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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)
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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+)
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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+)
