Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ANDREW.CMU.EDU!rl1b+ From: rl1b+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Robert A. Locke") Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro Subject: Re: Rainbow News, BOOT.EXE, and Comm Programs Message-ID: Date: 7 Mar 89 04:04:27 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 38 I haven't seen the Rainbow News since the June issue but then again, I'm at college and my dad gave up on forwarding all the magazines. Hopefully, it will be there by Spring Break (I even wrote an article for it though it is probably very dated). As to your problem with BOOT, I believe there is a new version available for people with DOS 3.1. Check out Mark Bornstein's bboard at (617) 631-3304. He can connect up to USR HST 9600 baud. If not, I'll look for it in the next couple of days though I'd have to check it on my beta-test version of 3.1 (keep forgetting to send my check to Suitable Solutions). DO NOT USE THE RAINBOW AT 19.2Kbaud. It won't work past 9600 baud. In either send or receive, the Rainbow cannot handle the speed (though it is documented that it can). It supposedly has to do with the communications chip that they are using (can't remember the number). I do have MS-Kermit v2.32A available for uuencoded mail. Just tell me if you want both executables and documentation files. This is the version that came out in either January or February. One warning: they are archived using PKZip. Request the beta test version of PKZip from me if you would like. Send the file requests to me personally at any of the addresses below. P.S. As list maintainer: I LIKE ALAN'S POSTS! SO THERE! P.P.S. Sorry, I just felt like getting a little childish after reading the debate... :-) --Rob Locke List Maintainer ------- Arpanet: rl1b+@andrew.cmu.edu Bitnet : rl1b+%andrew.cmu.edu@CMCCVB Fidonet: Rob Locke (1:129/15) USNail : 5419 Normlee Place Pittsburgh, PA 15217 USA