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Rainbow EchoMail Digest                         Aug 22, 1990

In this issue:
  HARD DISC
  VERSION OF CB/DOS FOR ERR      (2 messages)
  RE: MORE INFO ON MY NEW '
  RAINBO WORKS CLOCK
  RE: EXTENDED MEMORY ON A
  BBS RUNNING ON A RAINBOW
  DBASE III
  CODE BLUE ERROR MESSAGE
  RAINBOW SOFTWARE
  RE: WINDOWS 3.0
  RAINBOW HARD DISK CLUSTER


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Date:     08-18-90 (11:47)
To:       ALL
Subject:  HARD DISC
From:     DAVID HUGHES

Hi all, I have an ST225.  Tried the RB hard disc utility to low level
and format the disc, but I kept getting errors about sector 0 bad.

I took it to an IBM machine and promptly low leveled it, fdisk and
formatted it with a system, and it booted fine.

Could this be a cable or controller problem.  Are there jumper
settings or seetings I do not know about to have the BR understand I
am placing a 20 meg on it?  I have a 10 meg on it now, but it errors
out after about 2/3rds of the hard disk integrity test.

Thoughts?

tx, david hughes

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 * Origin: The GoldMill BBS, CO  Fido <--> Unix Gateway (719)632-2657
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Date:     08-20-90 (19:02)
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  VERSION OF CB/DOS FOR ERR
From:     DENNIS PERRY

Frank, I am using mvdos 3.10b and cb v2.01.  I ordered them both from
Suitable Solutions just before they went out of business in the area
of rainbow support.  I have yet to figure out what the problem is and
why I get the error message.  The programs seem to run, but not exit
properly.  Also, with binkley term, I cannot exit to DOS and reenter,
i.e. Control-J followed by 'exit'.  It crashes.

- --- ConfMail V3.31
 * Origin: The Pot of Gold - (703-359-6549) (1:109/103)
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Date:     08-18-90 (15:35)
To:       CHRISTOPHER WROTEN
Subject:  RE: MORE INFO ON MY NEW '
From:     FRANK MALLORY

 CW> If it works out, yes, a trade for the graphics board
 CW> would be ok.  But first, I want to make sure that both
 CW> of them work.  Any idea how I can prove they both work?

Plug 'em in, put 'er back together, and start it up.  If the memory
boards are  basically OK, you will get a message "New memory size
nnn".  You can then  select S from the main menu for a quick check,
and run the DEC diagnostic for  a lengthy one.


- --- msged 1.99L MSC
 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247
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Date:     08-18-90 (15:41)
To:       DAVE GOW
Subject:  RAINBO WORKS CLOCK
From:     FRANK MALLORY

 DG> Back in May I left a message asking about a strange clock card in my
 DG> 100+.  You answered saying it might be a Rainbo Works Clock and that
 DG> Caroline Mack might have more info.  I did get a message back from her
 DG> saying she had knowledge of the clock but no current info about its
 DG> vendors.  You had offered to put the needed software on your BBS i{_f
 DG> ~rneeded, I would greatly appreciate it!

If Caroline doesn't know anything about them, they must be out of
business.   So I guess it will be OK to put the software on this BBS;
it'll be RBW.ZIP, in  the MS-DOS file areas.


- --- msged 1.99L MSC
 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247
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Date:     08-19-90 (22:36)
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  RE: EXTENDED MEMORY ON A
From:     DAVID MAROUN

Many computer vendors DO use 'kilo' and 'k' for 1000 and 'mega' for
one million. The SELECT word processor is one that uses 'k' for 1000,
and that word processor was, and is still, much used!

- --- Opus-CBCS 1.12
 * Origin: Glacier Peak Rainbow, Bellevue, WA - 206/644-8431
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Date:     08-18-90 (19:48)
To:       JEAN-CLAUDE DEMARS
Subject:  BBS RUNNING ON A RAINBOW
From:     MARK FISCHER

Well by the time you read this it is past your deadline but anyway
here goes:


        The only bbs software I seen running on the RAINBOW is OPUS v1.12
        and will use around 5mb of disk space. The minimum disk size should
        be 40mb and if you can afford it the DEC RD53 which is a 71mb disk
        when formatted on the RAINBOW is around 64mb. One note on the drive
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Date:     08-18-90 (19:54)
To:       GEORGE THEALL
Subject:  DBASE III
From:     MARK FISCHER

If you have Suitable solutions Code Blue; the regular DBASE III+ for the IBM
world will run with the following command line -

        CB/V/A DBASE.EXE

You will have to use the DO key to toggle 25th line to be displayed.

