[comp.sys.northstar] terminal emulator, v100

witting@utopia.rutgers.edu (Paul K Witting) (06/27/89)

Help!  I am in need of a terminal emulator for a Northstar.  I have Crosstalk
but it doesnt seem to emulate a term.  If you have one, know of one, or even
could tell mne how to go about writing one, please e-mail.

Also, what the hell is the 8/16 Northstar?  Is it an IBM compatible or does
just run a 16 bit CPM?

Inquireing minds want to know.

paul

keithm@wicat.UUCP (Keith McQueen) (06/29/89)

In article <Jun.26.23.12.55.1989.885@utopia.rutgers.edu> witting@utopia.rutgers.edu (Paul K Witting) writes:
>
>Help!  I am in need of a terminal emulator for a Northstar.  I have Crosstalk
>but it doesnt seem to emulate a term.  If you have one, know of one, or even
>could tell mne how to go about writing one, please e-mail.
>

I may have one, but I would have to check.  If you have a Northstar Advantage,
it already emulates a terminal (codes are Beehive/Soroc type, I have
them somewhere -- give me a call).


>Also, what the hell is the 8/16 Northstar?  Is it an IBM compatible or does
>just run a 16 bit CPM?
>

In the early days of 8086, Northstar experimented with it by
creating 8088 boards for the Advantage (and I think for the
Horizon, but don't quote me on it).  The Advantage board
would run generic MS-DOS, but was not PC compatible.

I still own an Advantage, and have the Technical Reference
manual for it.  I never owned one of the 8/16 boards.

If you have a serious need, give me a call and I'll
try to help.


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vaso@mips.COM (Vaso Bovan) (06/30/89)

In article <413@wicat.UUCP> keithm@wicat.UUCP (Keith McQueen) writes:
>>Also, what the hell is the 8/16 Northstar?  Is it an IBM compatible or does
>>just run a 16 bit CPM?
>>
>
>In the early days of 8086, Northstar experimented with it by
>creating 8088 boards for the Advantage (and I think for the
>Horizon, but don't quote me on it).  The Advantage board
>would run generic MS-DOS, but was not PC compatible.
>
That experiment just about ruined the company. I was an employee at the time.
Management pushed this "semi clone" against the advice of senior engineers,
who wanted NorthStar to develop a true clone, or to work on other proprietary
designs. So much time and resources was spent on this kluge board that
NorthStar could not meet the growing IBM/DOS threat effectively. From then on
NorthStar was doomed.