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12/15/04

A new version V.1.0a of Michael Franzen's Multisystem Emulator is available for download. What's new?
- The emulator now can read MZ-80K floppies.
- The MZ-80K BASIC can be loaded from disk.
- PSG is now fully supported for the MZ-800, MZ-1500, and the Coleco.

11/22/04

I got an email from Prof. Dr. Michael Schreiner - the author of the game "Lady Bug". Please read:

It is great to see, that my program "Lady Bug" written 20 years ago is still available. You do a great job with this site!

It would be nice, if you place a link to my homepage to the place, where you can find the lady bug download.

Thanks for this nice contact. The link to his site is here. Please go and follow this link.

09/23/04 Link corrected for the download file
MZ-80K/MZ-80A Basic Text Converter
07/07/04

New article:
How to connect your plotter to your PC and how to use it by GW-BASIC. Basic demo programs included.

S-BASIC-COMPILER for the MZ-700 S-BASIC MZ-013A added for download.

Data sheet of the upc1037 added for download ( MZ-700 ).

07/06/04

Tape Basic SP-5030 ( MZ-80K / MZ-80A / MZ-1200 ) added for download.

Cover of the German magazine MZ-SPECIAL added &
German magazine MZ-SPECIAL added for download

06/26/04 New document:
Token list and entry points added for the MZ-700 Disk BASIC 2Z009.
06/24/04 Operation and Installation Manuals for the Quantum MZ-80K HI-RES card added for download.
06/22/04 The MZ-800 course starts today!
For beginners and professionals.
Written in 1990 by the founders of NETUNES PRODUCTIONS Arjan Habing/NL and Mark de Rover/NL.
The translation from Dutch to English is kindly done by Jeroen F. J. Laros/NL.
Will be continued step by step.
The complete course can be downloaded when all is finished.
Example programs are available for download.
Learn the MZ-800 now...
4 chapters are ready, chapter 5 is in progress, and 10 chapters will follow.
06/21/04 MZ-80SFD (MZ-80K/MZ-80B) Single Floppy Disk Service Manual added for download.
06/20/04 The German operation manual of ZEN added for download ( 80K / 700 / 800 ). The source code is included.
06/19/04 MZ-1D05 Color Display Unit Service Manual added for download.
06/18/04

MZ-80P3 German Instruction Manual added for download.

MZ-80P3 cover of the German Instruction Manual added.

06/17/04 Operating Instructions for the 6502 Operating system added for download (MZ-700 / MZ-800).
06/16/04

SFD800/MFD800 5.25" Kersten & Partner Floppystation Disk Basic Interpreter Owner's Manual added for download.

MZ-1D04 Green Display (for Model 700) Service Manual added for download.

06/07/04 www.sharpmz.org is mirrored by the courtesy of Paul C. Mirams from Stroudsburg, PA / USA ( Stroudsburg is a local government municipality located in the Pocono Mountain region of north east Pennsylvania ). The mirror site does not contain always the latest updates, but is very useful if my primary site www.sharpmz.org temporarily will not work. Bookmark the mirror site now: http://www.mirams.org/sharpmz80.
06/06/04 MZ-5600 Service Manual added for download.
05/31/04 Service Manual added for download:
MZ-5600 Service Checker & MFD Checker Operation Manual
MZ-5600A Diagnostic Manual
05/21/04 New SUC articles added:
Club HI-RES Board for the MZ-80K
Club RGB Colour Card for the MZ-80K
05/19/04 I visited the Sharp Users Club in UK. Please read my report and take a look at the big stuff they have.
05/15/04 The PC Tape Interface is now also able to write tapes for the MZ-80B.
05/10/04 Errors in the game NIGHTMARE PARK corrected.
Thanks to Michal Portes/CZ.
05/08/04

Dimensions of the plotter pens added.

New pictures of my MZ-40K added.

05/06/04

I have added a picture of the Yeovil College / Somerset / UK.

Pictures of my MZ-3541 added.

MZ-80P3 Instruction Manual added for download.

