New find, Heathkit H89 computer.

[Allison]

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>Subject: New find, Heathkit H89 computer.
>   From: "Bob Shannon" <bshannon at tiac.net>
>   Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 20:44:31 -0400
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
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>I've just come across a new vintage system.
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>I've been given a Heathkit H-89 computer with some documentation and one 
>bootable diskette.
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>Its booting HDOS, but I don't have any HDOS specific documentation, just the 
>'Operation' and
>assembly manuals (the 'Operation' manual is really theory of operation 
>material).
>
>Does anyone have the ability to make a set of 'distribution' HDOS disks 
>(100K floppy)?
>
>Is CP/M also available, or the Heathkit diagnostics disk?
>
>I've not been able to find much HDOS documentation on-line, does anyone have 
>pointers? 

CP/M was available.  One thing, which disk controller does it have?  If 
memory serves there were several different ones between heath and aftermarket.



Allison


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