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From: klotz@ihuxe.UUCP (Dave Klotzbach)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: z150 / z100pc incompatibility with IBM pc
Message-ID: <982@ihuxe.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 11:41:13 EST
Article-I.D.: ihuxe.982
Posted: Wed Dec 12 11:41:13 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Dec-84 02:31:32 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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I have recently purchased a ZF-151 personal computer that was claimed to be
99.9% compatible with the IBM-pc. The explanation for the .1% incompatibility
was that the ZF-151 did not contain Basic in ROM.

Well I have been burned at once so far. In an attempt to get my son to use 
the new computer, I purchased Frogger from Siera on-line. The version I bought
was for the IBM-pc and the only listed requirement was the graphics card that
the ZF-151 comes with.

Needless to say the program did not work. It boots alright but when you "strike
any key" to play the computer Hangs up. I tried the same disk on an IBM pc XT
and it worked fine. I called Siera on-line and the person I talked to asked a
few questions, assured me that I was using the disk correctly and then told me
that the Zenith machine was one that they had not tested yet. 

I then called our local Zenith / Heathkit Computer and Electronic center and 
talked to the sales person who was so helpful when I first purchased the kit
and assisted me in finding the error I had made during assembly. Obviously 
the person to talk to. He simply kept repeating the statement "Bring in your 
Operating System Disk and the Game disk and I'll see what I can do." Even
after I assured him that the OS disk was not required.

Conclusion, The disk goes back to the company I bought it from, and 
Siera on-line Frogger is not compatible withe the ZF-151 alias Z100pc.