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Brendens Microbee AI Premium Plus Games disks

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 10:29:10 +1100

Thanks to Brenden for making all these games available to run on the Microbee Premium Plus. All were converted from other Z80 computers, such as ZX Spectrum, MZ-700 and VZ-300, with the help of AI. The disks are all auto booting to either the Menu or to the Game.

They all run on the Microbee Premium Plus ONLY as the extra main memory and PCG memory are needed. All run using ubee512 emulator but you need to include --model=p1024k, such as

ubee512.exe --model=p1024k -a brendens_games_01_ds80.dsk

Most, or all, have Mono or Colour modes and use the Premium Arrow keys or the Joystick for movement control. There is a *.TXT file file for each of the games on the disk. Use TRANSFER to read them for further information.

The games on Disk 1 are -

Elite - Converted from the ZX Spectrum
EUGEA - Converted from the Sharp MZ-700 and should run on a normal Premium 128k also.
HOH - Head over Heels converted from the ZX Spectrum.
Space Harrier - From a OH!X Magazine type-in for the Sharp MZ-700
ST-2 - Converted from the Sharp MZ-700
StarQuake - Converted from the ZX Spectrum
Asteroids 2- Written by Brenden also originally for the VZ-300
Empires: The Living World

  games-1.jpg (Size: 142.6 KB / Downloads: 46)

The Lantern Deep is on a disk by itself because of its size. An original dungeon adventure. Beneath the old town lie the halls of the Vaunar, who kept a great Lantern burning at the Heart of the Deep to hold back the Unlight. The Lantern has gone out. You carry the last flame down to rekindle it. Explore five regions and twenty hand-built rooms.

  lantern.jpg (Size: 232.82 KB / Downloads: 32)

uB-Type is also on its own disk. Its not a Typing Tutor but a horizontally scrolling shoot-'em-up game. Was originally for the VZ-300.

  ub-type.jpg (Size: 82.22 KB / Downloads: 33)

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Microbee/Software/Games folder we placed the following disks

brendens_games_01_ds80.dsk
brendens_lantern_ds80.dsk
brendens_ub-type_ds80.dsk

Microbee's Honeysoft Disk collection

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 13:19:06 +1100

Honeysoft was the publishing division of Microbee and they not only produced all the manuals but also some floppy disks in both 5.25" and 3.5" format. These were incompatible with CP/M and were copy protected but ubeedisk can copy and write these disks. There appears to have been 4 different types of the disks produced over time.

T1 = Monochrome text & Black background
T2 = Colour text & Black background
T3 = Colour text & coloured background
T4 = Multicoloured text & Black background

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I suspect the T2 and T3 are same type. They all work on a 56k, CIAB or 128k. Only the latest T4 will work on the 256tc. The images themselves can be written to either a 5.25" or 3.5" disk using ubeedisk as all are 40track single sided images. There is one that is 80tr, learning_can_be_fun_words&numbers and only found on a 3.5" disk and T4.

The latest version of each, mostly T4 are already available in the repository in the Games or Education folder but thought it wise to present all the different types found over the last decade or so and not lost. I'm sure the collection is far from complete so if anyone has any other versions/types not included here, please let us know.

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the new Microbee/Software/System_Disks/Honeysoft folder we placed these 73 disk images

