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Rainbow EchoMail Digest                         Jul  5, 1990

In this issue:
  RAINBOW 100
  RE: BACKUP SOFTWARE FOR R
  RE: CACHE PROGRAM              (2 messages)
  MONITOR
  RE: WHAT DISKS FOR RX50?
  RE: IBM PC FLOPPIES
  MICKEY MOUSE


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Date:     07-02-90 (09:22)
To:       ALL
Subject:  RAINBOW 100
From:     TOM EVERETT

I'm leaving this message for anyone who might be willing to help
me,I've just purchased a Rainbow 100B and modem and am looking for any
comm. programs that might be available for it. I have MS-DOS v2.11 and
Kermit-80 but have no idea how to connect them to a BBS to d/l files.
I'm using the Rainbow as a terminal instead of running through a comm.
program.

  If anyone can help me with basic intsructions for downloading Rainbow
files or suggest any comm.programs that might get me started PLEASE
leave me a message or give me a call collect 404-396-5746 anytime except
5pm-9pm.

  I'm also in search of any Rainbow users or users groups in the Atlanta
area because AT&T already has a hitman on me for L/D calls.

  Any help would ge greatly appreciated!!

                                                  Tom Everett
                                                  Atlanta,GA


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 * Origin: Glacier Peak Rainbow, Bellevue, WA - 206/644-8431
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Date:     06-27-90 (22:16)
To:       CARL HOUSEMAN
Subject:  RE: BACKUP SOFTWARE FOR R
From:     GEOFF REED

 ch>(apologies if this sounds like a flame - it might be!)
 ch>
 ch>Since when is DEC still protecting its internal developments for the
 ch>Rainbow at this late date?  As long as DEC has decided there's no more
 ch>money to be made on the Rainbow, they ought to at least put all their
 ch>marginally functional internal-use-only software in the DECUS library
 ch>for as-is use!
 ch>
 ch>And, specifically, why are you concerned that Dan has mentioned the
 ch>product?  If it trumpets copyrights and Internal-DEC-use-only
 ch>everytime you run it, surely he knows that and has chosen to ignore
 ch>it.  I'd like to see DEC try to bring a lawsuit on behalf of anything
 ch>related to the Rainbow.  They'd probably be thrown out of court!
 ch>
 ch>Now, if you know of someone planning to *sell* BCK, that's different.
 ch>But don't hold back on us, please!

 Carl, if you had BOTHERED to READ gary's ENTIRE message, he stated
that BCK was an internal program, never meant for release, and as such
was not guarenteed to work properly or at all, now I don't know about
you, but there are people out there that would get all pissed off and
even file lawsuits if a piece of software damaged their equipment or
data ( a recent case in New-york supreme [or was it superior] {oh
well} court held that the programmer and distributors of software can
be held liable for loss of hardware or data if the program damages it.

  Also, since it is internal DEC and was never released to the public
domain, distributing it IS SOFTWARE PIRACY, are you advocating piracy
sir???

 (and you're probably right, this is a flame too...)


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 * Origin: StarShip_Inconnu, Cruisin' the Stars  (1:343/3.1)
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Date:     07-03-90 (01:11)
To:       BILL HLIWA
Subject:  RE: CACHE PROGRAM
From:     MARK BUDA

 BH>   MB> I have been looking for a cheap cache program that I
 BH>   MB> can run on my rainbow. SS used to sell a cache
 BH>   MB> program, but of course they seem to have moved on.
 BH>
 BH>  Since SS is no longer with us, I assume we can share their software
 BH>  freely (such as their cache program).  No?

I have no idea.  Did that software come from SS or did they second
source  it?  Is SS 100% gone or did they file chapter 11 and are
trying to come back?

Just some questions that I have no answer to.

-         - mark

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 * Origin: VAXCat; Merrimack, NH;Home of the Black VAXCat;(603)424-0923
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Date:     07-03-90 (14:04)
To:       DAVID HUGHES
Subject:  MONITOR
From:     FRANK MALLORY

 DH> Looks like my monitor is about to go.  Suggestions on who/where to
 DH> get a mono and possibly a color monitor?

New VR201A monitors can be had from DEC Direct for $50.


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 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247
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Date:     07-03-90 (22:59)
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  RE: WHAT DISKS FOR RX50?
From:     BILL MAYHEW

The bottom line on the RX50-hub-ring dispute seemed to be, "If you use
them consistently, or consistently don't use them, you're probably
OK." It was switching back and forth that led to grief.  Evidently the
clamping mechanism in the RX50 drive was not designed for hub rings;
using the rings, over time, made it lose its grip on non-ringed
diskettes, but if you always used hub-ringed diskettes, you were OK.
As a general rule, of course...


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 * Origin: Still Servicing the Rainbow - Maybee Forever (1:101/1.0)
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Date:     07-03-90 (23:04)
To:       BILL HLIWA
Subject:  RE: CACHE PROGRAM
From:     BILL MAYHEW

Re: sharing Suitable Solutions' software freely:

   I would say NO.  The company still exists; it is simply out of the
Rainbow business, and the principals are taking some time off to
identify what they want to do next.  I'll post 'em a message though to
see what they have to say about this.
-    -Bill


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 * Origin: Still Servicing the Rainbow - Maybee Forever (1:101/1.0)
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Date:     07-03-90 (23:07)
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  RE: IBM PC FLOPPIES
From:     BILL MAYHEW

I believe the issue with formatting 1.44Mb 3.5" floppies at 720K is a
little different than the HD vs. DD issue.  The geometry of the disk
layout is different in the 3.5" situation, which is not the case in
the 5.25" instance.


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 * Origin: Still Servicing the Rainbow - Maybee Forever (1:101/1.0)
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Date:     07-04-90 (07:30)
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  MICKEY MOUSE
From:     SARAH JONES

Hi Frank
 I assume that if your solution worked there would be heavier Bail
Spring on the market to do the job.
 I have the feeling that the real problem is in the sprockets themselves.
 They don't seem to be deep enough and the plastic spring that hold
the paper against them seem to have come out of 1960 Japan. FLIMSY !
 Hope some other charcter from Walt Disney World come up with the real
solution. Thanks for trying anyway.
 Sarah Jones


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