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Rainbow EchoMail Digest                     Nov 11, 1989

In this issue:
  RE: KERMIT
  RE: DISKS                      (2 messages)
  RE: DREADED VIRUSES -- OR
  CURE
  PIBTERM V3.2.5
  PIBTERM 3.2.5 (RAINBOW VE
  DOS 2.11 PROBLEMS


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Date:     11-08-89 (19:58)
To:       CARL HOUSEMAN
Subject:  RE: KERMIT
From:     GEORGE THEALL

CH>You're right, Rainbow Kermit 2.32/A ignores the printer controller sequence
CH>ESC [ 5 i and ESC [ 4 i.  I heard a rumor that the version now in beta test
CH>does honor them.

  Is this peculiar to Rainbow Kermit or does it happen with PC Kermit
v2.32a as well? On the VM/CMS mainframe I work with, I use something
called TPRINT to print out files via PC-Kermit. Whatever sequences it's
sending are doing the trick because this works fine with v2.32a on a PC.

George
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Date:     11-08-89 (16:10)
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  RE: DISKS
From:     FRANK WOOLF

> Just got a catalog from Computer Direct that lists Fuji
> diskettes for the Rainbow @ .79 ea quantity 10, .75 ea quantity
> 100.  I haven't tried Fuji diskettes; if you decide to try
> them out, give us a report.

Actually, I'm hoping/planning to get ahold of a bunch of used rainbow disks.
I'm trying to gauge their value.  I'll post a message when I know what I
have.

Frank


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Date:     11-08-89 (08:44)
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  RE: DREADED VIRUSES -- OR
From:     DAVID STRICKLER

In a message of <06 Nov 89 11:44:56>, Frank Mallory (1:109/123) writes:

FM>The virus that attacked my Rainbow resulted in an infected COMMAND.COM,
FM>which did nasty things to my hard drive.  I submitted a copy of it to a
FM>couple of the virus analysis people, so far without any definite
FM>results.
FM>One thing is for sure: if you do get a virus in your Rainbow, you will
FM>find that the people working to combat such things have a hard time
FM>handling it, because they nearly all use IBM PCs and Macs.
FM>Fortunately, the VIRUSCAN programs (up to SCANV47.ZIP at present) and
FM>earlier versions of FLU_SHOT are generic MS-DOS and work OK on the
FM>Rainbow.

Well, I suppose that's the definitive answer. Pardon me, however, if I stillre
skeptical ;>

David Strickler
Sysop of 101/45
Midnight DEC (Boston)

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Date:     11-08-89 (18:23)
To:       BILL MAYHEW
Subject:  CURE
From:     SARAH JONES

Hi Bill
I found a temporary cure for the problem. I took all the SET PRINTER ON
out and substitute with "Enter a control-P for a print-out at the same point
in the programs. Not as clean as I would like my programming to be but it
works for now, until some nice guy like you comes up with a better answer.
Thanks for taking the time.
Sarah


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Date:     11-09-89 (17:54)
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  RE: DISKS
From:     BILL MAYHEW

Note that some catalogues are carrying things they call Rainbow Diskettes
which is not what *we* mean by Rainbow Diskettes. :-}  What *they* mean
is the diskette jackets (not the sleeves... the jackets) are made in various
colors of plastic, and you get an assortment of colors (hence, a "rainbow")
of colors in the package.
If these Fujis are actually real RX50-formatted diskettes, then that
is an awfully good price and I know lots of people besides Rainbow users
who'd be interested in 'em...
-Bill

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Date:     11-09-89
To:       JOHN LELLIS
Subject:  PIBTERM V3.2.5
From:     DOUG MURRAY

Hi John,

As you can see, I didnt really know which files where which...  I will give
that a try this week.

Thanks again,

Doug!


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Date:     11-09-89
To:       JOHN LELLIS
Subject:  PIBTERM 3.2.5 (RAINBOW VE
From:     DOUG MURRAY

Thanks John,

I will probably use something like Turbo version 4.x via command line.

Thanks again,

Doug!


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Date:     11-10-89
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  DOS 2.11 PROBLEMS
From:     FRANK MALLORY

GT> From: genrad!rxf@husc6.harvard.edu  ( Ruben D. Fagundo )
GT> Organization: GenRad
GT>
GT> I have heard that there is a problem with DOS 2.11 and hard drives.

It only concerned disks that have bad sectors.  Suitable Solutions discovered
that MS-DOS 2.05, 2.11, and (early) 3.10 marked the wrong cluster as bad in
the FAT, so the bad sector would continue to be allocated.  There was also
a problem with error reporting.

The solution was a workaround that was transmitted in diskette form with
the Oct/Dec 1987 edition of Rainbow News.

I assume this problem has been fixed with the commercial versions of MS-DOS
3.10.  Anybody know?


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