Z80 Home Page

Computer Systems based on Z80 Family

Last updated: 1999/10/09 by LS

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Table-of-Contents

Computer Systems using Z*80 as single Main Processor
Hybrid Computer Systems using Z*80
- Digital Equipment Rainbow 100
Computer Systems using Z*80 as Slave/Co-Processor
- Commodore
  - C64
  - C128
History and Nostalgia
Info and URLs are missing

Altos

Altos 8000

Applied Technology

Amstrad CPC

Amstrad
Amstrad
Amstrad CPC 464 ... (Home Computers)
by Cliff Lawson
Amstrad CPC
by Richard Fairhurst
CPC
by Tim Riemann
- by Tim Riemann
CPC Docs ???
by Mark Rison
CPC Docs ???
by K.E.W.Thacker
an interface circuit called 'amssio' for CPC464
by Martin Zacho.
The provided software gives the CPC access to the PCs hard-disc. The CPC part only works on the CPC464 by now and the PC part only runs under windows.
But probably it was/will_be ported to Linux by Andreas Micklei or
Amstrad NC
- Amstrad
- Amstrad NC100 (NotePad)
  by Cliff Lawson
Amstrad PCW
- Amstrad
- Amstrad PcW10 (WordProcessor)
  by Cliff Lawson
- Amstrad PcW16 (Anne)
  by Cliff Lawson
- Amstrad PCW
  by Ian McDonald
  WARNING: you may ruin your eyes!
- Amstrad PCW
  by Richard Fairhurst
California Computer Systems
- California Computer Systems
  of Herbert R. Johnson
Cambridge Computer ZX88
- Z88 Home Page
Camputers Ltd. LYNX
- LYNX refuge (*)
  by Kevan Heydon
ColecoVision ADAM
- Coleco ADAM Home Page
  by Dale Wick
- This Week With My Coleco ADAM
  by Richard Drushel
Compupro
- CPU-Z
  of Herbert R. Johnson
Cromemco
- ZPU
  of Herbert R. Johnson
Epson PX-8
- OAKLAND Archive: Epson
  Take your choice
Epson QX-10
- OAKLAND Archive: Epson
  Take your choice
- Photograph of QX-10
Heath/Zenith
- Heath H89 / Zenith Z89 (pre-assembled)
  Clarence Wilkerson owns one
Kaypro
- OAKLAND Archive: KAYPRO
  Take your choice
- Kaypro Gregory Watson
Kaypro II, 2, 4
KC85
- KC-Club (German)
- KC-News (German)
Morrow MicroDecision MD-3, MD-6, MD-11, MD-60
- Sorry, nothing yet!
  ask Joel Lichtenwalner
MSX

