Talk:North Star Horizon
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The North Star used a terminal not a monitor which had hidden advantages.
[edit]The North Star used a terminal not a monitor like today's computers often referred to as a glass teletype. While the interface for this was usually Serial RS232, a jumper on the motherboard could be reconfigured to run the interface using current loop, enabling the terminal to be up to a mile away from the computer. This version could also interface at 110 baud to an actual Teletype machine, meaning the North Star could then read (or write) teletype tape. Allowing considerable quantities of data previously recorded on paper punch tape or punch cards to be read, saved and stored on disk. 77.102.18.217 (talk) 15:58, 14 February 2025 (UTC)