honeysoft_256tc_demo_disk_t4.dsk
honeysoft_adventures_vol_1_t1.dsk
honeysoft_adventures_vol_1_t4.dsk
honeysoft_adventures_vol_2_t1.dsk
honeysoft_adventures_vol_2_t3.dsk
honeysoft_adventures_vol_2_t4.dsk
honeysoft_adventures_vol_3_t1.dsk
honeysoft_adventures_vol_3_t4.dsk
honeysoft_arcade_games_vol_1_t1.dsk
honeysoft_arcade_games_vol_1_t3.dsk
honeysoft_arcade_games_vol_1_t4.dsk
honeysoft_arcade_games_vol_2_t1.dsk
honeysoft_arcade_games_vol_2_t3.dsk
honeysoft_arcade_games_vol_2_t4.dsk
honeysoft_arcade_games_vol_3_t3.dsk
honeysoft_arcade_games_vol_3_t4.dsk
honeysoft_arcade_games_vol_4_t3.dsk
honeysoft_bee_casino_t1.dsk
honeysoft_bee_casino_t3.dsk
honeysoft_bee_casino_t4.dsk
honeysoft_bee_scientist_vol_1_t1.dsk
honeysoft_bee_scientist_vol_1_t4.dsk
honeysoft_christmas_carols_t4.dsk
honeysoft_colour_sampler_vol_1_t3.dsk
honeysoft_colour_sampler_vol_1_t4.dsk
honeysoft_demonstration_disk_t1.dsk
honeysoft_demonstration_disk_t2.dsk
honeysoft_family_favourites_t3.dsk
honeysoft_family_favourites_t4.dsk
honeysoft_family_games_vol_1_t1.dsk
honeysoft_family_games_vol_1_t3.dsk
honeysoft_family_games_vol_1_t4.dsk
honeysoft_golf_t1.dsk
honeysoft_golf_t4.dsk
honeysoft_graphic_adventures_vol_1_t1.dsk
honeysoft_graphic_adventures_vol_1_t4.dsk
honeysoft_joystick_games_vol_1_t3.dsk
honeysoft_joystick_games_vol_1_t4.dsk
honeysoft_kids_pack_vol_1_t3.dsk
honeysoft_kids_pack_vol_1_t4.dsk
honeysoft_kids_pack_vol_2_t3.dsk
honeysoft_lcbf_words_and_numbers_t4.dsk
honeysoft_learning_can_be_fun_more_t1.dsk
honeysoft_learning_can_be_fun_more_t3.dsk
honeysoft_learning_can_be_fun_more_t4.dsk
honeysoft_learning_can_be_fun_numbers_t1.dsk
honeysoft_learning_can_be_fun_numbers_t4.dsk
honeysoft_learning_can_be_fun_words_t1.dsk
honeysoft_learning_can_be_fun_words_t3.dsk
honeysoft_microbee_air_track_t1.dsk
honeysoft_microbee_air_track_t4.dsk
honeysoft_microbee_cricket_t1.dsk
honeysoft_microbee_cricket_t4.dsk
honeysoft_our_world_t2.dsk
honeysoft_our_world_t4.dsk
honeysoft_penny_arcade_t3.dsk
honeysoft_penny_arcade_t4.dsk
honeysoft_science_tutorial_vol_1_t1.dsk
honeysoft_science_tutorial_vol_1_t2.dsk
honeysoft_science_tutorial_vol_1_t4.dsk
honeysoft_science_tutorial_vol_2_t1.dsk
honeysoft_science_tutorial_vol_2_t4.dsk
honeysoft_social_studies_oracle_t3.dsk
honeysoft_social_studies_oracle_t4.dsk
honeysoft_social_studies_t1.dsk
honeysoft_social_studies_t2.dsk
honeysoft_social_studies_t4.dsk
honeysoft_strategic_games_vol_1_t1.dsk
honeysoft_strategic_games_vol_1_t3.dsk
honeysoft_strategic_games_vol_1_t4.dsk
honeysoft_technical_drawing_t1.dsk
honeysoft_technical_drawing_t4.dsk
honeysoft_visual_programming_t3.dsk

DSE Cassette Tape Labels and others for the System-80

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:23:32 +1100

Thanks to GeorgeK for providing scans of these System-80 tape labels. Unfortunately the tapes have been lost over time.

The Instructions sheets for both Depth Trap and Scurve Invaders were also supplied and are included in the zip for both. Scurve Invaders is now complete and replaces the current version in the repository. The Space Invaders label is slightly different to the one currently in the Repository so is added as Type 2.

