Heath/Zenith Computing: Classroom, Home & Office – Glenn Roberts, Mike Cassidy
"This exhibit will highlight the wide range of systems developed originally by Heathkit, and later by Zenith Data Systems (ZDS). Heathkit began with the Motoroloa 6800-based ET-3400 trainer/prototyping system, moving to the Intel 8080-based H8 and the first-ever kit version of a DEC/LSI-11-based system, the H11. Their Zilog Z80-based H/Z89 is a classic example of an early “all-in-one” design. In the 1980s Heath/Zenith moved aggressively to 16-bit systems targeted for office use such as the Z-100 and later a successful and innovative series of PC-compatible solutions. The Society of Eight-Bit Heathkit Computerists (SEBHC) has developed an impressive range of modernization solutions for these machines, adding speed, RAM, storage and connectivity solutions that push them far beyond what could have been imagined at the start. Systems spanning this range of abilities will be on display for you to see and interact with."
