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star...@ucrmath.ucr.edu (aaron greenwood) writes:

>A friend of mine bought a pc at a swap meet for $10.00.  The crt, keyboard,
>cpu, and two 5.25 inch floppy drives are all in one housing.  On the back
>is the following information.  It looks like a collectors item.

>North Star Advantage
>SN 029218
>North Star Computer Inc.

>When we powered up we got a message to put in the system disk.  I tried DOS
>3.3 with no luck.

>Does anyone know anything about this computer such as what OS it users,
>type CPU, ect.

It's a CP/M machine, with a Z-80 processor.  You'll need a customized copy
of CP/M for the Advantage.  Collector's item?  Dunno.  There is a chain
of shoe stores in Eugene, Oregon that is still using these as point-of-sale
machines (complete with an automatic cash drawer).

Morethanyoueverwantedtoknow,andless.

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