Hi I'm Rod - collector of vintage computers mostly DEC (because I worked for them), Sun (because they are nice) and I'm looking for a Northstar Horizon because...
... Hi Rod, Another ex Digit. ;) A good programmer editor for CP/M is Vedit, very much like EDT (pdp-11 or VMS) as it had a screen mode and understood TECO...
Well thats a very comprehensive introduction. I'm going to format it up and use it as a reference. You'd think as a former DEC terminal salesman I'd remember...
hi - Does anyone on this list have a MDS AD3 controller and/or compatible drives for sale? I do check Ebay, but usually they're untested gambles. Bill ...
... [snip] ... Hi Rod, I have noticed decent Horizons coming up for sale on Ebay regularly. Just set up a search and you'll get some eventually. Some deals...
... [snip] ... standard? ... Typically, that'd be a ZPB CPU board, HRAM 64K, and MDS-AD3 FDC. Using onboard serial and parallel ports with at least one SA-400...
Hi Bill, Yes, the parts on Ebay are a gamble but fortunately, the TM100-2A drives are plentiful and relatively cheap. You'll inevitably get some duds but you...
... ;) Duing that tiem there were so many differnt vendors and styles. I worked in Mill engineering with the printing system group so I got to see a lot of...
... That would be the late 79-1980 as sold configuration. A good system though. The biggest thing is RAM. Early dynamic ram had a bad rep and often people...
... drives are ... you can ... MDS-A3 or MDS-AD3???? Anywho if you get the board cheap they are easily fixed. Common problems are sockets (fatigue bad...
Hi Yes they do appear from time to time but mostly in the US. The problem is the horrendous shipping costs from the US to the UK. You really need a friend over...
In the Mill no less - I went there once. I'm 1975 vintage DEC (Badge 45083) Digital - Best company and nicest people of all the places I ever worked. Rod ... ...
... 45083) ... worked. HI Rod, Yes millrat. However by 1983 number in the 100,000 range were being used. However during the ten years I was associated with...
Hi there. I've just joined up, so I suppose I should give you a wave and let you know who I am. I was born 10 years too late to get into IT while it was still ...
Hi All, It's been a while since I posted so I thought I would wrap this up. A BIG thanks to Andrew for creating the disks I needed to further test my Horizon....
Hi, I am working with Chuck Guzis testing a PIC circuit which allows a computer whose floppy disk controller requires hard sector floppy disks to use soft ...
Hi All, I have just finished my hard sector disk punch and I'm very happy with the results. It will punch a disk without the use of an original disk as a...
... original ... sector ... perfect, ... Hi Steve, Wow, that sounds great! I would love to see some pictures of your punch. Would you post some pictures? ......
Northstar Horizon Richard A. Cini rcini <mailto:cctalk%40classiccmp.org?Subject=Northstar%20Horizon&In-Reply-To=> at optonline.net Wed Jan 2 20:18:34 CST 2008 ...
... Hi Andrew, Yes, I'll post some pictures of the punch. ... I think an old drive like your TM-100-2A is a good base to make a punch from and I believe with...
... 2A ... tolerances. ... it ... dig ... their ... *may* ... It ... Building ... can ... You ... way ... real ... will ... Hi all, I have posted some pictures...
... Hi Steve, Thanks! Awesome photos! [snip] ... tolerances. ... it ... dig ... their ... OK, My address is: Andrew Lynch 1333 Berwin Avenue Kettering Ohio...
i dont know much about keybords or spelling but--i just got this north star computer model I-1--it keeps freezing up--does someone know how old it is. or...
... How old.. Northstar was in business from around late 1976 through 83 maybe longer. We know what they are but what would you like to know? As to the "keeps...
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... this ... know ... clean ... Hi Bryn, I'd like to help you fix your NorthStar but I need more information to even make an semi-intelligent guess as to...
Hi Chris, I have two in original boxes in my garage. Both are in unknown condition. One is supposedly complete and the other is "parts only" and missing its ...
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