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Vintage/System-80/Documentation/Pictures/Tapes folder we placed

dse_death_trap.jpg <--------- both in the one zip file
death_trap_instructions.pdf /
dse_scurve_invaders.jpg <--------- both in the one zip file
scurve_invaders_instructions.pdf /
dse_space_invaders_t2.jpg

softpak_micro-80.jpg
debug_micro-80.jpg
ghost_hunter.jpg

DSE Lower Case Instruction Manual for the System 80

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:14:29 +1100

Thanks to GeorgeK for providing a scan of this 2 page manual. Scanned at 300dpi and converted to a searchable PDF as usual.

Dick Smith Electronics provided an option to install Lower Case on the System-80. The original TRS-80 and System-80 both initially had UPPER case only. The rom they provided needed some mods to the main CPU and Interface boards with some tracks cut and links installed. The process is fully described in this document.

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Vintage\System-80\Documentation\Manuals folder we provided

system-80_x-4018_lower_case_instructiuon_manual.pdf

Microbee GRAPHICS rom

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:23:29 +1100

Thanks to MbeeTech for making this rom available to be imaged. A normal 2764 (16k) rom imaged with my GQ-4x4 USB Programmer.

GRAPHICS
A program by Joakim Rehn, Stockholm 3.7.1985. Translated for Microbee Systems by Pekka Raty on 12.9.1985 into English. The program allows you to create Histograms and Line Diagrams. You can also save the files to tape and retrieve them. The program is written in Basic which I have extracted as a stand alone MWB file as well. This program appears to have been updated later for disk operation, see https://microbeetechnology.com.au/forum/thread-780.html

I fired up ubee512 as a Prem PC85 and added the rom in PAK4 (normally the Viatel rom) using -

ubee512.exe ppc85 --pak4=graphics.rom

From the Menu you hit V and you get

graphics.png (Size: 6.68 KB / Downloads: 38)

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Microbee\Software\ROMs\Miscellaneous folder we placed

graphics.rom <-- both in the one ZIP file
graphics.mwb

ZIP and UNZIP for the Microbee and Excalibur 64

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:07:07 +1000

ZIP and UNZIP are common compression and extraction utilities used across all systems, these are ports for CP/M-80 from PTSource, bringing modern file archiving capabilities to vintage 8-bit platforms. Both tools support basic compression features while remaining lightweight and optimized for CP/M-80 constraints. Ideal for backing up data, transferring files, or organizing directories, ZIP and UNZIP bring practical compression to classic computing.

These are available from PTSource ( https://ko-fi.com/s/8575aa23ec ) I have put them onto both 5.25" and 3.5" Microbee disks for ease of use. I also did the same on an Excalibur 64 disk. They also have a LZW compression and uncompressing CP/80 programs which are also on the disks together with their LS Directory lister.

So the the MbeeTech Repository in the Microbee\Software\Utilities folder we placed

zip_unzip_ds40.dsk
zip_unzip_ss80.dsk

excalibur_zip_unzip.raw <-- in the Vintage\Excalibur_64\Disks folder

Wellington Microbee Computer Club Newsletters + others

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:58:45 +1000

Thanks to BryanC for providing scans of these newsletters and other docs. All scanned at 300pdpi, cleaned up and converted to searchable PDF's. A5 in size and range from 2 to 22 pages long.

The Wellington Microbee Computer Club, New Zealand did not produced a newsletter every month but randomly through the year when they had enough material. The first one we have, WMCC_newsletter_84_02.pdf, was professionally produced while the rest were from photocopied issues. They slowly changed their name to Wellington Microbee Users Group. Like all Newsletters, they contain lots of tips, tricks, reviews, listings, etc. The collection is far from complete, so if anyone could help with any other missing issues, that would be great.

The WMCC_newsletter_85_02.pdf issue is wrongly numbered as 85_01 and should be 85_02. It contains listing of the programs on 9 of their tapes. They seam to contain lots of programs we dont have in our repository including a number of TRS-80 games converted to run on the Microbee, such as Time Bandit, Lunar Lander, REAR GUARD, WEERD, JUNGLE BOY & LASER BALL. Can anyone help there with any of these ?

