Metal Case Northstar Horizon

[Vintage Computer Festival]

On Wed, 4 Aug 2004, Marvin Johnston wrote:

> Someone mentioned some time ago a metal case instead of the standard
> case for the Northstar Horizon. Can anyone confirm if they did put out a
> computer in a metal case, and if so, (wishful thinking) how many they
> might have produced? I have one here in a powder blue metal case similar
> in color to the IMSAI, but I thought it was something someone just put
> together. I talked to the person a few days ago that I got it from, and
> he couldn't remember any details except that it came from a swap meet
> many years ago.

I have one in a yellowish metal case.  I have no idea how many were
produced in a metal case.  Probably not too many.

Horizons seem to be the most common vintage S-100 machine.  I've got
several (most in the wooden enclosure).

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