05/05/04

Instrcution sheet added for download:
Centronics Universal Printer Interface from IVP.

Pictures of my MZ-80B added.

05/03/04

Pictures of my MZ-80A added.

Some interesting words about Neptunes Productions
written by one of the founders ( Mark de Rover / Netherlands ) added.

05/02/04 Pictures of one of my MZ-80K's added.
04/29/04 Manuals added for download:
- MZ-80SFD (MZ-80K/MZ-80B) Floppy Disk Instruction Manual
- MZ-80FB/FBK (80K/80B) Floppy Disk Instruction Manual
- MZ-80I/O Interface Unit Instruction Manual
- MZ-80K Universal Interface Card ( Description & Diagram )
04/28/04

Cover added of:
MZ-5600 Service Manual
MZ-5600A Service Manual
MZ-5600 Service / Operation Manual

( Service Checker / MFD Checker )
MZ-5600A Service / Diagnostic Manual
SP-1002 Documented Monitor ROM Listing
MZ-80FB/FBK Instruction Manual
MZ-80SFD Instruction Manual
MZ-80I/O Instruction Manual
MZ-80K Universal Interface Instruction Manual

MZ-80B Universal Interface Instruction Manual
MZ-1D04 Service Manual
MZ-1D05 Service Manual

MZ-80P3 Instruction Manual
MZ-80P5 Instruction Manual
MZ-80P5 Service Manual
MZ-80P5 Service Manual Supplement

04/01/04 MZ-1D07 Instruction Manual added for download.
03/31/04

Cover of the MZ-1D07 Instruction Manual
( 3500 / 5500 / 5600 ) added.
Cover of the MZ-1D13 Instruction Manual
( 3500 / 5500 / 5600 ) added.

MZ-1D13 Instruction Manual added for download.

03/29/04

A new version 0.98j of Michael Franzen's Multisystem Emulator is available for download. What's new? The emulator is able to expand files from a disk image.

Cover of the MZ-INFO Vol. 2 1995 (PUC) added.

Cover of the Sharpsoft User Notes Complete Index added.

Cover of the CP/M-86 Command Summary added.

Cover of the MZ-1E01 Instruction Manual added.

Cover of the MZ-1F19 Instruction Manual added.

MZ-1E01 RS232 Instruction Manual added for download.

MZ-1F19 Mini-Floppy Disk Drive Instruction Manual
added for download.

03/28/04 I have added the Service Manual for the MZ-1U06 Expansion Unit for download.
03/04/04 Documentation of the MZ-80K floppy disk ROM added for download.
02/29/04

Original documentation about the assembler output of the Disk Basic MZ-2Z009 is available for download.

German documentation about the assembler output of the Disk Basic MZ-2Z046 is available for download.

02/27/04 A new version 0.98c of Michael Franzen's Multisystem Emulator is available for download. What's new? The emulator supports the SUC CP/M versions ( 40 / 80 columns) loaded by a Sharp floppy drive or by the K&P drive SFD700.
02/23/04

I have added a tip:
How to exchange the MZ-80K monitor ROM by an own EPROM?

I have added for download:

CATACOMBES
CATACOMBES+

( written by Jean François Campan / France )

02/16/04

A new version of Tony Friery's MZ-80B emulator is available for download.

02/07/04 Picture and more information added to the
Sharpsoft User Notes.
02/06/04 A new version 0.97j of Michael Franzen's Multisystem Emulator is available for download. What's new? Scrolling support.
02/01/04

Screenshots added to Matthias Koeppe's emulator page.

New MZ-821 poster added to the adverts.

Instruction Manual of the Universal Interface Card MZ-80IO2 added for download.

