20 Sep
2003
20 Sep
'03
10:23 a.m.
I found a black boxed set of NorthStar software. The box it marked
InfoStar System, with three binders in it, DataStar, ReportStar, and
ReportStar Reference Manual.
It appears to be complete, manuals and software. I'm guessing it is some
kind of database and reporting system. I don't know exactly what it is as
it has been years since I've even had a NorthStar computer.
Its available if anyone wants it. Just send me any offer over the cost of
shipping (must be higher than shipping cost... basically, I've got no
spare time to do things for free).
If it doesn't sell here, I'll try it on ebay, and then it goes to the
dumpster.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
20 Sep
20 Sep
10:38 a.m.
At 06:23 PM 9/20/03 -0400, you wrote:
I found a black boxed set of NorthStar software. The
box it marked
InfoStar System, with three binders in it, DataStar, ReportStar, and
ReportStar Reference Manual.
It appears to be complete, manuals and software. I'm guessing it is some
kind of database and reporting system.
These are companion products to WordStar. They use wordstar files and are
used for keeping databases and generating reports. There are a couple of
othe related products; Mail-Merge and CalcStar (IIRC).
Keep in mind that these are HARD SECTORED floppy disks! I don't think
they're readable on any system except those that have a NS disk system.
I have a couple of NIB NS WordStar packages around here somewhere. If no
one else wants them I'll add these to the collection.
Joe
I don't know exactly what it is as
it has been years since I've even had a NorthStar
computer.
Its available if anyone wants it. Just send me any offer over the cost of
shipping (must be higher than shipping cost... basically, I've got no
spare time to do things for free).
If it doesn't sell here, I'll try it on ebay, and then it goes to the
dumpster.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
4:40 p.m.
Keep in mind that these are HARD SECTORED floppy disks! I don't think
they're readable on any system except those that have a NS disk system.
I have a couple of NIB NS WordStar packages around here somewhere. If no
one else wants them I'll add these to the collection.
I've successfully read a number of hard sectored disks, even a C-64 on my conversion
system, so if you need them converted, let me give it a try
Nico
21 Sep
21 Sep
3:11 a.m.
At 06:40 AM 9/21/03 +0200, Nico wrote:
conversion system, so if you need them converted, let me give it a try
Thanks for the offer but I doubt it's worth the effort. The complete
WordStar package including all the xxxxStar companion programs were
included with many early PCs and should still be relatively easy to find. I
had (have?) the complete set with a Sanyo 550 that I bought in 1983. (I
won't even talk about what a piece of crap the Sanyo was!)
Joe
Keep in mind that these are HARD SECTORED floppy disks! I don't think
they're readable on any system except those that have a NS disk system.
I have a couple of NIB NS WordStar packages around here somewhere. If no
one else wants them I'll add these to the collection.
I've successfully read a number of hard sectored disks, even a C-64 on my
8:22 a.m.
>> I have a couple of NIB NS WordStar
packages around here somewhere. If no
>> one else wants them I'll add these to the collection.
On Sun, 21 Sep
2003, Joe wrote:
Thanks for the offer but I doubt it's worth the
effort. The complete
WordStar package including all the xxxxStar companion programs were
included with many early PCs and should still be relatively easy to find. I
had (have?) the complete set with a Sanyo 550 that I bought in 1983. (I
won't even talk about what a piece of crap the Sanyo was!)
But the package sold for PC (and Sanyo) was MS-DOS 8088.
The Northstar package was Z80. Was it CP/M or N*-DOS?
Should I even bother bringing boxes of MicroPro diskettes to VCF?
12:23 p.m.
At 01:22 PM 9/21/03 -0700, you wrote:
Was it CP/M or N*-DOS?
I don't remember. It's been a while since I've seen it. It was on hard
sectored disks for the NS so I'm guessing that it was for the NS OS. I
think I had it for CM at one time, probably for the Osborne or Kaypro. Hmm,
now that I think about it I'm pretty sure that I have it on the hard drive
of my SB-180.
> >> I have a couple of NIB NS WordStar
packages around here somewhere.
If no
>> one
else wants them I'll add these to the collection.
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Joe
wrote:
Thanks for the offer but I doubt it's
worth the effort. The complete
WordStar package including all the xxxxStar companion programs were
included with many early PCs and should still be relatively easy to find. I
had (have?) the complete set with a Sanyo 550 that I bought in 1983. (I
won't even talk about what a piece of crap the Sanyo was!)
But the package sold for PC (and Sanyo) was MS-DOS 8088.
The Northstar package was Z80.
Should I even bother bringing boxes of MicroPro diskettes to VCF?
You bet!
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