Help with a Z-89

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From: the dirty vicar
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1989 05:42

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Howdy,
	I have recently come into ownership of a Zenith computer that seems
to call itself Z-89-FA (not sure about the "A", it's kinda scratched up).
It has one 5.25" floppy (old style drive) mounted sideways next to the monitor
in a very Hazeltine-like cabinet.  Does anyone know about these beasts??

When I power it on, I get H: at the top of the screen.  The only keys
that do anything are <del> and <backspace>.  If one is pressed, the
word "Substitute" appears (only the first time).  Some of the other
keys beep, some do nothing.  Some of the numeric keypad keys generate
numbers, usually the wrong ones.  What the hell am I talking to here??
How can I get the thing to boot CP/M from the drive??  Is it hopeless?

Thanks very much for any advice you can provide.  I don't read this group,
so e-mail replies would be appreciated.

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