doctor@fluke.UUCP (03/16/87)
I purchased a Northstar Horizon at a ham radio flea market this weekend. The
box contains a 20-meg hard drive and a 5.25" half-height Shugart disk drive.
I'm not sure, but I think the system is running ZCPR3.
My problem --> I can't seem to get the floppy to SYSGEN a new disk. Each
time I try it, the disk is accessed, then the terminal displays the message;
T 5 D 1 S 0000. If I put in another disk, the only thing that changes is the
number after the "T". I thought the problem might be that the system could
not write to the disk, but just PIPing files works ok.
Since the system came without manuals, I have a few questions.
1. Does a standard SYSGEN for CP/M work with ZCPR3?
2. Does T 5 D 1 S 0000 mean Track 5 Disk 1 Sector 0000? Is there anything I
can do to continue the operation after this message appears? (So far,
only ^C, which returns to the operating system, and RETURN, which
repeats the message, seems to do anything.)
3. Does anyone know where I can get some manuals for this computer?
Any information I could get would be greatly appreciated.
Doug Klopfenstein uw-beaver!fluke!doctor
John Fluke Mfg. allegra!fluke!doctor
Everett, WA
(206)356-5232 > work
(206)784-3574 > homesw0y#@ANDREW.CMU.EDU.UUCP (03/21/87)
could it be that the disk is Hard sectored? I know that many
of the Northstars were.
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