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    Northstar Computer

    From what I've researched this thing is pretty cool. Kind of funny that it came in a wood box.








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    ...please tell me you're not going to scrap that?
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    No not going to scrap it. Not sure what I am going to do with it. Wish FLImits was here. It is heavy like 30lbs so shipping it would be costly.

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    Ebay and google is your friend...look for sales on Ebay and then look on google for northstar computer group or vintage computer groups...do your research there as well....should help you with valuation...
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    looks like a horizon model about 1978 maybe 77 not remember but those are fun I would say as is $150 but working $250-400 depends on buyers

    those had a a zilog z-80 processor, 4mhz super fast speed lol, about 16k ram yes k, some had hard drives later on but most had 1or2 5.25in floppys some even had 12 expansion slots to boost it.
    system had cp/m or northstar dos
    cant remember if those had s-100 video cards but I think so, I would see about parts first but shipping is def worth it to a good buyer so I would check on here a bit before ebay and fees lol

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    A lot of computers back then came in wooden cases. For the Apple I, you basically just got the motherboard. You supplied a case and a power supply.

    I'd do some research and see if that's how they came from the "factory". The wooden case can add a lot of value sometimes.

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    most computers from this era were sold as a "kit". You built it yourself. Having an original woodne case if it was built that way should help the value. This just was not uncommon for the early "enthusiast" computers as you basically "built" it from a box of parts.

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    Here is a link to a vintage site with that exact model/case. Value says $50-$250 with a production number of "ten of thousands to hundreds of thousands". So not exactly rare, but def worth more than scrap!

    http://www.vintage-computer.com/northstarhorizon.shtml

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