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For over 30 years, Heath Company has been at the forefront of consumer electronics, most recently in computers. Since introducing the first personal computer in 1957, Heath has continued to develop one of the most complete and innovative lines of personal computers and computer systems anywhere! |
Following the success of their Heathkit H8 computer from 1977,
Heathkit released the Heathkit H89 "all-in-one" computer in late 1979.
This system was available as both a kit to be assembled by the purchaser (model H89), or as an assembled and tested system (model WH89), although the WH89 cost $700 more.
The H89 is both a general-purpose terminal and a high-quality computer, with separate Z80 processors and circuity for each function.
The H89 comes with the MTR-88 'monitor' program in ROM, which allows the user to operate at machine
level or use the system without disk drives or cassette tape.
Software included with the H89 includes:
After 1979, Heathkit systems started appearing labeled as "Zenith Data Systems". The Zenith Radio Company had bought-out Heath in an attempt to enter the personal computer business, and shortly afterward stopped offering electronic kits of any kind - it was becoming cheaper, and certainly easier, to just buy your electronics already assembled and tested.
| 1979, 1980 Heathkit prices | ||
| part number | description | price |
| H88 | All-in-one computer kit - no floppy | $1,350 |
| H89 | All-in-one computer kit | $1,695 |
| WH89 | All-in-one computer - assembled | $2,895 |
| H88-2 | 16K RAM chip set | $150 |
| H88-3 | Two-port serial I/O interface | $100 |
| H88-4 | Floppy disk storage system | $490 |
| H88-5 | Audio cassette interface | $75 |
| H88-6 | Backplate modification kit | $50 |
| H89-16 | System software | $100 |
| H8-21 | Microsoft BASIC computer language | $150 |
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