2-Sep-91 18:33:51-MDT,1988;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL with TCP; Mon, 2 Sep 91 18:33:47 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.63/1.42) id AA04339; Mon, 2 Sep 91 17:22:05 -0700 Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for northstar-users@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (northstar-users@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) 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: Sender: northstar-users-request@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil To: northstar-users@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil In article 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 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL with TCP; Mon, 2 Sep 91 18:33:47 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.63/1.42) id AA04339; Mon, 2 Sep 91 17:22:05 -0700 Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for northstar-users@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (northstar-users@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) 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: Sender: northstar-users-request@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil To: northstar-users@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil In article 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+)