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==Progress==
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July 23, 2018 I got the RDOS signon with a ZPU, (2) 16kz and a 4FDC.
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[[File:Cromemco RDOS Signon.jpg|600px]]
 
==Chassis==
 
==Chassis==
 
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*2 - 16kz rev C
 
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====Additional Inventory====
 
Already have a couple ZPUs and a 4FDC. I just bought a couple 16kz Rev C on ePay.
 
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==Resources==
 
==Resources==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco_Z-2 Cromemco Z-2] at Wikipedia.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco_Z-2 Cromemco Z-2] at Wikipedia.
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===Manuals===
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* [[:File:Cromemco 4FDC Manual.pdf| 4FDC manual]]
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* [[:File:16FDC.pdf| 16FDC manual]]
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* [[:File:Cromemco 16K RAM.pdf|16KZ RAM manual]]
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* [[:File:Cromemco 64KZ RAM Manual.pdf|64KZ RAM manual]]
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* [[:File:ZPU Manual.pdf|ZPU manual]]
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Latest revision as of 23:12, 17 September 2018

Cromemco Z-2D with extensive documentation and master disks. I got it with 2 16k RAM cards, a 4FDC disk controller and a ZPU

This is a stub begun on October 16, 2017.


Cromemco Z2 Ad July 1977
Cromemco Z-2 Systems at Chicago Mercantile Exchange (1984) (Thanks wikicommons)


Progress

July 23, 2018 I got the RDOS signon with a ZPU, (2) 16kz and a 4FDC. Cromemco RDOS Signon.jpg

Chassis

CromemcoZ-2D.jpg

BeffyPowerSupply.jpg

PowerSupplyAndBackPlane.jpg


Documentation

Documentation.jpg

Lot's of excellent documentation including schematics for all the boards in the Z-2D system. That blank cover is for Micah SuperBIOS v 2.52

299BDiskDrive.jpg

I don't have an image right now of the dual eight inch floppy disk drives in a Cromemco branded wood case.

Disk masters

EightInchDiskMasters.jpg FiveInchDiskMasters.jpg

Restoration / Testing

Board set

Came with

  • ZPU rev E
  • 2 - 16kz rev C
  • 4FDC rev C

Additional Inventory

Already have a couple ZPUs and a 4FDC. I just bought a couple 16kz Rev C on ePay.

Power Supply

--Jeffa (talk) 11:27, 17 October 2017 (CDT)

Checked that power transformer taps were correct for my 100 - 125v line voltage

Measured

  • 21.47
  • -21.51
  • 11.11

Specifications

From Z-2 Instruction Manual page 1

  • 15 - 21 @ 15 amps unregulated
  • -15 - -21 @15 amps unregulated
  • 7 - 11 @30 amps unregulated

I'll live with it.

Resources

Manuals