Heathkit H89

8-bit Heathkit H88 computer
Manufacturer	Zenith Data Systems (ZDS)
Release date	1979 (1979)
Introductory price	Kit version with 1 floppy drive: 1800 USD in 1979 (circa 5900 USD today)
Discontinued	1985 (1985)
CPU	2x 2.048 MHz Zilog Z80 (one for the terminal)
Memory	RAM: 48 kB – 48 kB on main board, optional 16 kB memory card (max addressable: CP/M - 64 kB, HDOS - 56 kB)
Connectivity	3 serial, 1 Centronics parallel (optional), external diskette drive connector

The Z-89 was a personal computer produced by Zenith Data Systems (ZDS) in the early 1980s.

It was based on the Zilog Z80 microprocessor running at 2.048 MHz, and supported the HDOS and CP/M operating systems. The 2295 USD Zenith Z-89 was integrated in a terminal-like enclosure with a non-detachable keyboard, 12-inch monochrome CRT with a 80x25 screen, 48 kB RAM, and a 5.25" disk drive.

In 1979, prior to Zenith's purchase of Heath Company, Heathkit had originally designed and marketed this computer in kit form as the Heath H89, assembled as the WH89, and without the floppy but with a cassette interface card as the H88. (Note: Prior to the Zenith purchase, the Heathkit model numbers did not include the - 'dash').

Heath/Zenith also made a serial terminal, the H19/Z-19, based on the same enclosure (with a blank cover over the diskette drive cut-out) and terminal controller. They even offered an upgrade kit to convert the terminal into a full H89/Z-89 computer.

Another configuration, the Z-90, changed the floppy drive controller from the hard-sectored controller (max 100 kB) to a soft-sectored controller that supported double-sided, double density, 96 tpi drives with a capacity of 800 kB. It also came standard with 64 kB of RAM.

There were several external drive systems available for the H89/Z-89.

A maximum of two disk controller cards could be installed in a standard system.

BYTE wrote that the H-89 "has a number of unique hardware features and the same excellent software support and documentation as the original H-8 system".