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Article #22Re: reading rainbow disks on a '386 PC
From: Charles Lasner
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1992 17:14
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1992 17:14
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In article <1992Aug1.011053.8339@cs.mun.ca> keithr@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Keith Russell) writes: > >Does that apply to a Pro 350? Same floppy drive (RX50) but is the format >the same? Also, what is RAINDOS, and again is does the format work with the >Pro? > >If there is nothing to read/write/format Pro disks on an AT or better, does >anyone know the low-level format for P/OS 3.0 on the Pro? I should be able >to cobble something together myself. > >Apologies if this is an FAQ. > >Thanks, >keithr > These are PC programs to make the PC "like" MS-DOS disks as are used on the DECmate II and Rainbow on RX50. There are some packages that run on PC's that handle other formats, such as 22DISK which does CP/M diskettes as used on the ROBIN, or DECmate/Rainbow, or hundreds of other CP/M systems. I have recently received a package from the (former) Soviet Union I am evaluating for the authors, who are attempting to freely communicate with the rest of the world via Internet. They seek support, so I guess you can think of them as "international shareware" providers. The programs allegedly support RX50 (Files-11?) diskettes on PC's using additional shareware that originates in Italy. (I have the Italian shareware.) I can post copies when I get them doing something promising. (uuencode split of PKZIP, etc.) cjl
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.columbia.edu!watsun.cc.columbia.edu!lasner From: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner) Subject: Re: reading rainbow disks on a '386 PC Message-ID: <1992Aug1.171416.19857@news.columbia.edu> Sender: usenet@news.columbia.edu (The Network News) Nntp-Posting-Host: watsun.cc.columbia.edu Reply-To: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner) Organization: Columbia University References: <1992Jul31.140623.184@rlgsc.com> <1992Jul31.221429.27286@news.columbia.edu> <1992Aug1.011053.8339@cs.mun.ca> Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1992 17:14:16 GMT Lines: 32