01/31/04

New pictures added to:
- MZ-700 / MZ-800 FD drives & control routines
- Using disk drives
- MZ-700 Hints and Tips

01/29/04 New magazines of the German Sharp User Club ( Fischel ) added.
01/25/04 New magazines of the German Sharp User Club ( Fischel ) added.
01/24/04 New MZ-80K monitor ROM available for download.
Read more about which new commands are available.
01/23/04 A new version 0.97a of Michael Franzen's Multisystem Emulator is available for download. What's new?
- Much more comfortable print / plot function: Each output can be appended into the WINMZPRN.txt file or (by using the "New file"-button in the printer window) the output can be written into a next new file.
01/22/04 Original documentation about the assembler output of the Quick Disk Basic MZ-5Z009 is available for download.
01/20/04 Token list and entry points added for the
Disk Basic SP-6015 extended version 2.5.
01/19/04

A new article added:
The Disk Parameter Block ( DPB )

Data Sheet added: 2332 ROM

How to put your own monitor into an EPROM for the MZ-80K?

01/17/04

Blockdiagrams added for:
- MZ-5500
- MZ-5600

Technical data added for:
- MZ-1D13
- MZ-1D14
- MZ-1D18
- MZ-1F02
- MZ-1F05
- MZ-1F10
- MZ-1F16
- MZ-1F18
- MZ-1P02
- MZ-5500 / 5600

01/15/04 The utility FD-BOOT87 is added for download. It is an enhanced monitor and supports the floppy and the RAM disk by several features.
01/14/04

MZ-80A Service Manual available for download.

New article about the FLDOS-800 added.

FLDOS-800 added for download.

01/13/04

A new version 0.97a of Michael Franzen's Multisystem Emulator is available for download. What's new?
- Some corrections for PCP/M-80
- speed up for disk processing

A new article is available:
Procedure to transfer Random Access Files
from MZ-80K to MZ-80B

I have added for download:

PUZZLE
PENDU
PANIQUE
OCTOPUSSY
MORPIUS

( all written by Jean François Campan / France )

01/12/04

I have added for download:

MORPION
LOGO V30
JEUX INTERGALACTIQUES
DESCENTE AUX ENFERS
Calendrier
YAMS
VOL 676
URANIA II
SYSTEME EXPERT
SUPER VRAC
STRIP POKER
STAR FIGHTER
SOUTH PACIFIC
DESTRUCTEURS

Z80-Desassembleur

( all written by Jean François Campan / France )

Reinhard Soetje's SHARP-INFO is now available for download. It contains very interesting articles for the:
MZ-700 / 800 / 3500 / 5600.

01/08/04

A new version 0.94g of Michael Franzen's Multisystem Emulator is available for download. What's new?
- CP/M LEC+ is executable
- Using sync off will speed up the internal load of programs
- Internal turbo mode for disk image processing
- New debugger function: Memory values can be changed

01/07/04

Information about the former
MZ-700 / MZ-800 User Group in the former GDR added.

Information about the
SHARPSOFT USER NOTES / UK added.

01/06/04

Information about the former
Dutch SHARP MZ-User-Group MZGG added (in work).

Information about the former
Dutch User-Group Neptunes Productions added (in work).

Information about the SHARP INFO ( R. Soetje ) added.

Information about the former
French SHARP User-Club SHARPENTIERS added (in work).

Information about the former
German Private User Club PUC added.

01/05/04

New adverts added:
- CE-515P
- CE-140F
- K&P Floppy Drives SFD700/800

New information added to:
MZ-700 / MZ-800 FD drives & control routines

Information about the former
SHARP-User-Club / Germany ( Fischel ) added.

Information about the former
SHARP MZ-700/MZ-800 User Club / Germany added.

Information about the former
Magazine MZ-700/MZ-800 ( MZ-Verlag ) / Germany added.

01/04/04

P-CP/M80 sds 400 added for download ( MZ-800 ).
Emulator information: This CP/M works only with Michael Franzen's emulator.

01/01/04

Happy new year to you all !

A new section is opened:
SHARP User Clubs (under SHARP Museum ) will give you some information about the activities and club magazines of former user clubs. Here comes the first one: The
SPC & SHK ( SHARP HISOFT-PASCAL KLUB )
from Germany.

Adverts for the MZ-5500/5600/6500 added.


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