Installation¶
Hardware configuration¶
Enable the external tape interface¶
For the MZ-711 and MZ-811, this step can be omitted. For other models, i.e., those with an internal data recorder or a quickdisk, the external tape interface needs to be enabled, also see a description of the reverse of this operation.
Enabling the external interface is done by disconnecting the data recorder or quickdisk from connector P-12 and by connecting the jumper plug. This plug will wire the read and write signals to the external connectors and it will suppress the “Press play” message.
A jumper plug can be made from a plug similar to the one the data recorder and quickdisk use.
The wires are connected as follows:
MZ | MZ | signal |
---|---|---|
1 | 7 | write |
2 | 8 | read |
5 | 9 | sense |
These wires can also be soldered directly on the connector and optionally, the sense signal can be wired to an external switch.
The MZ-80K/MZ-80A/MZ-80B do not have external connectors. For these models an internal connection must be made.
Also see an instruction video on this subject.
Transfer cable¶
To wire an MZ to a PC, the following cable is used.
Wiring is as follows:
PC | MZ | signal |
---|---|---|
3 | read tip | read |
10 | write tip | write |
18-25 | both sleeves | ground |
Alternative setup¶
To connect the data recorder to a PC, the following wiring should be used:
PC | Data recorder | signal |
---|---|---|
3 | 7 | read |
10 | 8 | write |
18-25 | 9 | ground |
9 | 4 | motor on |
6 | +5V |
The +5V must be provided by an external power supply (5V / min. 0.3A).
Software installation¶
Binaries¶
The binaries can be found in this archive. After unzipping this archive, the
binaries for Linux can be found in src/linux/release
, those for Windows can
be found in src\w32\release
.
From source¶
Retrieve the source code with Git.
git clone https://github.com/jfjlaros/mzput.git
To compile for Linux:
cd mzput/src/linux
sh build.sh
For Windows, use:
cd mzput\src\w32
build.bat
The binary will be placed in the release
subdirectory.
Notes for Windows users:
- This program uses the callgate mechanism for real time operations. Since this mechanism is also used by viruses, the virusscanner may need to be disabled.
- The files
callgate.sys
andcallgate.dll
must reside in the same folder asmzput.exe
, or they can be installed in one of the folders in the system path.