Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mcnc!decwrl!ucbvax!SSCTEMP.SAS.UPENN.EDU!theall From: theall@SSCTEMP.SAS.UPENN.EDU (George A. Theall) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro Subject: Rainbow EchoMail Digest Message-ID: Date: 27 Mar 91 22:17:22 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 143 Rainbow EchoMail Digest Mar 27, 1991 In this issue: FLOPPY DISKETTE DENSITIES (2 messages) HELP PLZ WITH LA-50 (2 messages) LATEST DOS REV Articles posted to either INFO-DEC-MICRO or comp.sys.dec.micro are currently gatewayed to the Rainbow Echo on FidoNet. You do not need to take 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 (Internet). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: 23 Mar 91 22:53 -0500 From: WARNER LOSH To: GEORGE THEALL Subject: FLOPPY DISKETTE DENSITIES In a message of <22 Mar 91 19:36:00>, George Theall (1:273/203) writes: GT> Warner, aren't the RX50s 96 tracks (per inch)? Yes, they are. However, they have only 80 tracks of data on them. Warner - --- msged 1.99S ZTC * Origin: DinoPoint 6 (1:104/114.6) ------------------------------ Date: 26 Mar 91 12:28 -0500 From: FRANK MALLORY To: CHRISTOPHER WROTEN Subject: HELP PLZ WITH LA-50 CW> I just got around to hooking up an LA-50 printer I bought for my CW> 'Bow about 6 months ago. I created a dummy little text file of CW> several lines using EDLIN. I then used PRINT to see what would happen. CW> It printed only a single line of garbage characters. The LA-50 came CW> with no documentation and I am quite ignorant concerning the proper CW> configuration, setup and use of the 'Bow. Could someone tell me what CW> I may be doing wrong, or what manual to look in to properly hook it CW> and up and use it? Thanks! First, make sure your Rainbow is set properly. Go into Setup, Printer, and set the parameters to 8N and 4800 baud. Then give shift/s to save. Let us know whether you still have problems. - --- msged 1.99L MSC * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247 (1:109/417) ------------------------------ Date: 26 Mar 91 11:34 -0500 From: BOB SMITH To: CHRISTOPHER WROTEN Subject: HELP PLZ WITH LA-50 On , Christopher Wroten (1:101/1) wrote to All: CW> I just got around to hooking up an LA-50 printer I bought for my CW> 'Bow about 6 months ago. I created a dummy little text file of CW> several lines using EDLIN. I then used PRINT to see what would happen. CW> It printed only a single line of garbage characters. The LA-50 came CW> with no documentation and I am quite ignorant concerning the proper CW> configuration, setup and use of the 'Bow. Could someone tell me what CW> I may be doing wrong, or what manual to look in to properly hook it CW> and up and use it? Thanks! CW> Christopher Wroten, 508-620-2800 x4336 (7:30am-4pm, EST), CW> CFW@RES-C4.PRIME.COM Go into SETUP (F3) and change the printer settings: SETUP, Next Scr till PRINTER Try 7S (Arrow key to change) 4800 Baud SETUP Try printing If this does not work try different Bauds and then different Data B/P settings with different bauds. If printer was working this should do the trick. If not the you need to look at the book for the correct Switch settings in the printer. I expect to go to the next Rainbow BCS meeting and will bring my books on the printer for you to look at. When you find the setting that works Save by doing "Shift S". - --- msged 2.06 * Origin: Bob's_point of Cuckoo's Nest : Hudson, NH (1:132/119.4) ------------------------------ Date: 26 Mar 91 11:22 -0500 From: BOB SMITH To: CHRISTOPHER WROTEN Subject: LATEST DOS REV On , Christopher Wroten (1:101/1) wrote to All: CW> What's the latest DOS rev which can be used on a 100A? I have just CW> a single copy of DOS 2.05, and that floppy is becoming unreadable. CW> Anyone have a current version I can have or know where it can be CW> otherwise obtained? Is DOS actually still *sold* for the 'Bow? CW> Christopher Wroten, 508-620-2800 x4336 (7:30am-4pm EST) CW> CFW@RES-C4.PRIME.COM DOS 3.01B is latest, but you should only need 2.11-1 if not running 32meg disk. If your 2.05 disk is in bad shape make a copy TODAY using DiskCopy on 2.05. DISKCOPY A: B: | ^-- To Disk +-- -- From Disk Go to the DEC/Rainbow BCS meeting second Monday of each mo. - --- msged 2.06 * Origin: Bob's_point of Cuckoo's Nest : Hudson, NH (1:132/119.4) ------------------------------ Date: 27 Mar 91 14:11 -0500 From: GEORGE THEALL To: WARNER LOSH Subject: FLOPPY DISKETTE DENSITIES GT> Warner, aren't the RX50s 96 tracks (per inch)? WL>Yes, they are. However, they have only 80 tracks of data on them. Ah, can you explain this? Is this due to formatting? George ------------------------------ End of Rainbow EchoMail Digest ******************************