There was also a large Wildcards 3 poster/brochure and the Getting Started brochure that updates our current copy for better quality.

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the new Public/Newsletters/Wellington_NZ folder we placed

WMCC_newsletter_84_02.pdf
WMCC_newsletter_84_03.pdf
WMCC_newsletter_85_01.pdf
WMCC_newsletter_85_02.pdf
WMCC_newsletter_85_03.pdf
WMCC_newsletter_86_01.pdf

wildcards_3_brochure.pdf <-- in Microbee/Documents/Brochures folder

getting_started.pdf <-- updated in Microbee/Documents/Articles folder

Sybiz Users Manual for the Microbee + others

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:32:19 +1000

I recently purchased a copy of Sybiz off ebay. It was for Ver5 and for DOS. Included in the package was the Manual as well as the disks (in DEC Rainbow 100 DOS format). I've been told that Sybiz ver4 for CP/M was operationally identical to ver5 for DOS. Also included was the SYMAT Manual, included here also but a DOS version as it was never available for CP/M. All scanned at 600dpi and converted to searchable PDF's. Both are A5 in size and Sybiz manual is 248 pages long, the other just 34 pages.

Unfortunately our copy of Sybiz disk while copied 100% on the Greaseweazle but it just copied garbage from the 3 sectors that had problems. The program fires up just fine, but when you try to make a DATA disk, it bombs out. I was able to copy from the Sample Accounts disk from the DOS disk and put on a Microbee Data disk. The program when run loads them (password is SY) but then asks for the Utility Disk which has the files in A: drive. So, still some issues. I can provide this disk if anyone wants to have a play, just ask in the forum.

As of May 1985 -
Sybiz is the biggest selling small business accounting system in Australia and is exported to eight overseas countries.
Sybiz support is seen as the most effective in the market, with support centres in every major city in Australia, plus New Zealand and Singapore.
Dealer training is provided free of charge from all the support centres, with end user support and installation provided in cooperation with the dealer.

A few other documents were also included, including the Sybiz Dealer Information (May 1985) that includes all the products they provided with dealer and end user prices as well as Demonstration Kits.

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Microbee\Documentation\Manuals\Software folder we placed

sybiz_user_manual_rev5.pdf
sybiz_symat_manual.pdf

sybiz_dealers_information_85_05.pdf <-- in the Microbee\Documentation\Articles folder
sybiz_we_are_moving.pdf
sybiz_software_agreement.pdf
sybiz_maintenance_contract.pdf

EDUC-8 Construction Manual has been updated

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:57:53 +1000

Thanks to the ACMS-WA for making individual page scan available. The Manual is A4 in size and 84 pages long.

The copy of this manual we have in the Repository has a number of pages where a section of the text is unreadable. These have all been replaced by cleaner & readable pages from the ACMS-WA resource.

The front cover inside page was also absent but has now been included. Its just an advert but does complete the manual.

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Vintage\EDUC-8 folder we replaced

educ_8_construction_manual.pdf

Some Microbee Games from RobertK

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:06:56 +1000

Thanks to RobertK for making these games available to run on the Microbee. They are some old classic puzzle games converted to run on the Microbee. Hes also made them available to run on 50+ other classic 8 bit Z-80 computers, including the Excalibur 64, Sorcerer, Systen-80, Super-80 and Pencil II.

These were released a year or so ago, so thought it would be good to put them on the one bootable Microbee disk. The EPB is not a game but allows you to browse through the planet data of the Elite game that runs on the Spectrum, Amstrad, MCX, etc. Anyone up for a Microbee conversion of the game?

