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From: fontana@linc.cis.upenn.edu (Josep M. Fontana)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: rainbow problems
Keywords: Rainbow, WordPerfect, Rainbow News
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Date: 3 Dec 89 13:43:53 GMT
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  In addition to the excellent article by Bruce Wright, it might be worth-
while noting a few points.

    1) There is a version of WordPerfect (v4.2) designed for the Rainbow.
	You might contact the folks at Orem, UT about it, or call Caroline
	Mack of _Rainbow News_ (1-618-632-1143) who would know of a place
	selling it.

    2) With Code Blue you can run the PC version of WordPerfect v5.0. I 
	believe there's a toggle for handling the 25th line (the Rainbow
	screen uses only 24). Code Blue also lets you run the latest
	offerings from Borland, even the IDE's, on the Rainbow.

    3) The newsgroup comp.sys.dec.micro contains discussions about Rainbow
	matters, and this group is gatewayed with the Rainbow Echo on 
	FidoNet. There's also been talk of forwarding messages along to
	the DECPC forum on CompuServe, but this link doesn't appear 
	operational yet. In short, your questions about the Rainbow will
	reach a more suitable audience if you ask them in the other forum
	(I think I've correctly directed followups there.)

Bruce is right (no pun intented :-) in another aspect. You should
consider seriously before you spend any money on upgrading the Rainbow
as resale values are extremely low and, despite the efforts of
Suitable Solutions, compatibility is still a problem.

Josep M.
-- Josep Maria Fontana, 
   3940 Locust Walk (MLCH)
   Philadelphia, PA 19104