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Beginner & WP On Rainbow !

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From: matt
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 15:13
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Hi,

I have just acquired a DEC Rainbow. After a bit of work it now starts up. Can
anybody answer me a few questions.

o What types of Hard Disk Drives (DEC HDD's) Can It Support, It Currently Has
  An RD51.

o What can the memory be expanded to (it is somewhere around 250Kish).

o Is there a word processor that can be used on it because everything I load
  gives me the error 16. (Interrupts Off). All I want is something to drive a
  Dumb Daisy Wheel (NEC Spinwriter) for one/two page documents.

I have a HDD with MS-DOS V2.05 and no CPM. Three Manuals - Owners Manual, CPM
Users Guide And MS-DOS Adv. Users Guide. No Disks. No Other Software.

Can anybody help me change this beast into something somebody could get some 
use out of ?

Thanks In Advance.

Matt

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From: matt@vulcan.mentec.ie
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Subject: Beginner & WP On Rainbow !
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Date: 8 Apr 92 15:13:55 GMT
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