Chris and Joe:
I would like to express my interest in the NorthStar software, with this
added little problem: the Horizon I have (free from a ham fleamarket) came
with very little: no drives, one bootable disk, original owner's binder and
some ACCPAC documentation. The drives were no problem, since the hardware
accepted PC-leftover drives without issue.
The bootable 5-1/4" floppy I carefully stored in such a safe place I can't
find it anymore. I presume it's NDOS - I know it's not CP/M. I'm running
Word- and CalcStar on my Kaypro, and I'm presuming that the -Stars you folks
have are also CP/M applications... So a bootable N*CP/M disk would be
essential to let me get the olde beast back on its feet/wheels/whatever.
I'm located in Southern Ontario, Canada (Toronto region), and I'm willing
to finance travel arrangements for disks and books - they're probably
lighter than the computer itself! Let me know if you can help me out.
If not, anybody local interested in a used NorthStar Horizon? I'm already
running:
Osborne-1 (not doing much since it was the Vancouver TurboBBS 1984-86),
Kaypro 2-84 (general purpose terminal, floppy format converter and Ladder
game),
OSI Superboard (6502 development base for homebrew box),
Amstrad PPC512 (packet radio terminal),
6502 homebrew (house watcher, soon to learn X-10),
Sharp PC-1211 (BASIC calculator),
Macintosh (another free box, previous owner wiped everything, including
Netscape)
and two '486 PeeCees...
(I don't have spare room for non-working boxen :-)
Regards, Bob
> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:23:03 -0400
> From: chris <cb_at_mythtech.net>
> Subject: FS: NorthStar Software
>
> I found a black boxed set of NorthStar software. The box it marked
> InfoStar System, with three binders in it, DataStar, ReportStar, and
> ReportStar Reference Manual.
>
> It appears to be complete, manuals and software. I'm guessing
> it is some
> kind of database and reporting system. I don't know exactly
> what it is as
> it has been years since I've even had a NorthStar computer.
>
> Its available if anyone wants it. Just send me any offer over
> the cost of
> shipping (must be higher than shipping cost... basically, I've got no
> spare time to do things for free).
>
> If it doesn't sell here, I'll try it on ebay, and then it goes to the
> dumpster.
>
> -chris
> <http://www.mythtech.net>
>
>
> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:38:41 -0400
> From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: FS: NorthStar Software
>
>...
> These are companion products to WordStar. They use wordstar
> files and are
> used for keeping databases and generating reports. There are
> a couple of
> othe related products; Mail-Merge and CalcStar (IIRC).
>
> Keep in mind that these are HARD SECTORED floppy disks! I
> don't think
> they're readable on any system except those that have a NS
> disk system.
>
> I have a couple of NIB NS WordStar packages around here
> somewhere. If no
> one else wants them I'll add these to the collection.
>
> Joe
>
> >
Received on Mon Sep 22 2003 - 07:34:32 BST