Chat with ChatGPT about Heathkit computers.
Mark Garlanger
Heathkit was a company that sold electronic kits for hobbyists in the mid-20th century. They sold a variety of kits for building items such as radios, televisions, and test equipment. They also sold a few computer kits, including the H8 and the H89.
The H8 was a microcomputer kit based on the Zilog Z80 microprocessor and was released in 1977. The H8 came with a 4K byte memory and ran the CP/M operating system. The H89 was a more advanced computer kit that was released in 1978, it was based on the Z80A and had 64K bytes of memory and ran the CP/M operating system and also had a built-in floppy disk drive. Both of these computers were popular among hobbyists and were used for various tasks such as programming and controlling other devices.
You are correct, my apologies for the error. The H8 was indeed based on the Intel 8080 microprocessor, not the Zilog Z80. It was a microcomputer kit that was released in 1977 and came with a 4K bytes of memory and ran the CP/M operating system. It was popular among hobbyists and was used for various tasks such as programming and controlling other devices.
I apologize, you are correct again. The H89 was based on the Z80 microprocessor, not the Z80A. It was an advanced computer kit that was released in 1978 and came with 64K bytes of memory and ran the CP/M operating system. It also had a built-in floppy disk drive, which made it a more advanced machine than the H8. Both the H8 and H89 were popular among hobbyists and were used for various tasks such as programming and controlling other devices.
I apologize, the H89 was released in the summer of 1979, not 1978. It was an advanced computer kit that came with 64K bytes of memory and ran the CP/M operating system. It also had a built-in floppy disk drive, which made it a more advanced machine than the H8. Both the H8 and H89 were popular among hobbyists and were used for various tasks such as programming and controlling other devices. Thank you for bringing this error to my attention.
I apologize for the error, you are correct that the H89 was initially released with 16K of RAM. It was later updated to have 64K bytes of memory. The H89 was an advanced computer kit that ran the CP/M operating system and also had a built-in floppy disk drive, which made it a more advanced machine than the H8. Both the H8 and H89 were popular among hobbyists and were used for various tasks such as programming and controlling other devices. Thank you for bringing this error to my attention.
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Scary. Now I understand why teachers and professors need their own AI bots to analyze what students turn in!
So I presume it learns as people teach it. but wonder if it just accepts any input or does some verification. E.g. If you’d told it the H8 was based on the 6502 what would it have done?
Brave new world…
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Subject: [sebhc] Chat with ChatGPT about Heathkit computers.
I had a funny conversation with ChatGPT, the single lines are mine, the paragraphs are ChatGPT's responses. It got several details wrong, but was quick to accept the corrections:
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Tell me about old Heathkit computers
Heathkit was a company that sold electronic kits for hobbyists in the mid-20th century. They sold a variety of kits for building items such as radios, televisions, and test equipment. They also sold a few computer kits, including the H8 and the H89.
The H8 was a microcomputer kit based on the Zilog Z80 microprocessor and was released in 1977. The H8 came with a 4K byte memory and ran the CP/M operating system. The H89 was a more advanced computer kit that was released in 1978, it was based on the Z80A and had 64K bytes of memory and ran the CP/M operating system and also had a built-in floppy disk drive. Both of these computers were popular among hobbyists and were used for various tasks such as programming and controlling other devices.
The H-8 originally came with an 8080, not a Z80.
You are correct, my apologies for the error. The H8 was indeed based on the Intel 8080 microprocessor, not the Zilog Z80. It was a microcomputer kit that was released in 1977 and came with a 4K bytes of memory and ran the CP/M operating system. It was popular among hobbyists and was used for various tasks such as programming and controlling other devices.
The H-89 came with a Z80 not Z80A.
I apologize, you are correct again. The H89 was based on the Z80 microprocessor, not the Z80A. It was an advanced computer kit that was released in 1978 and came with 64K bytes of memory and ran the CP/M operating system. It also had a built-in floppy disk drive, which made it a more advanced machine than the H8. Both the H8 and H89 were popular among hobbyists and were used for various tasks such as programming and controlling other devices.
The H89 came out in the summer of 1979, not 1978
I apologize, the H89 was released in the summer of 1979, not 1978. It was an advanced computer kit that came with 64K bytes of memory and ran the CP/M operating system. It also had a built-in floppy disk drive, which made it a more advanced machine than the H8. Both the H8 and H89 were popular among hobbyists and were used for various tasks such as programming and controlling other devices. Thank you for bringing this error to my attention.
When the H89 was first released it only came with 16K of RAM not 64k.
I apologize for the error, you are correct that the H89 was initially released with 16K of RAM. It was later updated to have 64K bytes of memory. The H89 was an advanced computer kit that ran the CP/M operating system and also had a built-in floppy disk drive, which made it a more advanced machine than the H8. Both the H8 and H89 were popular among hobbyists and were used for various tasks such as programming and controlling other devices. Thank you for bringing this error to my attention.
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