Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!munnari!mimir!hugin!augean!sirius!hacker!lancaster
From: lancaster@misadel.oz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro
Subject: Re: DOS on Rainbow100
Message-ID: <1137@misadel.oz>
Date: 23 Nov 88 18:15:42 GMT
References: <602@dcl-csvax.comp.lancs.ac.uk>
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In article <602@dcl-csvax.comp.lancs.ac.uk>, rodger@comp.lancs.ac.uk (baby!!) writes:
> 
> 	Anybody out there know of any way I can get a Rainbow
> to read a IBM (or compatable) formatted disc?
> 

The simple answer is that a Rainbow can read and write a single sided/double
density IBM disk.  Once formatted on the IBM it works fine. But its only
about 140k, not quite the current 1.6 meg floppies.  

If you don't have an IBM to format the disks I think a program called
Mediamaster will do copies and formats.

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