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Rainbow EchoMail Digest                         Dec  2, 1990

In this issue:
  DEC PRINTERS
  THINKTANK                      (2 messages)
  PC100B MEMORY EXPANSION        (2 messages)


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Date:     11-30-90 (22:39)
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  DEC PRINTERS
From:     HOWARD HALL

Frank-
     Liked your approaches to printers!  It has taken me a while to
investigate various avenues, but have settled on a two-pronged approach:
     I plan to take advantage of the offer Don Marquart made re a
replacement LQP02 (I didn't like the prices I would have to pay
DEC for analysis and repair of the one I now own), and
     I would like to get font cartridge(s) for the LA100.
Which brings up another point:  I haven't seen advertisements ANYWHERE
for LA100 fonts.  Does anybody have info regarding source,
price, compatibility, documentation, etc., concerning these cartridges?
     I am in Fairfax, VA, (703) 273-7210, would appreciate any help anybody has
                      hlh

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 * Origin: The Pot of Gold - (703-359-6549) (1:109/103)
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Date:     11-30-90 (05:48)
To:       ALL
Subject:  THINKTANK
From:     BOB FULLER

I was looking at some of the earlier ThinkTank programs and noticed that
version 1 & 2 are both copy protected meaning the program disk
must be used each time the program is started.  Any way around
this other than an I-Drive?  Any more progress on I drive drivers?

Thanks in advance

Bob

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 * Origin: Glacier Peak Rainbow, Bellevue, WA - 206/644-8431 (1:343/3.0)
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Date:     11-30-90 (05:52)
To:       ALL
Subject:  PC100B MEMORY EXPANSION
From:     BOB FULLER

While adding chips to my PC100B Memory Expansion board recently I bent
the tan 10 pin resister pac near the middle of the board.  Now
the board doesn't work.  I receive error messages ranging from
main system failure to specific faulty chips.  However, the
system works great when I install a PC100B Memory Expansion from
another Rainbow.

I want to replace the resister pac that I believe is faulty but I am
unable to find a value for it.  It is the bottom most of four
resisterpacks just to the left of the center of theboard.
Above it, starting at the top of the board are three aqumarine
resister pacs, two rows of nine resisters and then the one I
want to replace.
 It is tan, long, has ten pins in a row and bears the number C16395-
00 on one side and C16395-00  8326 on the other.

Can someone tell me the value of this part?

Any special precautions to take when I go to replace it?

Thanks for your help.

- --- Opus-CBCS 1.12
 * Origin: Glacier Peak Rainbow, Bellevue, WA - 206/644-8431 (1:343/3.0)
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Date:     12-01-90 (08:10)
To:       BOB FULLER
Subject:  THINKTANK
From:     FRANK MALLORY

 BF> I was looking at some of the earlier ThinkTank programs and noticed
 BF> that version 1 & 2 are both copy protected meaning the program disk
 BF> must be used each time the program is started.  Any way around this
 BF> other than an I-Drive?  Any more progress on I drive drivers?

I have a file UNPROT2.ZIP that tells how to defeat many protection
schemes.  Don't know if ThinkTank is covered in this particular
file, but that is the  approach I  would take.


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 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247 (1:109/417)
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Date:     12-01-90 (08:14)
To:       BOB FULLER
Subject:  PC100B MEMORY EXPANSION
From:     FRANK MALLORY

 BF> I want to replace the resister pac that I believe is faulty but I am
 BF> unable to find a value for it.  It is the bottom most of four
 BF> resisterpacks just to the left of the center of theboard.  Above it,
 BF> starting at the top of the board are three aqumarine resister pacs, two
 BF> rows of nine resisters and then the one I want to replace.
 BF>  It is tan, long, has ten pins in a row and bears the number C16395-
 BF> 00 on one side and C16395-00  8326 on the other.
 BF>
 BF> Can someone tell me the value of this part?

You can try to get that information from DEC Unlisted Parts
(603-884-5001,  last time I tried it).

 BF> Any special precautions to take when I go to replace it?

Yes: be careful to avoid bending the legs when you insert it. :-)


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 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247 (1:109/417)
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