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Rainbow EchoMail Digest                     Feb 11, 1990

In this issue:
  XATACH ETC.
  GUTS, ANYONE???
  DECPRINTER III


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Date:     02-10-90 (10:44)
To:       ALL
Subject:  XATACH ETC.
From:     PATRICK FINK

What are the programs called X-attach xdetach used for on my Rainbow's Ms-DOS
disk?  I says something about mini-exchange.  What is a Mini-exchange.

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* Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247 (Opus 1:109/123)

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Date:     02-09-90 (13:54)
To:       ALL
Subject:  GUTS, ANYONE???
From:     AMER NELSON

I'm not much of a believer in TSR programs and treat them as being
extremely dangerous.
The other day I used RDISK to create a ram drive of 400K which
proved to be too small.  I couldn't expand to 500K without first
typing RDISK ; and then RDISK 500.  I've never liked the fact
that SHOWMEM shows that a portion of memory is occupied by "?"
after disabling RDISK.  I usually do a <SETUP> >CTRL-SETUP> after
disabling RDISK just for my own piece of mind.  The other night
I wasn't thinking and did not.  When I was through with my session
I parked my heads using BYE.  It took a LOOOOOONG time.  The next
morning I couldn't boot up and CHKDSK showed my HD to be trashed.
I'm only guessing that the RDISK/BYE use caused the problem.
Anyone out there with a HD with very little on it who wants to
try repeating what I did and report your results???
++ Amer ++

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* Origin: Glacier Peak Rainbow, Bellevue, WA - 206/644-8431 (Opus 1:343/3)

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Date:     02-09-90 (20:44)
To:       ALL
Subject:  DECPRINTER III
From:     BOB FULLER

Would like to know if a DEC Printer III can be used by a Rainbow.  If so,
what set up is required on both the printer and the Bow?

Also, am looking for a moderately priced LA 50.  Please leave message or
voice phone # here.  Or call my voice at 206-743-3617.

Thanks

Bob

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* Origin: Glacier Peak Rainbow, Bellevue, WA - 206/644-8431 (Opus 1:343/3)

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