19 Jan
2006
19 Jan
'06
11:15 a.m.
I was just checking out some stuff on ebay (hanging my head) and ran
across a Northstar Horizon that sold for $551.00. In it, the (fiction?)
writer says:
"Originally, the cases were wooden, but the company soon switched to a
blue metal cover. Hence, those computers with original wooden cases are
more highly sought after than those with the more common metal cases."
Also:
"The only known computer to be sold in a wooden case, this collector's
item features its original, walnut-stained wooden case."
Looks like some just plain wrong information, but ...
1) Were there more metal case Horizons sold than wooden case and did
they "soon" switch to a metal case?
2) What other computers were sold in a "wooden case"? The Sol-20 comes
instantly to mind as well as the Polymorphic 8010 and 8013 series of
computers. How many others were there?
19 Jan
19 Jan
12:02 p.m.
In article <43CFBB08.53F842E2 at rain.org>,
Marvin Johnston <marvin at rain.org> writes:
2) What other computers were sold in a "wooden
case"? The Sol-20 comes
instantly to mind as well as the Polymorphic 8010 and 8013 series of
computers. How many others were there?
According to Collectible Microcomputers, there was a machine
manufactured in Utah (Bountiful, if memory serves me correctly) that
was in a wooden case. It wasn't very common, but there was definately
more than one computer with a wooden case. They don't shield R/F EMI
very well though :-).
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1:32 p.m.
On 1/19/2006 at 10:02 AM Richard wrote:
There is also another very rare bird, produced out of Berkeley, CA called
the "People's Computer". You'll see a definition in 22DISK for one.
Cheers,
Chuck
2) What other
computers were sold in a "wooden case"? The Sol-20 comes
instantly to mind as well as the Polymorphic 8010 and 8013 series of
computers. How many others were there?
According to Collectible Microcomputers, there was a machine
manufactured in Utah (Bountiful, if memory serves me correctly) that
was in a wooden case. 
3:01 p.m.
A UK firm, local to my parents was offering PCs in wooden cases last year.
Jim.
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Subject: Re: Ebay Northstar Horizon
On 1/19/2006 at 10:02 AM Richard wrote:
There is also another very rare bird, produced out of Berkeley, CA called
the "People's Computer". You'll see a definition in 22DISK for one.
Cheers,
Chuck
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2) What
other computers were sold in a "wooden case"? The Sol-20 comes
instantly to mind as well as the Polymorphic 8010 and 8013 series of
computers. How many others were there?
According to Collectible Microcomputers, there was a machine
manufactured in Utah (Bountiful, if memory serves me correctly) that
was in a wooden case.
3:40 p.m.
In article <005001c61d33$2c0fac00$0200a8c0 at ntlworld.com>,
"Jim Beacon" <jim at g1jbg.co.uk> writes:
A UK firm, local to my parents was offering PCs in
wooden cases last year.
Hopefully the wood was a cosmetic look for the exterior of the case
and they had some sort of shielding inside!
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1:57 p.m.
Marvin Johnston wrote:
Looks like some just plain wrong information, but ...
1) Were there more metal case Horizons sold than wooden case and did
they "soon" switch to a metal case?
When an accounting firm in the Kansas City area purged these in the late
80's they had two
wooden cased horizons, and probably 30 of the metal cased ones that they
had pulled in
from clients, complete with soroc terminals, and
modems, etc.
I could only see (and afford to store) about 10 of them total, and
pulled parts from others.
I don't know if this ratio is valid for their overall run of horizons,
but i have seen other similar
piles show up (with the same ratio).
Anyone know the ratio of business sales (as this one was) to hobbiest or
home use, where
the wood cover likely was the prefered look?
Jim
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