alpope@token.Sun.COM (Alan Pope) (05/25/89)
What is the highest version of the ROM code available for the Z-100? Does anyone know the differences between the versions? Is their a ROM listing for that most recent version? What is the latest version of DOS 3.1 that was released for the Z-100. (I seem to recall that a version was quietly released that handled partitions bigger than 32 Meg). This was identified by the secondary signon version/copyright. Has anyone recently ordered or received from Heath/Zenith either the latest ROM or DOS. I thought I might make a last stab at getting the very latest possible releases. As an aside, does anyone know if MicroSoft's Word (the one for the Z-100) is available from any vendor? What rev was it? Alan L. Pope alpope@sun.com
GUBBINS@TOPS20.RADC.AF.MIL (Gern) (05/26/89)
Date: Fri 26 May 89 09:45:59-EST From: Gern <GUBBINS@TOPS20.RADC.AF.MIL> Subject: Re: Latest ROM & DOS To: token!alpope@sun.com In-Reply-To: <106686@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Message-ID: <12497090056.13.GUBBINS@TOPS20.RADC.AF.MIL> As far as I know (and I try to get the latest info when I can): The latest Z-100 MTR-100 ROM is v2.9, I don't know of any hardcopy listings available. The v2.9 contains code for the Boot <S>ystem command to report if an 8087 is present, as well as if 256K RAM ICs are used on the motherboard. My version of Z-100 MS-DOS is v3.10 and IO-SYS is v3.02. It is theoretically possible to swap the IO.SYS module from the Z-100 with that from a foreign MS-DOS (MS-DOS for the PC) and have it run. MS-DOS is >still< supposed to be machine independent, however, FORMAT, DISKCOPY, and perhaps COMMAND.COM are usually machine specific as is of course the IO.SYS (BIOS) or what ever it is named on a non-Z100 MS-DOS. I also heard that MS-WORD has a Z-100 version, but I have zero ideas on where to get it. If ANYONE has more/better info on all these, please post! Cheers, Gern ------- -------