Date: Wednesday, 26 December 1984 From: Wolf Wiedemann To: HZ100 users Re: PC clone your Z-100! D.E.L. Professional Systems, Inc. of Richmond, British Columbia, recently announced an emulator card for the Zenith Z-100 series computers (NOT the Z-15x or Z-16x) that allows these computers to fully emulate (according to the manufacturer) the IBM Personal Computer in all software functions. The only other obvious dif- ference being the S-100 bus of the Z-100 and lack of sound. This device, called the "Gemini Emulator" plugs into the 8088 socket and gives the user the option, at boot time, to run like a Z-100 or an IBM-PC. All previous operations in ZDOS or CP/M-85 continue to work as before, but you now also have IBM PC-DOS available to you. In addition, the board is socketed for the 8087 co-processor and supports all IBM video modes. The only regret appears to be that it does not have sound capabilities and there are no IBM hardware expansion slots available. I have personally run the Microsoft Flight Simulator on a Z-121 with this board installed. All works as advertised. The price will be "around" $500 and will be available at Heathkit stores, Zenith dealers, or directly in areas without dealer representation. The manufacturer is: D.E.L. Professional Systems 12-11151 Horseshoe Way Richmond, British Columbia V7A 4S5 Phone (604) 274-0434 Wolf Wiedemann Disclaimer - I am in no way connected with Heath, Zenith or D.E.L. Profes- sional Systems. I don't even know what "D.E.L." stands for! I am, however, an avid Zenith computer enthusiast and see this as an ideal way to allow me to run "all the software in the world"!