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2-Sep-91 18:33:51-MDT,1988;000000000000
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Date: 3 Sep 91 00:01:11 GMT
From: usc!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!en.ecn.purdue.edu!chad@apple.com (Chad R Mccubbins)
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Subject: Re: Need information about Northstar
Message-Id: <1991Sep3.000111.1610@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
References: <PkaJ81w164w@lrisys.uucp>
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To: northstar-users@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
In article <PkaJ81w164w@lrisys.uucp> mark@lrimark.ogi.edu writes:
>Greetings,
>
>
>I can find no source of information about these systems and the system
>I have has no manuals with it.
>
>Could some please point me to a source in the United States of
>information about Northstar and perhaps a source for Northstar
>equipment and/or software?
>
What was Northstar's final fate ? Is any part of them still alive ?
The last I heard they introduced a multi-user PC compatible machine
called the Dimension. I grew up with a S-100 boat anchor with the
NorthStar floppy controller and Dos and have wondered the last
couple of years what their final fate was.
--
__ Chad McCubbins
the | | InterNet: chad@ecn.purdue.edu
_ | | __ __ __ __ _ _ "There are things known,
/ || | /\ \ \ / / /\ | |/ \ / ||_\ and things unknown,
| || | | \ \| |/ / | | | \_/ |__||__ and in between are J. Morrison
\_||__| \ __\/ \/__ / |__| \_||_/ The Doors." (1943-1971+)
2-Sep-91 18:33:51-MDT,1988;000000000000
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Date: 3 Sep 91 00:01:11 GMT
From: usc!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!en.ecn.purdue.edu!chad@apple.com (Chad R Mccubbins)
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Subject: Re: Need information about Northstar
Message-Id: <1991Sep3.000111.1610@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
References: <PkaJ81w164w@lrisys.uucp>
Sender: northstar-users-request@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
To: northstar-users@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
In article <PkaJ81w164w@lrisys.uucp> mark@lrimark.ogi.edu writes:
>Greetings,
>
>
>I can find no source of information about these systems and the system
>I have has no manuals with it.
>
>Could some please point me to a source in the United States of
>information about Northstar and perhaps a source for Northstar
>equipment and/or software?
>
What was Northstar's final fate ? Is any part of them still alive ?
The last I heard they introduced a multi-user PC compatible machine
called the Dimension. I grew up with a S-100 boat anchor with the
NorthStar floppy controller and Dos and have wondered the last
couple of years what their final fate was.
--
__ Chad McCubbins
the | | InterNet: chad@ecn.purdue.edu
_ | | __ __ __ __ _ _ "There are things known,
/ || | /\ \ \ / / /\ | |/ \ / ||_\ and things unknown,
| || | | \ \| |/ / | | | \_/ |__||__ and in between are J. Morrison
\_||__| \ __\/ \/__ / |__| \_||_/ The Doors." (1943-1971+)