dumped it on him.

The thing came without a keyboard but, with some judicious mucking
about by an EE who was working for him at that time, they managed
to stick a VC404 keyboard on it. This helped him make some use
of it for a little while. Unfortunately, they didn't document anything
they did.

Now I have inherited it and find myself unable to duplicate
whatever it was they did. I don't really want to turn the thing
into a boat anchor, but this may be what happens if I cannot get
any documentation about the system.

Can anyone out there direct me towards any person/organization who
might know anything about these systems? Any hints, no matter how
vague will be received with open arms.

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