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From: bcw@rti.UUCP (Bruce Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro
Subject: Re: Harddisk Replacements for Rainbow
Message-ID: <1987@rti.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jan 88 06:38:13 GMT
References: <8801222356.AA13313@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
Lines: 27
Summary: Replacing hard disk drive in Rainbow

In article <8801222356.AA13313@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, U30Q@CBEBDA3T.BITNET (K.Haedener @ Berne, Switzerland) writes:
> 
> There has been some discussion recently on this list about replacing
> the Rainbow's 10 MB harddisk by non-DEC products such as Seagate 225
> and higher capacity drives.
> 
Just about any drive which is sold as a standard IBM-PC drive will run
on the Rainbow.  Exceptions are drives which require special controllers,
but these are relatively rare.

The formatting program I am most familiar with is WUTIL, which is a public-
domain formatting program.  It allows a number of options for configuring
the drive, and could be used to configure just about anything which is
readily available.  Do not use versions before version 2.0!  Earlier versions
have problems formatting a Seagate 225.  It should be available from any
number of bulletin boards - if you are unable to find it, I can supply a
copy (my company is not connected with it, we are just satisfied users) -
send a self addressed stamped floppy to:

		Bruce Wright
		SoftWright Systems
		P. O. Box 3208
		Durham, NC 27705

along with a note that you want a copy of WUTIL.  

			Bruce C. Wright