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In article <2862.29e30db3@vulcan.mentec.ie> matt@vulcan.mentec.ie writes:
>I have just acquired a DEC Rainbow. After a bit of work it now starts up. Can
>anybody answer me a few questions.

I'll try.

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

Any drive that supports the ST506 interface.  This is most MLC drives
(at least that is what it says on the side of my ST506).  I currently
have a ST251-1 in my Rainbow.  You should be able to stick any disk
that is less than 65,000,000 (some call this 65M others 64M).

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

892K is the max.  The Rainbow 100A needed an extra adapter card to use
the large memory expansion card.  The 100B didn't.

>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.

The Rainbow isn't PC compatable.  Maybe you need to run CB to get your
word processor to work on the Bow.

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

I'd upgrade to DOS 3.10b.  You can get it from IRUG.  The address that
I have for them is
	International Rainbow User's Group
	P.O. Box 518
	Dahlgren, VA 22448 (USA)
	(703) 775-2266
You'll also want to pick up code blue.  There are also some word
processors that run on the Bow available through them.  I don't use
the bow for word processing, so I can't tell you what they are or if
they are worth the money.

There is an emacs available for the Rainbow.  Version 3.10 I think,
but it may only be 3.9e.  There is also a version of EDT from VMS
available as well.  DED is another editor people swear by.  These
editors all require you to do "odd things" to get fancy fonts or
whatever in the diablo printer.  They are available via anonymous FTP
from solbourne.solbourne.com.

BTW, I have Micro Emacs 3.10 running on the Bow.  I thought that I may
have released it, but now I can't seem to find it.  Does anybody
recall me releasing it?

Warner
-- 
Warner Losh		imp@Solbourne.COM	  MMP to DoD #882

In article <2862.29e30db3@vulcan.mentec.ie> matt@vulcan.mentec.ie writes:
>
>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.
>

If you are getting an error 16 Interrupts off, then you had better solve
the hardware problem before you look for software.  There is a possibility 
you can just remove the BIOS chips and clean the pins.  Or it might be 
something more serious.


Chaim R. Dworkin
chaim@linc.cis.upenn.edu

In article <1992Apr9.041111.26821@solbourne.com> imp@solbourne.com (Warner Losh) writes:
>892K is the max.  The Rainbow 100A needed an extra adapter card to use
>the large memory expansion card.  The 100B didn't.

Does anyone know where such an expansion card (for the 100A) could be found?
I've got a 100A with EVERYTHING, including RS422 and 2nd floppy unit. 
However, I've only got 256k which isn't enough to run some things such as
Moria.  Also, does anyone know of any software or even just documentation that will
allow me to use the RS422 port?  I do in fact have a potential use for it. 

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