- --- [Sedt] via Quickpoint XRS 3.2
 * Origin: The Jimby BBS! *  QMX/XRS Response System (Quick
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Date:     08-18-90 (19:57)
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  CODE BLUE ERROR MESSAGE
From:     MARK FISCHER

I have seen this message also when running professional write and trying to
print from Professional Write.

- --- [Sedt] via Quickpoint XRS 3.2
 * Origin: The Jimby BBS! *  QMX/XRS Response System (Quick
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Date:     07-30-90 (13:18)
To:       ALL
Subject:  RAINBOW SOFTWARE
From:     RYAN GRAN

Although I'm a dedicated IBM user, I have a friend who has an older
Rainbow.  No idea what the model number is.  The basic description is
an amber monitor with 2 built in disk drives.  It has a built in
terminal program which she uses for calling local BBSs, etc.  I'd like
to get her some REAL software, and specifically, a REAL communications
program. There are no Rainbow BBSs local to me, and I was wondering
what all was out there.  I also just obtained a program called
RAIND100.ZIP which supposedly allows me to read/write disks that will
be compatible to the Rainbow.  Any help would be appriciated.  If you
have a decent supply of Rainbow software (shareware?) [games,
communications, etc], please let me know.  I'd be more than willing to
pay for the disks, postage and time to get copies.  Thanks in advance.

                                                Ryan Gran

- --- D'Bridge 1.30/001353
 * Origin: Davy Jones Locker-W. Millbury Ma. 1.5 Gigs On Line
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Date:     08-20-90 (23:42)
To:       BILL MAYHEW
Subject:  RE: WINDOWS 3.0
From:     FRANK MALLORY

 BM> THere is a *new* Rainbow Adaptation Kit for Windows 3.0 that will be
 BM> shipping very soon from Len Berk, the guy who did the original work on
 BM> the R.A.K.  He is supposed to be notifying owners-of-record with an
 BM> upgrade deal.
 BM>   ("very soon" = within a week?)

Is it anticipated that v3.0 will be usable on the non-Turbow Rainbow?


- --- msged 1.99L MSC
 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247
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Date:     08-21-90 (07:39)
To:       DENNIS PERRY
Subject:  VERSION OF CB/DOS FOR ERR
From:     FRANK MALLORY

 DP> Frank, I am using mvdos 3.10b and cb v2.01.  I ordered them both from
 DP> Suitable Solutions just before they went out of business in the area of
 DP> rainbow support.  I have yet to figure out what the problem is and why
 DP> I get the error message.  The programs seem to run, but not exit
 DP> properly.  Also, with binkley term, I cannot exit to DOS and reenter,
 DP> i.e. Control-J followed by 'exit'.  It crashes.

I assume you mean Alt-J to shell out of BT.  That works OK on my 'bow
(using  BT 2.40).

Do you have a SHELL command in your CONFIG.SYS?  Mine is:

             SHELL=E:\DOS\COMMAND.COM E:\DOS /E:62 /P


- --- msged 1.99L MSC
 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247
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Date:     08-21-90 (13:03)
To:       ALL
Subject:  RAINBOW HARD DISK CLUSTER
From:     JOHN CONNOLLY

Can anyone recommend a program and/or procedure for changing the
cluster size (presently 2k) on a non-system disk partition?  I waste
quite a bit of space on *.MSG BBS files that are typically less than
1k.

The system is a 100B with an ST-225, running MS-DOS V3.10.blah.blah.
The partitions are maintained with WUTIL.

- --John J.C.


- --- msged 1.99L MSC
 * Origin: Navigator BBS - Weymouth, MA - 14.4K HST - (617) 331-1070
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