MSX (MicroSoft eXtended) - Japanese computer, developed by more than 20 asiatic and european companies, like Philips, Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Daweoo, etc.
Microsoft has a special part, they developed MSX-Basic 1.0 and MSX-DOS 1.0.
- Very good place to start (*)
- MSX Jeff Lodoen
- MSX (Portuguese)
  by Nautilus
- MSX
  by Sean Young
Northstar
- Northstar
  of Herbert R. Johnson
Radio-Shack/Tandy TRS-80
- OAKLAND Archive: TRS-80
  Take your choice
Robotron
- Robotron 1715
  Dmitry the Zuryanovich has one in working condition in addition to a lot of stuff, documentation, etc
- Robotron 1715M
SAM
- It's the SAM Coupe bit!!
  It uses a Z80
  by Same Cooke
  or
- Sam Coupé DATA INFO
S D Systems
- S D Systems
  of Herbert R. Johnson
- Z80 Starter Kit microcomputer
  by H. Layer
Sharp
- SHARP's Handheld some with Z80
- Sharp MZ-700
- Sharp MZ-800
- Sharp MZ-3500
- Sharp MZ-3541 (2*Z80)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
- The World of Spectrum
  The official world archive for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
- The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Switchboard
- The Sinclair ZX81 Support Page
- ZX81 Home Page
- ZX81 Home Page!
- Spectrum FAQ Z80 Info Technical Hardware Docs
- The Sinclair Spectrum
  by Philip Kendall
- afw - Sinclair ZX Spectrum: Intro
- MS-DOS TapeFIX - ZX Spectrum PC Tape Recovery Tools ($)
  Recover old/bad tapes with soundblaster and PC, Read/Write most emulator formats !!
- ZX Spectrum Hardware Do-It-Yourself
- Spectrum FAQ
- ZX-TEAM-Homepage
  maintained by Peter Liebert-Adelt
- ZX81 and family Informations about ZX81 and clones
- ZX Spectrum section of Electronic Projects Page with PCB layouts
  by Luis Yanes
Solid State Music
- SSM
  of Herbert R. Johnson
S.W.P.
- ATR-8000 (accessory for the Atari 800 series)
Technical Design Labs (TDL)
- ZPU
  of Herbert R. Johnson
Televideo
- TPC-1
- TS-800
- TS-800a
- TS-802
- TS-802h
- TS-803
- TS-803h
- TS-804
- TS-806 (Multi-User System)
- TS-816 (Multi-User System)
Texas Instruments Calculators
- TI82
  by Shining Light
- TI-85 Zshell Z80 programming
- TI calculators, Z80 programmable
- TI-85 ZBasic Z80 BASIC
- TI-85 Central - Assembly Shells
- TI-85 Central - Utilities
- TI85 info
  by Dines Justesen
- TI 86 code
- Project Page ???
  of Edward Thompson
Vector Graphics
- California Computer Systems
  of Herbert R. Johnson
Xerox
- OAKLAND Archive: Xerox
  Take your choice
- Xerox 820
  Sorry, nothing yet!
Digital Equipment Rainbow 100
Commodore C64
- OAKLAND Archive: C64
  Take your choice
- Antigrav Toolkit C64 Stuff
  by Randy Winchester
Commodore C128
- OAKLAND Archive: C128
  Take your choice
- C-128
  by M. Garamszeghy of Herne Data Systems
- Antigrav Toolkit C128 Stuff
  by Randy Winchester
History and Nostalgia
(don't underestimate these sources of information!)
- Z80 Page - Target Computers ???
  hosted by David Austin
- Computer History Association
  CHAC
- Links to "old-but-still-interesting" computers
  by Alex Chamberlain
- Bob's Computer Museum
  RJM
- Computer Garage/Museum
  of James Willing
- The Computer Center (*) Computer Museum and Software Repository
- Obsolete Computer Helpline (*)
- The Computer Museum
- Computer Museum Links
- Collection
  of Herbert R. Johnson
- Collection of Pictures
  by H. Layer
- 8Bit-Computer Museum
Info and URLs are missing for ...
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Alspa/Alspo ACI-1
Altos Model 5
Amstrad CPC 464, 664, 6128
Amstrad GX4000
Amstrad PCW 8256, 8512, 9256, 9512, NC-100
Applied Technology Microbee 256TC
Bally Professional Arcade Computer System
Bondwell Spectravideo SVI318/328
Bondwell Spectravideo Xpress			LapTop	CP/M MSX-DOS
Comart				UK		S100	CP/M
Commodore 8032				????/Z80
Compucorp OMEGAMITE
Cromemco Z2D				Z80/M68K
DataWorld 2
Davidge DSB 4/6
Digital Equipment VT180
Digital Equipment DECmate II		PDP8/Z80
Dimension				Z80/8068/68000/6502
Discovery 500				80186 + 2*Z80
Durango Star64
Dynabyte 5100						S100
Earth Computers CPZ-48000
Exidy Sorcerer
Ferguson "BigBoard" Computer
Gameboy Nintendo
Harris-Lanier C-1200
Heath H90 / Zenith Z90
Intercontinental Micro Systems CPZ-4800
Intertec SuperBrain
Kaypro I
Kaypro 10
Kaypro Robie
Lomas Data System		80186/Z80(SPUZ-Z80)
Micromint SB180
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MicroSolutions Computer Products

Morrow MicroDecision 5
MTX 512
NCR DecisionMate V		???/Z80
NorthStar Horizon
Ohio Scientific Inc Challenger 4P
Omnidata 2001			TMS9900/Z80
Onyx
Osborne Executive
Osborne Executive Portable
Osborne OS-1
Osborne Vixon
OSM ZuES 3X			5*Z80
Otrona				Z80/8086(daughterboard)
Philips P3500
Pied Piper
Radio Shack Model 4p "portable"
Research Machine 380Z
Sinclair 1500
Spectravideo SVI318/328
Systel System 300
Systems Group 2900
Tandy TRS-80 Model 16		Z80/68000
Tandy TRS-80 Model 6000		Z80/68000
Tatung Einstein
TeleVideo TS-801
Tiki Data AS "Kon-Tiki"
Timex 1000
Transam Tuscan 					S100
Vector 4			Z80/8086
Visual Technology 1050		2*Z80
YASBEC				Z180
Zorba