"Z-100 LifeLine" Articles
I have been Editor and Publisher of the "Z-100 LifeLine" since 1994. It is amazing the number of articles that have been published since then (not all mine), and how many are still relevant today. This page provides access to many of the updated articles, broken into several categories. No longer constrained by issue size and black & white graphics, I have added additional graphics and color pictures to the articles to improve readability and clarify points. Some have doubled in size! I will continue to go back and update many more as I find the time.
I have also added the articles to the Index to Z-100 Periodicals, link provided below, as each article has been updated and published here. They are listed as 'WEB', instead of by issue number. I hope you will enjoy the improvements.
Just click on the link provided to read or print an article. If you need help, this should be the first place to look.
Article Categories:
Clocks & Real Time Clocks ZCLK2 Article - "New ZCLK 2 Calendar/Clock Package", from Issue #128. ZCLK2 Clock Documentation - "ZCLK 2 Calendar/Clock Package Documentation", from Issue #128. Z100 Clocks Article 1 - "Z-100 Real Time Clocks", ZClock, ZCLK2 and SmartWatch. Z100 Clocks Article 2 - "Substitute Battery for SmartWatch", by Charles Hett, issue #124. Z100 Clocks Article 3 - "Z-100 Real Time Clocks" , ZCLK Y2K Patch and SmartWatch Battery Update. Gotek Floppy Disk Emulator Articles Flash Floppy Gotek - "Flash Floppy Gotek and the Z-120" by Darrell Pelan, from Issue #135. Gotek Firmware Upgrade - "Gotek Floppy Emulator Firmware Upgrade", from Issue #134. Gotek Hardware Upgrade - "Gotek Floppy Emulator Hardware Upgrade", from Issue #134. Gotek User Manual - "Gotek Floppy Emulator User Manual", from Issue #133. Hardware Articles Beginner's Guide to the Z-100 - "Beginner's Guide to the Z-100", from Issue #108. CDR-317 Host Adaptor - "CDR-317 Host Adaptor User Manual", Use SCSI or MFM Hard Drives. Configuring the Z-100 - "Configuring the Z-100", Set Video, Jumpers, & DIP Switches, from issue #79. Floppy Drive Primer - "A Floppy Drive Primer", from Issue #76. Floppy Drives - "Z-100 Floppy Drives", Description of drives, from Issue #132. MFM Hard Drive Install - "Z-100 MFM Hard Drives", from Issue #59. MFM Hard Drive Specs - Hard Drive Specifications for the Z-100 "Winchester" PREP Utility, from Issue #59. Mitsubishi 8" Floppy Drive - "Mitsubishi M2896 8" Floppy Drive", Description of drive, from Issue #77. SCSI Controller - "Z-100 LifeLine" SCSI Controller", from Issue #87. SCSI, What Is? - "What is SCSI?", from Issue #39. Seagate ST251 Stiction - "The Seagate ST251 Hard Drive Stiction Revisited", from issue #139. Serial Mouse Z100 - "Connecting a Serial Mouse to the Z-100", from Issue #137. SyQuest SQ-312RD Article - "SyQuest SQ-312RD Cartridge MFM Hard Drive Article". SyQuest SQ-312RD Manual - "SyQuest SQ-312RD Cartridge MFM Hard Drive OEM Manual". Teac FD505 Drive - "Teac FD505 Dual Density Drive" use in the Z-100, from Issue #76. Video Paging Demo - "Video Paging Demo, ZBASIC FLIPDEMO.BAS", from Issue #90. XEBEC S1410A OEM Manual - "XEBEC S1410A SCSI to MFM Hard Drive Controller Adapter. Z-100 Disassembly - "Z-100 Disassembly". Z-100 Joystick - "Joystick on the Z-100", from Issue #55. Z-100 Power Supply - "Z-100 Power Supply" Repair, from issue #41. Z-100 Speed Up Options - "Z-100 Speed UP Options", from issue #78. Z-100 Zenith Monitors - "Monitors for the Z-100", from Issue #68. Z-205 RAM Card User's Manual - "Z-100 RAM Card User's Manual. Z-205 RAM Disk - "Z-100 RAM Disk", 256Kb size, from issue #86. Zenith Monitor Servicing - "Servicing Zenith ZVM-13x Series Monitors", from Issues #120/121. IDE Controller Articles First Operational IDE Controller - "First Operational IDE Controller in a Z-100", from issue #109. IDE Controller Article - "Z-100 LifeLine" IDE Controller Article. IDE FDISK Article - "Preparing an IDE Device Using a PC's FDISK", from issue #97. IDE NVsRAM Reprogramming - "Z-100 LifeLine" IDE Reprogramming Article. Index to "Z-100 LifeLine" and "REMark" and "Sextant" Magazines Index to Z-100 Periodicals - "Z-100 LifeLine Index of Magazine & Periodical Articles". Modification Articles Configuring the Z-100 - "Configuring the Z-100", Set Video, Jumpers, & DIP Switches, from issue #79. Disassembly of the Z-100 - "Z-100 Disassembly". First Operational IDE Controller - "First Operational IDE Controller in a Z-100", from issue #109. IDE FDISK Article - "Preparing an IDE Device