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For Sale: NorthStar Advantage, appears complete in original packaging sold "AS IS". $100
This is a early all-in-one CP/M computer using the Z80 CPU and has graphics capability.
Due to the large size and weight of this computer box it must be picked up in person. No shipping.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Star_Computers#The_NorthStar_Advantage_.281982.29
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=652
http://www.s100computers.com/Hardware Folder/Northstar/History/History.htm
From the above site: "Later (1982), company came out with an "All in one" system called the NorthStar Advantage. It was well accepted particularly in the academic community. Based on the Zilog Z-80 4Mhz processor, it had 64K of RAM and originally came with two 360K floppy disks. However the cost was high ($4000). The second floppy was later replaced with a 5 Megabyte Winchester hard disk drive. Hard disks were ultimately offered in a 30 megabyte size. The North Star Advantage ran both NorthStar DOS and BASIC as well as CP/M applications. The latter came about initially when a separate group called Lifeboat Associates ported CP/M on to their system. For a time this provided a boost to the unique hard sectored disk system."
Please contact me at LYNCHAJ@YAHOO.COM if interested. Thank you!
Andrew Lynch
This is a early all-in-one CP/M computer using the Z80 CPU and has graphics capability.
Due to the large size and weight of this computer box it must be picked up in person. No shipping.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Star_Computers#The_NorthStar_Advantage_.281982.29
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=652
http://www.s100computers.com/Hardware Folder/Northstar/History/History.htm
From the above site: "Later (1982), company came out with an "All in one" system called the NorthStar Advantage. It was well accepted particularly in the academic community. Based on the Zilog Z-80 4Mhz processor, it had 64K of RAM and originally came with two 360K floppy disks. However the cost was high ($4000). The second floppy was later replaced with a 5 Megabyte Winchester hard disk drive. Hard disks were ultimately offered in a 30 megabyte size. The North Star Advantage ran both NorthStar DOS and BASIC as well as CP/M applications. The latter came about initially when a separate group called Lifeboat Associates ported CP/M on to their system. For a time this provided a boost to the unique hard sectored disk system."
Please contact me at LYNCHAJ@YAHOO.COM if interested. Thank you!
Andrew Lynch