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   Rainbow folk:

   Well, as far as I can tell, Suitable Solutions has begun to ship
   their 80826/80287 accelerator card for the Rainbow 100B/+.

   Y I P P I E !   Y E H A W !   

   Sorry.  It was a little hard to contain myself.

   The $595.00 board contains a 12Mhz 808286 running with a Norton SI
   rating of 8.3 with room for a 80287 chip (all info is from their
   latest mailing catalog).  Well, if you want to keep your machine
   from becoming totally obsolete, here's your chance.  I also have
   heard rumors that Windows 286 runs on the Rainbow with the Turbow-286
   board.  I can't wait.

   What I am curious about is if anyone has received the board and
   put it through its paces?  I can't get a hold of one for a review
   nor do I have the free cash (or credit) at the moment.  So, if anyone
   has one yet, "What do you think?"  

   Anyway, if you're interested in upgrading the power on your system
   and you want to use the (now) expensive memory in your machine,
   the Turbow board fits piggy-back between the motherboard and the
   memory board (like the 8087 board does now).  Of course, you loose
   the 8087 board... Oh well, such is life.  From the picture it appears
   to be a well-thought-out board.  There appears to be room for the 8087
   on the Turbow board and you can switch between the two processors
   with a software switch.  Very slick looking overall.  However, does
   anyone know if it lives up to its claims.

   To anyone interested:
      
      SUITABLE SOLUTIONS
      1700 Wyatt Drive, Suite 12
      Santa Clara, CA, 95054
      Phone: (408)-727-9090
      FAX:   (408)-727-0823
      TELEX: 287174SUIT
 
      Part #: TURBOW  12Mhz accelerator board         $595.00 (US)
              80287C  8Mhz 80287 coprocessor chip     $280.00 (US)
                                             Shipping $  3.00 (US)
                                             (Both should fit in the box)
                              International Shipping:  $35.00 (US)/lb.
                                                        Weight 2 lbs.
      In US: Shipped via UPS Ground (2 week delivery)
             Add $5.00 for 2-day air
             Add $2.00 for COD
             3 percent discount if paying by check
             MC/VISA/Money Order/C.O.D. accepted
 
      Orders outside the US must be PREPAID by bank check drawn in
      US dollars on a US Bank or through VISA/MC.  Payments by non-
      US bank check, add $20.00 (US) for processing.


   Enjoy,
   Alan

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