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Announcing.........

                             C a r d Z 1 8 0


A  peripheral card and software package for Apple ][ series that  will
move your computer into the future of 8-bit computing.


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The CardZ180 System combines a high-speed 8-bit CPU co-processor  card
with the latest in 8-bit operating systems and utilities.

The  CardZ180 System was designed by experienced Apple CP/M users  and
has  been  extensively tested and refined over a 2 year  period.   Its
features  satisfy the needs of beginners while still going beyond  the
dreams of even the most advanced CP/M users.

The  architecture of the CardZ180 System follows that of  the  popular
PCPI  Applicard.   Device  drivers are resident in  the  Apple's  6502
memory  area  while up to 1 Megabyte of DRAM memory is  available  for
CardZ180 System use.

The  Operating System (O/S) is the recently released  ZDDOS/ZSDOS  and
NZCOM  combination.   This  incredible  OS  allows  "on-the-fly"   O/S
reconfiguration  for  command/memory  optimization.  As  part  of  the
popular "Z-System", it has often been called a mix of CP/M, MS-DOS and
UNIX.

Designed  for  the  future,  both the hardware  and  software  of  the
CardZ180 System have provisions for easy expansion and enhancement.

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                            CardZ180 Features:

Hardware:

- 9.216 MHz 64180 CPU, runs with NO wait states
- Up to 1 Megabyte of DRAM, using inexpensive 150 nSec 256K DRAMS
- Easy user expansion to 2 serial ports
- Expansion connectors for SCSI controller, math co-processor
- Form factor fits in all Apple ][ series, including //gs

Software:

- includes complete Z-System Operating System (a $150+ value):

  ZCPR3.4 - Batch file handling. Path search. Advanced command  line
            source code.  Extensive utilities.

  ZSDOS - Advanced disk operating system. Supports huge volumes (up to
          1  GByte!), Time & Date stamping of files, DOS based  search
          paths for file overlays. Supports DateStamper(tm) and  CP/M-
          3.0   (Z80DOS)  protocols  for  file  dating.   High   speed
          operation,   optimized  code.  Clear,  plain-english   error
          messages.  Many advanced utilities.

  NZCOM - The framework for the modern Z-system. All sections of the
          operating system may be changed while running, including the
          DOS!   Change  from  a full-featured  system  to  a  minimal
          maximum TPA system with a single command.

General:

- Automatically reads any real-time clock recognized by Apple  ProDOS,
  NO  configuration  necessary.
- Can interact with ProDOS file system, utilities.
- On  a typical system, the user has 54K+ of program  area  with  ALL
  advanced features turned ON.
- Includes patch for TurboPascal 3.0 to update to 64180 H/W Multiply
- Shipped with 250k+ of utilities, 350k+  of  documentation.
- Software  provided  on  TEN 5-1/4" diskette sides  (2  3.5"  disks..).
- Printed NZCOM manual and user's guide, machine readable docs for  DOS.

For more information contact:

USA:  Slot Eight Associates           Canada: Seven League Systems
      PO Box 10098                            200 Hoylake Crescent
      Rochester, NY 14610                     Orleans, Ont  K1E 1M2