My latest pickup - dual Zenith Z-90 system from ~1981
Posted by CardboardDeath86@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 7 comments
I've been wanting to get into early-80s microcomputer stuff for a long time now, and I absolutely love the design of these. The disk system does power on, but I'm not sure if it works as I don't have a cable for it yet, although I do plan to get one ASAP.
gloomypasta@reddit
Very clean! They look brand new.
CardboardDeath86@reddit (OP)
Yeah they had some dirt when I got them but I was honestly surprised at how much better they looked after some cleaning
TMWNN@reddit
https://np.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/1rbtwzt/zenith_heathkit_89_plus_extras/
cch123@reddit
Hare these similar to the Heathkits?
CardboardDeath86@reddit (OP)
Yeah afaik after Zenith acquired Heathkit in 1979 they rebranded the H89 as the Z-89 (which was the first computer sold by ZDS), then made a refined version that looked basically the same called the Z-90 with slightly higher ram and more modern (DS/DD) floppy disk support.
ksuwildkat@reddit
Man those look like they just came off the assembly line!
j0urn3y@reddit
Cool. I didn’t even know those existed. Keep us updated.