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From: phco@ecsvax.UUCP (John Miller)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: New microcomputers from Zenith Data Systems
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Date: Tue, 21-May-85 21:59:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 21 21:59:00 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 24-May-85 08:07:55 EDT
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According to BUSS #106 (May 9, 1985), Zenith has announced five new computers.
The Z200 is an IBM AT compatible with an 80286 running at 6 MHz and 256k RAM
chips that allow from 512K to 16Mbytes RAM.  "ZDS claims that by avoiding the 
need for wait states during memory access it has produced a machine one-third
faster than the IBM PC AT."  Like the Z150, the Z200 has a backplane rather
than a motherboard and has ten slots (four used by video, memory, CPU, and
disk controller cards).  Prices begin at about $4,000, and delivery is
supposed to begin this summer.

Four modifications of the IBM PC XT-compatible Z150 have been announced. 
Shipment of these is slated to begin in June or July.  The
Z158 can be run at either 4.77 MHz or 8 MHz.  Prices begin at $2500.  The
Z148 ($1900+) has more limited expansion capabilities (1 slot and 100 watt
power supply instead of 165 watts).  The Z138 ($2300) is a portable version
of the Z148 with a 7" CRT.  The Z171 weighs less than 15 pounds, has two
5.25" drives, a backlighted LCD display supporting graphics and 25 lines of
80 characters, optional battery pack, one parallel and one serial port, 256-
640K, and starts at $2700.

Considering Zenith's history of producing high quality items, these new
machines should be attractive alternatives to Big Blue's "standards."

(I have no connection with Zenith Data Systems except as a satisfied
customer.)

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                        John Miller  (ecsvax!phco)
                        Dept. of Pharmacology, Univ. of N.C.-Chapel Hill
                        Chapel Hill, NC 27514       (919) 966-1153