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Rainbow EchoMail Digest                         Aug 17, 1990

In this issue:
  LA100 ESCAPE SEQUENCES
  RE: PROBLEMS.                  (2 messages)
  RE: DEC MONITOR INQUIRY        (2 messages)
  RE: RAINBOW INFO
  MORE INFO ON MY NEW 'BOW
  CODE BLUE ERROR MESSAGE


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Date:     08-15-90 (09:23)
To:       MARK FISCHER
Subject:  LA100 ESCAPE SEQUENCES
From:     PAUL OLSON

Mark,
The one nice thing about most of the DEC printers is that they all use
the same escape sequences.  For the LA100, the following apply:
  Bold On = <ESC>[1m
  Bold Off = <ESC>[0m
  Super/Subscripting = Look in the manuals for the escape sequences to
                       move the carriage up and down 1/12".  I don't
                       know what they are.  If you have problems finding
                       them let me know and I'll look them up.
  Compressed Print = <ESC>[0w for 10 pitch
                     <ESC>[2w for 12 pitch
                     <ESC>[4w for 16 pitch
There are other horizontal pitches, but those are the ones I use most
often.  As far as I know, there are no settings for italicized print,
unless you have font cartridges which DEC produced for the printer
some time ago.  Also, I don't remember what the sequences are for the
underscore.  I think there is one.  Again, if you have problems
finding it, let me know.  You might try <ESC>[4m for the underscore.
I seem to remember something like that, using <ESC>[0m to turn it off.
But remember that <ESC>[0m turns off ALL the settings of the "m"
sequence, i.e. if you have bolding turned on, <ESC>[0m will also turn
off bolding.  If you need anything else, let me know.
As Always,
Paul

- --- ConfMail V3.31
 * Origin: The Pot of Gold - (703-359-6549) (1:109/103)
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Date:     08-13-90 (15:35)
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  RE: PROBLEMS.
From:     GEOFF REED

The systems are using the same version of dos, and are setup
identically except one has the I-drive.

- --- Opus-CBCS 1.12
 * Origin: Glacier Peak Rainbow, Bellevue, WA - 206/644-8431
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Date:     08-13-90 (17:48)
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  RE: DEC MONITOR INQUIRY
From:     DAVID HEID

Frank, thanks for answering so quickly.  I do have access possibly to
my friends VTRS1-A (or VTRS-A). It looks as the price is settling
around $125 for the used one. Another might be available if I can
convince him to let go. The second one is still sealed in its original
carton (brand new and unused). He says all manuals, power cord and
software is still in the heat shrinked wrappers ,as the opened box was
The first monitor has been used and he wants "more" for the unused
one. I suggested a max of $25 more which would bring it to 150+-. If
you are still interested ( or anyone else ) , let me know and I will
try to get it and ship it COD. Of course I will make him an offer for
you, just let me know how much!!

 Now about what the Specs mean that you sent me. Can you describe what
each means?? ie:
     Activation force
     resolution: .o4 in.(1.0 mm)
  ETC.
 I have four Rainbows and one has a Color monitor. VR241
 Do you think the VTRS is a higher resolution?

 As I write this I think I am going to try to talk him into trying the
used one before buying.  Do you know any economical source of the
color cables that are used with the Bow. I just re-read your answer
and maybe the keyboard and CPU can be attached with standard cables. I
am the more I think about it, am going to at least talk him out of the
manuals to read up on it.
 I tried to call you tonite at 301-622-2247, ( busy signal ) is that
your board or is it your voice number??

 Thanks again, and I hope to hear from you soon


- --- Opus-CBCS 1.12
 * Origin: Glacier Peak Rainbow, Bellevue, WA - 206/644-8431
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Date:     08-14-90 (18:21)
To:       DAVID HEID
Subject:  RE: DEC MONITOR INQUIRY
From:     AMER NELSON

I MAY have an extra color cable.  I thought one of mine was bad but
the problem may have been the BNC/RCA adapter that I got at Radio Shack.
 The other night I brought up 1-2-3 and the color was pale green instead
 of the usual pale blue.  I jiggled the adapter and all was well again.
 Let me check it out further.  Other potential local sources are Geoff
Reed and United Products.  Keep me posted about your cable needs.  How
did the reunion go?
 ++ Amer ++
 (I guess I should have posted this in a different area - SIGH)


- --- Opus-CBCS 1.12
 * Origin: Glacier Peak Rainbow, Bellevue, WA - 206/644-8431
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Date:     08-15-90 (04:53)
To:       CHRISTOPHER WROTEN
Subject:  RE: RAINBOW INFO
From:     DON MARQUART


 > I also have a memory expansion board with the title 'PC100B'.
 > It has socketed chips, all sockets with chips, and the 4 DIP
 > switches are all up or on.  It has 27 similar chips which I
 > believe are the memory chips.
 >
 > 14 of them have this id:           and 13 have this id:
 >    21-21414-01 M000                   21-21414-01 M000
 >          Japan 071                          Japan 07N
 >    HM50256-20 8405                    HM50256-20 8421
 >
 > The symbol on the chips is just left of the 'Japan' and looks
 > like a circle with a square inside and a dot inside that.
 >
 > Any idea what this board is and can I use it in my 100A?

Yes that board can be used on the 100A but will require an adapter
board.  It will allow memory expansion to 832K maxinum in the 100A.
Double check your board and see if there is 27 or 28 of the memory
chips installed.  Unless you have one of the sockets empty there
should be 28 chips.

I do have the adapter board available for $20 including shipping if
needed.
Later...



- --- VPurge[OS/2] V4.05
 * Origin: Club Micro * CompuMatch (303)973-8578 (1:104/888)
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Date:     08-15-90 (04:57)
To:       CHRISTOPHER WROTEN
Subject:  MORE INFO ON MY NEW 'BOW
From:     DON MARQUART


 > I also have another, apparently duplicate, graphics option board.  How
 > do I tell if either board works?  With the board that's in the machine
 > now, using the Lotus 123 Tutorial and going into the 'graphics' lesson,
 > it displayed nothing.  Any idea on what I have to do to get the graphics
 > option to work?  Anyone want a graphics option board?

I'd be interested in getting the graphics board.  Maybe we could work
out a trade for the memory adapter board?



- --- VPurge[OS/2] V4.05
 * Origin: Club Micro * CompuMatch (303)973-8578 (1:104/888)
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Date:     08-13-90 (08:14)
To:       DENNIS PERRY
Subject:  CODE BLUE ERROR MESSAGE
From:     FRANK MALLORY

 DP> I get a Code Blue error messate "Error 2000: Stack Overflow" whenever I
 DP> exit from programs that run under CB.  Does anyone know what this

What versions of CB and DOS are you running, Dennis?  Latest CB is
v2.01.


- --- msged 1.99L MSC
 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247
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Date:     08-17-90 (08:11)
To:       GEOFF REED
Subject:  RE: PROBLEMS.
From:     GEORGE THEALL

GR>The systems are using the same version of dos, and are setup
GR>identically except one has the I-drive.

   I must have misunderstood your problem, Geoff. Didn't you say you
were using BACKUP/RESTORE with 3.5" disks and an I-drive to get files
from one Rainbow to another?

   Please state your setup again and explain what you're trying to do.
Thanks,

George
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