Looking for North star software

[allison]

There is also NS* DOS very easy to find.  Basic DOS has the os, several
Monitors, and Basic.
People have it in IMD and a few other forms but making a disk is the
real challenge as
NO PC can do the hard sector.  There are two formats all 5.25" SD
10sectors of 256byts
and 35 tracks.  The other is 10sectors of 512byts and 35/40/and two
sided flavors.  They
are all 10 sector(holes) and hard sector.

Make sure it works with NS-DOS. as thats easiest to replace if the
controller is munged.

Allison


On 07/02/2018 08:16 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote:
> I was thinking someone has already done this. If no, as you say, it is not an impossible task.
>
> The TSS/B is suppose to be their scientific package. It at least has BASIC in it. I have another disk marked CP/M in the same box. I should be able to put something together under CP/M.
>
> It is a North Star Horizon. There seems to be some images out there so I don't know how they are being captured.
>
> Dwight
>
>
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> On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, dwight via cctalk wrote:
>> I have a machine that I'm just now bringing up. I have some boot
>> software but it is TSS/A that is the accounting multi-user package. I'd
>> really like the TSS/B floppies instead. I'd settle for images.
> Sounds like fun!
>
> What model Northstar?
>
> Once you get some images, have you worked out a way to get the images onto
> hard-sector disks?
>
> AFTER you boot the machine, with some minimal programs, you can transfer
> data into the machine through serial port.