Xref: utzoo comp.os.cpm:4800 comp.sys.dec.micro:1741 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!stan!imp From: imp@Solbourne.COM (Warner Losh) Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm,comp.sys.dec.micro Subject: Re: MultiPlan 86 Message-ID: <1991Feb11.220244.8900@Solbourne.COM> Date: 11 Feb 91 22:02:44 GMT References: <2535@moscom.UUCP> Followup-To: comp.sys.dec.micro Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc., Longmont, CO Lines: 36 In article <2535@moscom.UUCP> mcc@moscom.UUCP (Mike Corbett) writes: >I'm not really sure if this belongs in this newsgroup but... close. You may want to try comp.sys.dec.micro >A firend of mine recently bought an old DEC Rainbow 100 along with the basic >tutorial software that (I guess) originally came with it. The tutorial >mentions MiltiPlan 86, and he now has decided that it would help him utilize >his "new" computer. >My question is whether anyone out there has any knowledge of this product, and >where he may be able to pick up a copy of it. I have used a copy of MultiPlan on my rainbow that was originally indended for an IBM PC that was installed on the 'Bow. I found that it was good for a check book program. There were some non-obvious things that I had to do to get the running balance to work. However, I never did use it for anything more. I don't know if you can still get this version or not. I think that you may be able to find the CP/M-86 version knocking around on some of the old Rainbows out there. There may even be someone who will sell it to you. If your friend isn't averse to running MS-DOS on the Rainbow, then he should be able to use just about any of the present spread sheets under code blue (which he'll have to get). Since I don't use spread sheets that often, I don't know which versions of what programs will work and which ones fall down and go boom. I have cross posted this article to comp.sys.dec.micro and directed followups there. Warner -- Warner Losh imp@Solbourne.COM We sing about Beauty and we sing about Truth at $10,000 a show.