Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!agate!ucbvax!PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU!GTHEALL From: GTHEALL@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU (George A. Theall) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro Subject: Rainbow EchoMail Digest Message-ID: <8911131237.AA03240@remote.dccs.upenn.edu> Date: 13 Nov 89 12:36:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 154 Rainbow EchoMail Digest Nov 13, 1989 In this issue: RE: COMPATIBILITY PROBLEM RAINBOW BASIC RE: RAINBOW BACKUPS RE: WINDOWS/286 RE: HARD DRIVES AND DOS 3 (2 messages) Articles posted to either INFO-DEC-MICRO or comp.sys.dec.micro are currently gatewayed automatically to the Rainbow Echo on Fidonet; thus, you do not need to take any special action to respond to articles in these digests. Please send reports of problems or suggestions for improvement of this digest to GTHEALL@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU (ARPA Internet). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: 11-12-89 (17:39) To: JIM BORCHARD Subject: RE: COMPATIBILITY PROBLEM From: GEORGE THEALL JB>> Has anybody sprung for Windows yet and care to comment? JB>Is this a version of Windows for the DEC Rainbow being discussed? Yes, it certainly is. Look thru old messages from this Echo, get a copy of the most recent _Rainbow News_, or call Suitable Solutions directly (they're marketing Windows/286 for the Rainbow). George --- ~ EZ-Reader 1.21 ~ Denok batera - PRESOAK KALERA!!! ------------------------------ Date: 11-12-89 (17:39) To: MARK BORNSTEIN Subject: RAINBOW BASIC From: GEORGE THEALL MB>In a message of <08 Nov 89 19:58:00>, GEORGE THEALL (1:273/203) writes: Actually, it wasn't me who wrote that message. I only relayed it from INFO-DEC-MICRO/comp.sys.dec.micro. MB>>Could someone help me find a copy of the GWBASIC interpreter that runs MB>>under MSDOS for the rainbow? MB> MB>If you want the compiler it is on my BBS as GWCOMPRB.ZIP available MB>for dload or file request. If you want the interpreter, I sold a copy for MB>20 bucks to Geoff Reed in Washington. (not DC). He stiffed me for the 20 bu MB>so if he agrees to sell it to you make sure you get the product first befor MB>paying him. Ouch! I had the same thing happen a while back - some fellow down in Georgia wanted the technical docs. I saw "Sure, just send me a cheque to cover shipping once they arrive". That was back in August and I'm still waiting for the cheque. Hey, maybe it's the US mail??? George --- ~ EZ-Reader 1.21 ~ TXIRRINGAK? Bai, eskerrik asko! ------------------------------ Date: 11-12-89 (17:39) To: AMER NELSON Subject: RE: RAINBOW BACKUPS From: GEORGE THEALL AN>Could you pass this along??? It's automatic. No need to ask. AN>I've been using three kinds of disks regularly -- NONE OF THEM AN>RX-50 PREFORMATTED and have never had a failure to format. AN>BASF SS-DD certified for 96 TPI AN>BASF DS-DD not so certified AN>Maxell DS-DD also not certified I too have used the BASF SS disks. No problems with use. I haven't seen them around recently, though. (But after I got my hard disk I stopped worrying about floppies. :-) George --- ~ EZ-Reader 1.21 ~ Fahrrad fahren, Energie sparen ------------------------------ Date: 11-12-89 (17:39) To: JIM BORCHARD Subject: RE: WINDOWS/286 From: GEORGE THEALL JB>>........, the Rainbow Graphics Option, ....................... JB> JB>Have Rainbow+, do you know where i could get the above board? In the latest issue of _Rainbow News_, Suitable Solutions was advertising refurbished ones for $175 I believe. I'm not sure how this price compares with other second-hand sources. George --- ~ EZ-Reader 1.21 ~ Share the road with a bicyclist ------------------------------ Date: 11-12-89 (17:39) To: JIM BORCHARD Subject: RE: HARD DRIVES AND DOS 3 From: GEORGE THEALL JB>>Winchester UTILity........ JB>> JB>Came with my original Rainbow+ w/HD. Be careful, Jim, with this advice. The early copies of the Winchester Utility disk distributed by DEC do not work with drives larger than 10MB. Besides, I'd guess the person was referring to Tony Camas' WUTIL program which definitely did not come with your 100+. George --- ~ EZ-Reader 1.21 ~ "Remember Pearl Harbor", G. Bush, 9/7/88 ------------------------------ Date: 11-12-89 (17:39) To: JIM BORCHARD Subject: RE: HARD DRIVES AND DOS 3 From: GEORGE THEALL JB>I believe i got formatting software from Suitable Solutions for my ST225; JB>also JB>bought my DOS 3.1 from them (recently recieved free 3.1b upgrade). The for JB>for both, i think, used a 'loader' FORMAT d: /L, then a SYS d:. I'll see JB>if JB>i can ARC/ZIP up the Hdisk stuff tho i encourage SS support. They have an JB>IBM JB>CHARACTER GENERATOR CHIP to further enhance the CODEBLUE Emulation Shell. Careful there, Jim. I suspect you'd be violating your license agreement if you "ARC/ZIP up the Hdisk stuff" and pass it along. [Hey, maybe I'm reading incorrectly between the lines here, but other than passing the stuff along, why would you want to ARC/ZIP it up?] Certainly DOS v3.10 is copyright; the formatting software is probably as well. I believe that there are other ways of encouraging support of Suitable Solutions. Simply mentioning their products is a good way to start. Phone numbers and pricing would also be useful. George --- ~ EZ-Reader 1.21 ~ "All We Are Is Dust In The Wind" - Kansas ------------------------------