they indeed produced both a beige and blue metal case. I have one of each as well as a wooden one. I iwll have to dig into my issues of Byte to check into N* ads for more info when I get back to Seattle again. best regards, Steve Thatcher -----Original Message----- From: Marvin Johnston <marvin(a)rain.org> Sent: Aug 4, 2004 5:47 PM To: ClassicCmp <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Subject: Metal Case Northstar Horizon Someone mentioned some time ago a metal case instead of the standard case for the Northstar Horizon. Can anyone confirm if they did put out a computer in a metal case, and if so, (wishful thinking) how many they might have produced? I have one here in a powder blue metal case similar in color to the IMSAI, but I thought it was something someone just put together. I talked to the person a few days ago that I got it from, and he couldn't remember any details except that it came from a swap meet many years ago.