Re: 286 boards for Rainbow

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From: alan i. vymetalik
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 1988 06:42

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In article <Added.oWwc4Ty00Ui3QBBk8m@andrew.cmu.edu> GTHEALL@PENNDRLN.BITNET (George A. Theall) writes:
>
>    Hello netlanders! Well, August 1st is just around the corner,
>and here I am eagerly awaiting release of Suitable Solutions'
>286 chip-replacement board for the Rainbow. Has anyone heard
>anything about this recently (last 2 months)? What type of
>software/memory expanders are planned to accompany the board?
>
>    Is anyone still using a Rainbow? Is anyone listening????
>
>George
>

   Hi George and the rest of net-land...

   Well, Suitable Solutions just mailed me their "August Sale"
   brouchere (arrived 8/1/88).  And, guess what it contains?

   Many people out there knew months ago about Suitable Solutions'
   rumored 80286 board for the Rainbow.  Well, they're still working
   at it and by the sound of the advertisement, it will be out soon.

   I quote...

   "Coming Soon!  SPEED!  Our "Turbow" 80286 accelerator board for the
   Rainbow, now in development, will run all your Rainbow software
   (including Code Blue applications) 3 to 4 times faster.  Imagine
   a Lotus spreadsheet that now takes 20 seconds to recalculate,
   finished in 5 seconds!  Or a WordPerfect search-and-replace that
   now takes 30 seconds, finished in less than 10 seconds!  Imagine the
   Rainbow outperforming an IBM AT!

   Turbow for the 100B Rainbow will be available this fall. "

   Contact Julie Starr at Suitable Solutions (408)-727-9090 for more
   details.

   I'll post more info as it comes into my hands.

   Enjoy,
   Alan

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From: iav1917@ritcv.UUCP (alan i. vymetalik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro
Subject: Re: 286 boards for Rainbow
Keywords: Rainbow, 80286, "Turbow" - SPEED!
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Date: 2 Aug 88 06:42:09 GMT
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