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- Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:26 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: MZ-80B project (Floppy Disk I/O Card cloning!)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5921
Re: MZ-80B project (Floppy Disk I/O Card cloning!)
Hi I found a large A3 scan of the MZ-80A floppy disk card, this will work in the B if you dissable the CS/CE to the EPROM IC 3 PIN 8 to IC 5 PIN 1. add pull-up resister to IC 5 PIN 1
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:17 pm
- Forum: Buy/sell
- Topic: WTB: MZ80B FDD controller card
- Replies: 4
- Views: 525
Re: WTB: MZ80B FDD controller card
I was correct there is one track that has to be cut to convert the A card to a B card the EPROM's CS/CE signal IC 3 PIN 8 to IC 5 PIN 1
IC 5 PIN 1 will need a pull-up resistor adding. see images
IC 5 PIN 1 will need a pull-up resistor adding. see images
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:07 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Original software from SUC for MZ 800
- Replies: 3
- Views: 78
Re: Original software from SUC for MZ 800
Hi the Sharp Users Club had died 1980-2020 due to lack of members, Last SUC magazine 2020 vol2 November issue is still at the printers (lockdown problems) I have a large selection of tape and disks for various Sharp machines. I have an 800 basic disk marked PIXEL (EPSON) but can not access it, as al...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:53 pm
- Forum: Buy/sell
- Topic: WTB: MZ80B FDD controller card
- Replies: 4
- Views: 525
Re: WTB: MZ80B FDD controller card
Do you want to run CP\M or do you want to extract data from the disks? I have a KroFlux and can read the disks except the boot sector, but I know what it is anyway. And I have my own software that can mount the KroFlux file and display directories and extract files. The Mz-80A FD card will work in t...
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:20 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Mz80-A no cursor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1920
Re: Mz80-A no cursor
I had a similar fault on a MZ80K. I was the flash timer is not working. The K used a 555 timer and the MZ80A uses a 556 (IC51)+ caps C39,C40 On the A the start up order is the setup clear screen print ** MONITOR SA-1510 ** test for he USER ROM/RAM at $E800 (IC43 next to the Monitor ROM) print Newlin...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:45 pm
- Forum: Demoscene
- Topic: MZ-700 demos
- Replies: 79
- Views: 32330
Re: MZ-700 demos
Note: just to make things more interesting The MZ-80K and MZ80A ROM and RAM opcode timings are the same. But the MZ700 runs opcodes faster in RAM than ROM as the LSI chip controls the /WAIT ine of the CPU and it adds 1 extra T-cycle to the opcodes in ROM. This speeds up the tape read/write routines ...
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:06 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: MZ 80K repair project
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7649
Re: MZ 80K repair project
Sounds like the horizontal synch has failed.
Check test points 13 to 21 on the video board with an oscilloscope, ( see page 40 of the MZ80K Service Manual) and compare with traces on pages 19/20.
Check test points 13 to 21 on the video board with an oscilloscope, ( see page 40 of the MZ80K Service Manual) and compare with traces on pages 19/20.
- Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:20 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: MZ 80K repair project
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7649
Re: MZ 80K repair project
Check that capacitors C407 c406 c503 or c504 are OK. I can remember repairing a K power supply (that kept blowing fuses ) for MH in Weymouth many years ago by replacing the blue capacitors which are part of the voltage setting circuit. I think one was short circuited but we replaced all 4. ESR is sh...
- Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:26 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: MZ700 video problem
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6549
Re: MZ700 video problem
Hi I have a MZ80K with the same problem. A static random screen, the pattern is always the same on power or reset. I reproduced the fault on another MZ80K by testing a RAM checker eprom that it did not work in the faulty machine. The both MZ80K could not see the eprom,the eprom was too slow 350ns. a...
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:50 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: SUC library
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3695
Re: SUC library
The Sharp User Club is still active.
If you want to join please contact John Duxbury at sharp.users.club@btinternet.com
He deals with membership enquiries.
If you want to join please contact John Duxbury at sharp.users.club@btinternet.com
He deals with membership enquiries.