Northstar Horizon

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sun Oct 31 11:01:22 1999

I am not, nor have I been, trying to get a Horizon, or any other model of N*
going. I recently arranged to give away my last bit of N* hardware, a Z80A
CPU card. I have had lots of trouble finding people who would take it. The
problem, of course, isn't that they don't work, because they do, and very
well, too, but rather that the N* environment is so limited, particularly in
the Horizon with its 8K ROM space, that many compiled programs won't work
because the TPA is too small. What's more, the FDC isn't capable using of
CP/M-standard (IBM-3740, SSSD 8") diskettes.

They're OK as a curiosity, but back in the lat '70's and early '80's, they
were not well received because of the TPA and FDC issues mentioned above,
and I warn everyone off them due to their resulting limitations.

regards,

Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: JusmeSJ_at_aol.com <JusmeSJ_at_aol.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, October 30, 1999 10:30 PM
Subject: Northstar Horizon


>Hi, I ran accross your message in a web search. I have a working and
>currently running Northstar Horizon, I have parts like drive controller,
i/o,
>mamory cards and a few teac drives. I also have alot of documentation on
>northstar Horizon & Advantage computers, plus software like N*Basic, N*Cp/m
>etc. Are u building one? need help getting it goin let me know.
>
>Steve Benedict
>Redwood City, California
Received on Sun Oct 31 1999 - 11:01:22 GMT