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? ......
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... 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...
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... 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 ...
I just purchased a Northstar Horizon system that should be arriving any day now. I think I have a pretty good idea of what I'll need to do in order to get it...
Do you have an update on this project? I do not have a working Northstar yet (in transit), but I know I'll be interested in this. I have a PIC programmer so I...
... Is' more a matter of getting the media and then getting files on the media. The configuration CP/M on NS* disk has been done and Mbasic doesn't care about...
... Now that I've answered half the question I can answer the other half. Basic80 or Mbasic does not get "ported", as it relied on the OS for all the external...
OK, that makes sense. Shouldn't be a problem then. I think Dave's simulator and utilties are all I need to get working n* and cp/m disks onto real media. I...
Hi! Chuck Guzis was working on this project and I was helping him test it with my machine. I have a built prototype PIC interface which seemed to work. ...
Hi List, I saw some posts come through after a long while. Good to see it also. I think I've asked in the past, but does anyone have a Dimension on this list?...
Hi Chris, I have two Dimensions sitting in my garage in original boxes. I'd be willing to trade for them. I live in Ohio. Please let me know if you are...
what are you looking for? I don't have other NS equipment. I'm guessing it's unlikely, but not impossible, I have anything you're looking for, given my...
Hi, No criticism of you effort intended, but I am working on a semi-automatic punch. If it works to my satisfaction by then, I'll have it with me at VCF East ...
Thanks Bill! Are you offering your punch as a kit or for sale? I think it would be very handy for those of us with old hard sector minidisk computers like...
No, this is a one-off. The operation will be simple and fast though... Step 0: Insert soft sectored disk and center/clamp. Step 1: Align soft-sector index...
I just acquired a really nice N* horizon with 64k ram. Had to make a small repair when a tantalum capacitor exploded. However, I replaced it, and I am ready...
... N* BASIC running on CP/M. It's been done already by InfoSoft Systems in 1981. I found it on a Lifeboat CP/M disk I downloaded from the web. The file is...
... make a ... replaced ... there ... Would ... able ... Hi Brian, Welcome to the group! I acquired my Northstar Horizon about a year ago and had the same...