The games are -

Sokoban (Premium & Std versions) see - https://sourceforge.net/projects/sokobanrk/
H-Tron - see https://sourceforge.net/projects/h-tron/
Master Mind - see https://sourceforge.net/projects/mastermindrk/

Elite Planet Browser (EPB) - see https://sourceforge.net/projects/elitepb/

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Microbee\Software\Games folder we placed

RobertK_Games_ss80.dsk

Microworld Basic 2650 Modules for BINBUG and PIPBUG

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:14:28 +1000

These documents were found somewhere on the internet and after a cleanup they were converted to searchable pdfs. Both were A4 is size and 3 or 4 pages long.

For BINBUG this module serves as an interface between MicroWorld BASIC Version 1 and a 2650 computer using BINBUG V3.6 as a monitor. The module uses the monitor keyboard input routine CHIN, and contains its own video driver routine for the DG64O VDU.

For PIPBUG this module serves as an interface between MicroWorld BASIC Version 1 and a 2650 computer using PIPBUG as a monitor. It contains its own serial input/output routines running at 1200 baud.

Both documents describe how to use the modules and includes assembler listings for each module.

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the AppliedTech-Pre-Microbee\Software_2650 folder we placed

microworld_basic_2650_module_for_binbug.pdf
microworld_basic_2650_module_for_pipbug.pdf

Microbee Admate DP-80 Notes

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:19:23 +1000

This a single page A4 in size I found hidden in some of my paperwork.

It outlines possible problems winding paper backwards in the printer and includes a simple screen dump Basic program that you can include in your own Basic program.

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Microbee\Documentation\Articles folder we placed

microbee_admate_DP-80_notes.pdf

Some Microbee Games from Under4MHZ

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:57:15 +1000

Thanks to Under4MHZ for making these games available to run on the Microbee. They are some old classic puzzle games converted to run on the Microbee.

These were posted in the Forum years ago, thought it would be good to put them on the one bootable disk.

The games are -

Diamond Dash
Pegged
Pitman
Vexed

Further information and screen shots, see

DIAMOND DASH, see https://microbeetechnology.com.au/forum/...age-2.html
VEXED, see https://microbeetechnology.com.au/forum/thread-523.html
PEGGED, see https://microbeetechnology.com.au/forum/thread-546.html
PITMAN, see https://microbeetechnology.com.au/forum/thread-537.html

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Microbee\Software\Games folder we placed

Under4MHZ_Games_ss80.dsk

More Portapak Disks

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:31:41 +1000

Thanks to Rod for providing some 5.25" Portapak disks to be imaged that came via exidyboy . They were imaged via the Greaseweazle as SCP files and then used HxC to convert to DSK files.

All were 80 track double sided normal Portapak disks, the same as the ones in the repository currently. They all boot with

Portable Computer Company PortaPak-II
55k (tpa) CP/M vers 2.25a ©1985
SoftwareSourcePtyLtd©1985

which is a later version of CP/M than whats in the Repository. But, not having a working Portapak or an emulator, these files cannot be fully tested.

So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Vintage\Portapak\Disks folder we placed

portapak_hostterm.dsk
portapak_kermit.dsk
portapak_telephone.dsk
portapak_word.dsk
portapak_yam.dsk

Excalibur 64 CP/M Manual and others

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:47:51 +1000

Thanks to DaveC for making all these available from his newly acquired Excalibur 64. All cleaned up and converted to searchable PDFs as usual.

CP/M FDOS & UTILITIES MANUAL

CONTENTS
1. AN INTRODUCTION TO CP/M FEATURES AND FACILITIES
2. CP/M ASSEMBLER (ASM) USER'S GUIDE
3. ED: A CONTEXT EDITOR FOR THE CP/M DISK SYSTEM USER'S MANUAL
4. CP/M DYNAMIC DEBUGGING TOOL (DDT) USER'S GUIDE
5. CP/M INTERFACE GUIDE

So in the MbeeTech Vintage repository in the Excalibur_64/Manuals folder we placed

excalibur_cpm_fdos_and_utilities_manual.pdf

basic_quick_reference_guide.pdf <-- these in the Vintage/Excalibur_64 folder
chars_memory_map_kbd_matrix_notes.pdf
excalibur_intro_letter.pdf
extended_basic_commands.pdf