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Rainbow EchoMail Digest					    Dec 22, 1990

In this issue:
  DBASE COPYRIGHT                (2 messages)
  RAINBOW PBBS              
  RAINBOW 190               
  RAINBOW(S) WANTED         


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Date:     12-21-90 (03:34)
To:       FRANK MALLORY 
Subject:  DBASE COPYRIGHT 
From:     PAUL ROBINSON 

Don't expect to be able to make copies of DBASE until the court
decision goes all the way to certiorari and either the Supreme
Court rules on it or declines to decide.
  
 This also causes another thicket: if DBASE is held non-copyrightable,
which versions are or are not protected, and does the loss of
protection include the manuals or just the software.
  
 If this is upheld, I for one might go over to the copyright office and
see about getting a copy of the source listing, whatever they
have there.


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 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md - 301-622-2247 (1:109/417.0)
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Date:     12-21-90 (07:33)
To:       PAUL ROBINSON 
Subject:  DBASE COPYRIGHT 
From:     FRANK MALLORY 

 PR> Don't expect to be able to make copies of DBASE until the court 
 PR> decision goes all the way to certiorari and either the Supreme Court 
 PR> rules on it or declines to decide.

Has A-T stated that they intend to take it to the courts?
 

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 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247 (1:109/417)
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Date:     12-19-90 (22:10)
To:       EDMUND DAMON 
Subject:  RAINBOW PBBS 
From:     ED RIDPATH 

 >  name here is ED and I was wondering if anyone knows of someone that
 >has an example of asmbley code to operate the aux port on the Bow.
 >I am writing a mailbox program for Ameture Radio and just cant seem to 
 >figure the COM (AUX) Port out.    thx in advance  ED

Use a FOSSIL and you won't have to worry about.  Not only that, but
anything you write for a Rainbow comm port will work on an IBM
with FOSSIL.

Ed

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 * Origin: Keep It Simple - Aiken, SC (803) 648-0283 (1:3624/11)
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Date:     12-19-90 (22:12)
To:       FRANK MALLORY 
Subject:  RAINBOW 190 
From:     ED RIDPATH 

 DH> Has anyone any knowledge of a 'Rainbow 190'. A friend called last night
 DH> and said that he picked up a cpu only and the case has 'Rainbow 190' on 
 DH> the front instead of Rainbow plus. It has a hard drive in it.

 >That was DEC's attempt to promote the Rainbow as a workstation. As I 
 >recall,  it had no additional features over a fully loaded 100+.

I think that was the one that was bundle with the 'Rainbow Office'
software, WPS+, some networking, other neat things that you
couldn't use without a megabucks VAX.

Ed


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 * Origin: Keep It Simple - Aiken, SC (803) 648-0283 (1:3624/11)
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Date:     12-21-90 (11:43)
To:       ALL 
Subject:  RAINBOW(S) WANTED 
From:     EDWIN GENTLEY 

I work at a private, non-profit agency that would be
delighted to receive Rainbows unwanted by the current
owner.
 
Leave message here, or call 508-393-6116.
 
Ed 

- --- Opus-CBCS 1.14
 * Origin: WayStar BBS (1:322/14.0)
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