dicates that the MDC-nA are single density only
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> >> the MDC-nDA can do both ( n is a rev. number 1, 2, 3, or 4).
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> >> Dwight
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>> From: cctalk on behalf of Fred Cisin via
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> On Tue, 3 Jul 2018, dwight via cctalk wrote:
>> I'm not as worried about 10 hard se
he MDC-nDA can do both ( n is a rev. number 1, 2, 3, or 4).
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On 07/03/2018 01:58 PM, Fred Cisin via cctech wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Jul 2018, Stephen Pereira via cctech wrote:
>> I believe that Mike Douglas has a utility program that you can get
>> into a Northstar Horizon, and then it can receive a .DSK image sent
>> from the terminal and it will write the disk f
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> I was thinking someone has already done this. If no, as you say, it is not an
> imp
On 07/02/2018 06:27 PM, Fred Cisin via cctech wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, dwight via cctalk wrote:
>> I have a machine that I'm just now bringing up. I have some boot
>> software but it is TSS/A that is the accounting multi-user package.
>> I'd really like the TSS/B floppies instead. I'd settle fo
You "get it into a NorthStar", by already booting the NorthStar to
CP/M, and using PIP.
On Tue, 3 Jul 2018, allison via cctech wrote:
NO matter what first you have to boot the horizon and if you lack
prepared media its a hard stop.
Mike Douglass solved it by putting an Eprom on the ZPB-A as the
On Tue, 3 Jul 2018, Stephen Pereira via cctech wrote:
I believe that Mike Douglas has a utility program that you can get into a
Northstar Horizon, and then it can receive a .DSK image sent from the terminal
and it will write the disk for you in the Horizon.
It’s called PCtoFlop and I think he h
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To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Looking for North star software
On Tue, 3 Jul 2018, dwight via cctalk wrote:
> I'm not as worried about 10 hard secrtored disk. I s
On Tue, 3 Jul 2018, dwight via cctalk wrote:
I'm not as worried about 10 hard secrtored disk. I still have the punch
I had made for my H89. I can create 10 sector from old 360K disk.
If you have a working H89 (hard sectored), then you should be able to
write a program to run on the H89 to writ
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Subject: Re: Looking for North star software
On 07/02/2018 11:31 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>>> BUT, the Horizon can also manage 8" drives (SSSD soft-sector CP/M
>>> standard!) with appropriate controller, or use other S100 FDC boards.
>
> On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, a
On 07/02/2018 11:31 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>>> BUT, the Horizon can also manage 8" drives (SSSD soft-sector CP/M
>>> standard!) with appropriate controller, or use other S100 FDC boards.
>
> On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, allison via cctalk wrote:
>> Really? not any of the MDS (SD or DD) controllers
BUT, the Horizon can also manage 8" drives (SSSD soft-sector CP/M
standard!) with appropriate controller, or use other S100 FDC boards.
On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, allison via cctalk wrote:
Really? not any of the MDS (SD or DD) controllers as they only know hard
sector.   A Soft sector controller w
On 07/02/2018 08:48 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Jul 2018, dwight wrote:
>> I was thinking someone has already done this. If no, as you say, it
>> is not an impossible task.
>
> It can be done. It has been done. It is not the easiest.
> A friend did it, but he died 4 years ago, an
rizon. There seems to be some images out there so I
> don't know how they are being captured.
>
> Dwight
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> From: cctalk on behalf of Fred Cisin via
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> Sent: Monday, July 2, 2018 3:27:09 PM
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On Tue, 3 Jul 2018, dwight wrote:
I was thinking someone has already done this. If no, as you say, it is
not an impossible task.
It can be done. It has been done. It is not the easiest.
A friend did it, but he died 4 years ago, and his stuff is GONE.
There should be GOOGLE reachable stories o
f Fred Cisin via
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> Subject: Re: Looking for North star software
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> On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, dwight via cctalk wrote:
> > I have a machine that I'm just now bringing up
t: Re: Looking for North star software
On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, dwight via cctalk wrote:
> I have a machine that I'm just now bringing up. I have some boot
> software but it is TSS/A that is the accounting multi-user package. I'd
> really like the TSS/B floppies instead. I'd settle
On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, dwight via cctalk wrote:
I have a machine that I'm just now bringing up. I have some boot
software but it is TSS/A that is the accounting multi-user package. I'd
really like the TSS/B floppies instead. I'd settle for images.
Sounds like fun!
What model Northstar?
Once you
I have a machine that I'm just now bringing up. I have some boot software but
it is TSS/A that is the accounting multi-user package. I'd really like the
TSS/B floppies instead. I'd settle for images.
Dwight
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