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Rainbow EchoMail Digest                     Nov 12, 1989

In this issue:
  DOS 2.11 PROBLEMS
  RE: DEC RAINBOW DISK FORS      (2 messages)
  RE: COMPATIBILITY PROBLEM
  RE: HARD DRIVES AND DOS 3      (2 messages)
  RE: OPUS AND MS-DOS V3.10
  RE: RAINBOW DISKETTES
  RE: WINDOWS/286
  DBASE3
  RAINBOW BASIC
  RE: RAINBOW BACKUPS
  RE: DISKS


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Date:     11-11-89 (10:15)
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  DOS 2.11 PROBLEMS
From:     GEORGE THEALL

FM>It only concerned disks that have bad sectors.  Suitable Solutions discover
FM>that MS-DOS 2.05, 2.11, and (early) 3.10 marked the wrong cluster as bad in

                                ^^^^^^^^^^^

This was the version semi-released by DEC, right? [DEC did release it
for Ford Motors, but most copies floating around were bootleg versions.]

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

  Since the patches were developed by Suitable Solutions and SS is now
marketing v3.10, it would seem logical the problem has been fixed. [But
I don't know for sure.]

George
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Date:     11-10-89 (14:40)
To:       ERIC SPEARS
Subject:  RE: DEC RAINBOW DISK FORS
From:     JIM BORCHARD

>I use Uniform almost daily at work.  It'll format, read, & write to
>almost any 5.25" disk (except Apple & Northstar).
Is this a utility for the Rainbow?  Does it use the IDRIVE?  CODEBLUE shell?
Cost?  Vendor?          Thanx, jim

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Date:     11-10-89 (14:59)
To:       DON MARQUART
Subject:  RE: DEC RAINBOW DISK FORS
From:     JIM BORCHARD

>Uniform supports both the CP/M and MS-DOS formats for the Rainbow.  You must
>have the required drives installed in the system before the various menu
>selections will appear on the selection menu.  Just got the recent upgrade
to
>v2.16 and believe that there are 13 menus available if you have all drive
types
>installed.
Hardware = IDRIVES, DEC ?  Vendor ?  Cost ?  Thanx, jim

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Date:     11-10-89 (15:24)
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  RE: COMPATIBILITY PROBLEM
From:     JIM BORCHARD

>  Has anybody sprung for Windows yet and care to comment?
Is this a version of Windows for the DEC Rainbow being discussed?
Thanx, jim

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Date:     11-10-89 (15:59)
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  RE: HARD DRIVES AND DOS 3
From:     JIM BORCHARD

>From: genrad!rxf@husc6.harvard.edu  ( Ruben D. Fagundo )
>Organization: GenRad
>I put an ST225 20 Meg hard drive in it, but the software that I have for
the
>hard drive installation only formats the drive as a ten Meg drive.

>Is there a particular way that people ported DOS 3.1 to the rainbow that
I do
>not know about?  Any suggestions?
>
I believe i got formatting software from Suitable Solutions for my ST225;
also
bought my DOS 3.1 from them (recently recieved free 3.1b upgrade).  The format
for both, i think, used a 'loader' FORMAT d: /L, then a SYS d:.  I'll see
if
i can ARC/ZIP up the Hdisk stuff tho i encourage SS support.  They have an
IBM
CHARACTER GENERATOR CHIP to further enhance the CODEBLUE Emulation Shell.

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Date:     11-10-89 (16:05)
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  RE: HARD DRIVES AND DOS 3
From:     JIM BORCHARD

>Winchester UTILity........
>
Came with my original Rainbow+ w/HD.


