Northstar Horizons Possibly Available

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Sat Nov 24 19:51:08 2001

I have two already, not adoption here. But if you need info...

Basic machine is S100 Z80/4mhz, if ut ran NS* dos no memory
below 2000h so usual config there is 48 maybe 52k.

If it's running CPM then ram from 0000 to E800 and continues
at F000 to FFFFh.

Two serial ports, One parallel that can be centronics compatable
as an option.

FDC is raw TTL, runs hard sector 10 per track and if the later controller
is installed double density at 10 sectors by 512bytes with up to 80
tracks and two sides (800k). The older single density controller
was 10 sctors by 256 by 35/40 tracks single sided(80/100k) . Media
is getting hard to find but is reliable.

An easy machine to get and keep running. Most common upgrade
was memory and a softsector controller.

Allison


-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin McQuiggin <clascmp_at_highgate.comm.sfu.ca>
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Saturday, November 24, 2001 7:15 PM
Subject: Northstar Horizons Possibly Available


>Hi Gang:
>
>I just completed grad school yesterday, and as such am hoping to be back
>into classiccmp more regularly!
>
>I noted this afternoon that there are 2 Northstar "Horizons" possibly
available
>on campus.
>
>I'm not into these S-100 (IIRC) beasts but others may be. Can anyone
tell me
>something about them?
>
>Anybody interested in adopting them? They're in poor to fair shape, but
look
>like one could get them going again without too much trouble.
>
>Kevin
>
>--
>Kevin McQuiggin VE7ZD
>mcquiggi_at_sfu.ca
Received on Sat Nov 24 2001 - 19:51:08 GMT