MZ 700 - rear view

fitus
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MZ 700 - rear view

Post by fitus »

Hello friends,
I would like to buy MZ 700 for my collection.
This piece has some kind of expansion slot on the rear view. What is it?
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hlide
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Re: MZ 700 - rear view

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Surely a parallel centronics connector. Inside there is a printer connector.
UncleBod
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Re: MZ 700 - rear view

Post by UncleBod »

The problem is that the DB-25 was used for Centronics and for RS-232. You have to open up and look to know what it is.
The use of female or male connectors was up to the implementation in those days.
hlide
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Re: MZ 700 - rear view

Post by hlide »

Ah yes, it is not centronics. Sorry. It a DB-25.

In https://original.sharpmz.org/mz-700/mothbrd.htm, see 24 : "The connector P-1 physically connects the plotter signals to the system". It could be connected to P-1. Can you use RS-232 and can MZ-700 read through this external printer connector or P-1 connector? The schematics seem to indicate you can only output data, not input data.
UncleBod
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Re: MZ 700 - rear view

Post by UncleBod »

Still, without knowing where the connector is connected, you will only guess. It might be a (home built) interface board hidden under the cover.
A Centronics interface is still not impossible. There were Centronics interfaces that had DB-25 on the computer side and Centronics on the printer side. /Nils-Arne
hlide
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Re: MZ 700 - rear view

Post by hlide »

Sure, it would be better to have a look inside: maybe there is card at the same height.
fitus
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Re: MZ 700 - rear view

Post by fitus »

Thank you all. It is quite interesting to see how many home-built improvements can be seen in the world.
The auction is gone, so somebody else will know the truth.
Jo Even
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Re: MZ 700 - rear view

Post by Jo Even »

UncleBod wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:49 am The use of female or male connectors was up to the implementation in those days.
The only computer I know that use a male DB25 printer port and female DB25 serial port is the Amiga 1000, and even back in 1985 it was criticized for not having standard ports. So if you see a female DB25 on the back of a computer you can be pretty sure that it's a printer port.
S_U_C
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Re: MZ 700 - rear view

Post by S_U_C »

From the position of the reset button and the volume control on the righthand side of the connectors indicate you have a MZ800 not a MZ700.
The large connector with the system switches and the joystick i/o port.
The small connector is for printer output.
S_U_C
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Re: MZ 700 - rear view

Post by S_U_C »

Sorry to raise you hopes it is a MZ700, the "Sharp MZ700/8000 - EXPODED-" by John Simpson has the rear image of the MZ700 on page 5 as a mirror image.
The MZ800 rear image on page 6 is correct with the system switches visible.
Your image after saving and previewing, I can not see the switches.
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