Overview

The Sharp MZ-80A/MZ-2000 lacks easy expansion capability as afforded to sibling machines such as the MZ-80B with it's 6 slot expansion cage.

The MZ-80A/MZ-2000 design is intended to incorporate a plug in expansion dock, the MZ-80AEU (220VAC-240VAC MZ-80A machines)/MZ-1U01 (100VAC MZ-2000 machines) which allows for 4 expansion cards and a dedicated power supply. The MZ-80AEU/MZ-1U01 is still available but not so common compared to the number of MZ-80A/MZ-2000 computers in circulation.

There is a need to be able to quickly and cheaply connect an expansion card of choice to the MZ-80A/MZ-2000 especially for floppy disk use which is very desirable with the ageing of tape magnetic media.

The EXT-80A fills this gap, allowing for a single expansion card to be connected to the MZ-80A/MZ-2000.

The EXT-80A plugs into the MZ-80A/MZ-2000 expansion port and a separate fly lead connects to the provided encapsulated 2Amp PSU which is powered via the internal mains socket within the MZ-80A/MZ-2000 body. The PSU has a voltage range of 85V-265VAC so will work with 100VAC MZ-2000 or 220-240VAC MZ-80A's.

Whats Included.

• 1 x MZ-80A/MZ-2000 Expansion Adapter comprising 44pin MZ-80A/MZ-2000 expansion bus edge connector to 44pin horizontal mounted expansion card connector. Includes 4 times stand-offs to support adapter.
• 1 x Power pre-wired power adapter, connects to the MZ-80A/MZ-2000 power outlet inside the machine and a 2 pin JST XH connector to supply 5V power to the expansion card via the expansion adapter.

Please Note

The designs for this adapter are freely available on github for non-commercial purposes should you wish to source the parts and build the adapter yourself.