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Date:     11-10-89 (16:32)
To:       JERRY MILLER
Subject:  RE: OPUS AND MS-DOS V3.10
From:     JIM BORCHARD

I have a registered copy of MS-DOS 3.10b and i'm evaluating OPUS XPRESS on
an AT CLONE.  Will OPUS run under CODEBLUE ?
Thanx, jim

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Date:     11-10-89 (16:57)
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  RE: RAINBOW DISKETTES
From:     JIM BORCHARD

GT>> ....................but I don't know if AT disks will work...
>
>The high density diskettes for the IBM PC/AT will not work on the
>Rainbow. Standard 5 1/4" DSDD diskettes work fine.
I've used several high/quad density AT disk brands successfully with an
occasional 'double-try' on the RX50 Formatting (probably due to media thicknes
- DS) as the only drawback.  jim


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Date:     11-10-89 (17:59)
To:       MARC MCCUNE
Subject:  RE: WINDOWS/286
From:     JIM BORCHARD

>........, the Rainbow Graphics Option, .......................

Have Rainbow+, do  you know where i could get the above board?


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Date:     11-09-89 (14:40)
To:       SARAH JONES
Subject:  DBASE3
From:     DAVID STRICKLER

In a message of < 6 Nov 89 19:22:19>, Sarah Jones (1:101/45) writes:

SJ>Hi Bill
SJ>I am basically a Rainbow person.
SJ>I am happy the way DBASE works on the Rainbow. I was trying to get a

SJ>fix for the IBMClone . Actually the machine is an ITT EXTRA.
SJ>My programs run well on the Bow,it is when ported to the ITT the the

SJ>bug shows. It does not like the printer off when the program-line
SJ>calls:
SJ>SET PRINTER ON.
SJ>Hope you have a cure.
SJ>Thanx.
SJ>Sarah
SJ>

The problem stems from the way the IBM looks at its printer. If its off,
and the signals are not returned, then a TIMEOUT must be set. This has been
corrected in Clipper with the ISPRINTER() function. There is a dBASE echo
area on this BBS (101/45) and it is linked throught the world. Its a better
place to ask questions about dBASE.

Good luck!


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

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Date:     11-10-89 (09:15)
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  RAINBOW BASIC
From:     MARK BORNSTEIN

In a message of <08 Nov 89 19:58:00>, GEORGE THEALL (1:273/203) writes:

>Could someone help me find a copy of the GWBASIC interpreter that runs
>under MSDOS for the rainbow?

If you want the compiler it is on my BBS as GWCOMPRB.ZIP   available
for dload or file request. If you want the interpreter, I sold a copy for
20 bucks to Geoff Reed in Washington. (not DC). He stiffed me for the 20 bucks
so if he agrees to sell it to you make sure you get the product first before
paying him.
...mark

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Date:     11-09-89 (17:42)
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  RE: RAINBOW BACKUPS
From:     AMER NELSON

Could you pass this along???
I may have already replied to this once before but am too rummy to
remember.
I've been using three kinds of disks regularly -- NONE OF THEM
RX-50 PREFORMATTED and have never had a failure to format.
BASF SS-DD certified for 96 TPI
BASF DS-DD not so certified
Maxell DS-DD also not certified
You do have to format the disks yourself but I'm sure they are
FAR CHEAPER than pre-formatted RX-50 disks.  The BASF 96 TPI disks
were $5 for a box of 10, the Maxells were $8.25 for 15.  The prices
aren't rock-bottom but not bad.
++ Amer ++


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Date:     11-11-89
To:       BILL MAYHEW
Subject:  RE: DISKS
From:     FRANK MALLORY

BM> Note that some catalogues are carrying things they call Rainbow
BM> Diskettes which is not what *we* mean by Rainbow Diskettes. :-}  What

BM> *they* mean is the diskette jackets (not the sleeves... the jackets)

BM> are made in various colors of plastic, and you get an assortment of

BM> colors (hence, a "rainbow") of colors in the package.

Looking more closely at the ad, I am afraid you are right, Bill.  They were
described as DSDD, which I figured was a mistake; but now I see that there
is also a 3.5-in. diskette listed as "Rainbow".


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