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From: doctor@fluke.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Northstar Horizon
Message-ID: <862@tpvax.tc.fluke.COM>
Date: Mon, 16-Mar-87 11:45:33 EST
Article-I.D.: tpvax.862
Posted: Mon Mar 16 11:45:33 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Mar-87 20:02:34 EST
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Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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Keywords: SYSGEN, Northstar, floppy

I purchased a Northstar Horizon at a ham radio flea market this weekend. The
box contains a 20-meg hard drive and a 5.25" half-height Shugart disk drive.
I'm not sure, but I think the system is running ZCPR3.

My problem --> I can't seem to get the floppy to SYSGEN a new disk. Each
time I try it, the disk is accessed, then the terminal displays the message;
T 5 D 1 S 0000. If I put in another disk, the only thing that changes is the
number after the "T". I thought the problem might be that the system could
not write to the disk, but just PIPing files works ok.

Since the system came without manuals, I have a few questions.

1.  Does a standard SYSGEN for CP/M work with ZCPR3?

2.  Does T 5 D 1 S 0000 mean Track 5 Disk 1 Sector 0000? Is there anything I
    can do to continue the operation after this message appears? (So far,
    only ^C, which returns to the operating system, and RETURN, which
    repeats the message, seems to do anything.)

3.  Does anyone know where I can get some manuals for this computer?

Any information I could get would be greatly appreciated.

Doug Klopfenstein				 uw-beaver!fluke!doctor
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