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From: aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.sys.dec.micro,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: DEC Rainbow
Keywords: Digital, personal computer
Message-ID: <2845@stpstn.UUCP>
Date: 22 Feb 89 15:34:21 GMT
References: <4028@ingr.com>
Reply-To: aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri)
Organization: The Stepstone Corporation, Sandy Hook, CT
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In article <4028@ingr.com> jeff@ingr.com (Jeff Kilpatrick) writes:

>their Rainbows, model PC100, and Professional 350.  I understand the latter
>machine runs RSX11M+ and the previous runs DOS.  Anyone know if these
>machines have expansion slots?  If so, is it an IBM PC type or DEC
>proprietary(sp?)? Does it come with support for a serial printer?  Any
>recommendations for using one as a home computer?

As I understand it, DEC doesn't make either of those any more, but
makes pro 380's to use as consoles for big vaxes.  The rainbow is
an MS-DOS or CPM machine, but *not* pc compatible.  400k rx50
floppy drives.  There are variants like "A", "B", and "+", but I
don't know the differences.  The Pro 350 is basically a PDP 11/23
in a box that looks like a stretched rainbow.  The Rainbow comes
with a serial port -- in fact, you can use it as a vt102 without even
booting an operating system.
-- 
@disclaimer(Any concepts or opinions above are entirely mine, not those of my
	    employer, my GIGI, my VT05, or my 11/34)
beak is@>beak is not
Anthony A. Datri @SysAdmin(Stepstone Corporation) aad@stepstone.com stpstn!aad