Using a PC's FDISK", from issue #97. SCSI Controller - "Z-100 LifeLine" SCSI Controller", from Issue #87. SCSI, What Is? - "What is SCSI?", from Issue #39. ZDOS and ZROM Development - "Z-DOS v4 and ZROM v4 Development", from issue #59. Z-100 Disassembly - "Z-100 Disassembly". Z-100 Speed Up Options - "Z-100 Speed UP Options", from issue #78. Z-205 RAM Disk - "Z-100 RAM Disk", 256Kb size, from issue #86. Z-207 Controller Testing - "Z-207 Controller Chip Testing. Z-207 Modification - "Z-207 Floppy Controller Mods", from Issue #76. PC Emulation Articles Gemini PC Emulator - "Gemini PC Emulation Board" User Manual. Scottie Board PC Emulator - "Scottie Board PC Emulator for the Z-100", from issues #74/75. ZPC PC Emulation - "ZPC v4.0 Z-100 PC Emulator" User Manual, from issues #106/107. Repair Articles. Also, check out the section entitled "Inexpensive Test Equipment" in the Main Menu. Field Service Bulletins - "Z-100 Field Service Bulletins", from issue #42. Keyboard Key Repair - "Keyboard Key Repair", from issue #33. Digital Oscilloscope Sampling Rate - Supplement to the DSO138 and DSO150 Digital Oscilloscope Kits. Z-100 Disassembly - "Z-100 Disassembly". Z-100 Power Supply - "Z-100 Power Supply" Repair, from issue #41. Z-120 Brightness Repair - "Z-120 'All-in-one' Brightness Adjustment", from issue #68. Z-207 Controller Repair - "H/Z-207 Floppy Disk Controller Troubleshooting", from Issue #98. Software Articles ASCII Chart - "Dec-Oct-Hex-Bin Conversion and ASCII/Graphics Chart", from issue #104. CP/M-85 Primer - "CP/M-85 Primer", from Issues #44 & 45. CP/M-Plus - "CP/M Plus" (Digital Research CP/M V3), Z-100 Edition, by Barry Watzman, Issue #96. ESCape Sequences Chart - "Heath/Zenith ESCape Sequences". Library Archive Software - "Z-100 LifeLine Archive Software Library". Library Software - "Z-100 LifeLine Software Library". Number Base Conversion Chart - "Dec-Oct-Hex-Bin Conversion and ASCII/Graphics Chart", from issue #104. ZBASIC Articles: CAKE.BAS - Cake with Fireworks Graphics to celebrate 100 Issues by Steve Vagts, from issue #131. FROGMATH.BAS - "ZBASIC FROGMATH.BAS Program" Math Drill Game, issue #46. RUBIK.BAS - Rubik's Cube Program, from issue #47. Video Paging Demo - "Video Paging Demo, ZBASIC FLIPDEMO.BAS", from Issue #90. ZBASIC <-> ASM - "Calling .ASM Routines From ZBASIC", issue #72. ZDOS and ZROM Development - "Z-DOS v4 and ZROM v4 Development", from issue #59. ZDOS v3 Hard Drive Utility Articles: DETECT v3 Utility - Utility that Locates and Isolates New Bad Sectors on a Hard Drive. PART v3 Utility - Utility that Modifies the Partitions of a Hard Drive. PREP v3 Utility - Utility that Initializes a Hard Drive for use in a Z-100. SHIP v3 Utility - Utility That Moves a Hard Drive’s Read/Write Heads to a Safe Location. Z-DOS V4 Command Articles CONFIG.SYS - "ZDOS V4.06 CONFIG.SYS Configuration Utility, from issue #59. CONFIGUR - "ZDOS V4.06 CONFIGUR Utility for configuring I/O devices, from issue #94. DETECT - "ZDOS V4.06 DETECT Utility for checking Z-217 Hard Drives, from issue #104. DRIVECFG - "ZDOS V4.06 DRIVECFG Utility for configurating drives, from issue #112. DSKCOPY4 - "ZDOS V4.06 DSKCOPY4 Utility for copying and imaging disks, from issue #100. PART - "ZDOS V4.06 PART Utility for partitioning Z-217 Hard Drives, from issue #103. PREP - "ZDOS V4.06 PREP Utility for low-level formatting Z-217 Hard Drives, from issue #101. ZDOS HELP - "ZDOS V4.06 HELP Command, from issue #69. ZFMT207 - "ZDOS V4.06 ZFMT207 Utility for formatting odd Z-207 Floppy Drives, from issue #99. ZIMAGE - "ZDOS V4.06 ZIMAGE Documentation", Utility for saving Hard Drive Info, from issue #112. ZVIDEO - "ZDOS V4.06 ZVIDEO Utility for saving Z-100 video configurations, from issue #69. Z-100 Video and Monitor Articles GBS-82xx CGA to VGA Converter - "GBS-82xx CGA to VGA Converter" by Charles Hett, from Issue #126. GBS-8219 RGB to VGA Converter - "GBS-8219 RGB to VGA Converter" by Charles Hett, from Issue #126 Z-100 Interlaced Video - "Z-100 Interlaced Video", from Issue #139. Z-100 Zenith Monitors - "Monitors for the Z-100", from Issue #68. Zenith Monitor Servicing - "Servicing Zenith ZVM-13x Series Monitors", from Issues #120/121. Articles Unrelated to the "Z-100 LifeLine" or the Z-100 Series Computer RM1025 Chainsaw Repair - Repairing my Remington Chainsaw model RM1025SPS, from Issue #136. Tektronix 468 Oscilloscope Repair - "Tektronics 468 Digital Scope repair" by Charles Hett, from Issue #136.
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