Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hoxna.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!hoxna!kfl From: kfl@hoxna.UUCP (Kenton Lee) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: zenith Z150 as a kit? Message-ID: <290@hoxna.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 10:23:09 EDT Article-I.D.: hoxna.290 Posted: Mon Aug 20 10:23:09 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Aug-84 00:40:18 EDT References: <3111@ecsvax.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 18 xxx The latest Heathkit catalog lists the Z150 and Z160 kits for about $1500 to $1600 each. That is a great price for a quality PC-compatible. I built a Z100 kit a couple of years ago. All of the critical boards came pre-assembled, so you just have to bolt them in. Fit and finish on the cabinet were excelent, so everything went together very easily. Almost all of the soldering was on the floppy controller card, which took a couple of evenings. I think the whole machine took me about 10 or 12 hours to build, and saved $1000 over the assembled price. I expect that the Z150 and Z160 are similar to the Z100. You can check out the kit at your local Heathkit store. Sales people there are usually very helpful and technically competent. -- Kenton Lee, Bell Labs - WB wb3g!kfl or hoxna!kfl