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Rainbow EchoMail Digest					    Feb  8, 1991

In this issue:
  RAINBOW CURSOR CONTROL    
  UPDATED, VERIFED DECBBS.L 
  WP51 ON THE RB            
  UPS SHIPMENT(S)           
  RE: RAINBOW MEMORY HELP   
  RAINBOW MEMORY HELP            (2 messages)


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Date:     2 Feb 91  15:23 -0500
From:     ALAN CONROY 
To:       ALL 
Subject:  RAINBOW CURSOR CONTROL 

  Anyone know how to move the cursor around the screen WITHOUT using 
escape sequences?  I have done quite a bit of research and have yet to
find a solution.  If someone has done this it will save me even
more research.  Thanks in advance...


- --- Opus-CBCS 1.12
 * Origin: Glacier Peak Rainbow, Bellevue, WA - 206/644-8431 (1:343/3.0)

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Date:     2 Feb 91  23:12 -0500
From:     FRANK MALLORY 
To:       GEORGE DAHLCO 
Subject:  UPDATED, VERIFED DECBBS.L 

GD>  Send corrections, additions, deletions *direct* to 102/138, Long_Island_RB.
GD>  Please do NOT enter your corrections in EchoMail as they may get missed.
GD>109  123 |Silver Bullett    301-622-2247*!  Silver Spring_MD Frank Mallory

Well, I sent a correction via Netmail, but evidently it was missed.
 

- --- msged 1.99L MSC
 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247 (1:109/417)

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Date:     7 Feb 91  16:36 -0500
From:     BILL HLIWA 
To:       FRANK MALLORY 
Subject:  WP51 ON THE RB 

Frank -- I recall a while back that you said you had WP 5.1 running on
the Rainbow under Code Blue.  What version of Code Blue was
that?  Could you post the switches you used again; I seem to
have lost the original message.
 
Thanks!

- --- Sirius 1.0x
 * Origin: * Med TechNet * / [HST], Buffalo, NY 716/688-1552 (1:260/10.0)

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Date:     7 Feb 91  09:54 -0500
From:     DON MARQUART 
To:       HOWARD HALL 
Subject:  UPS SHIPMENT(S) 

 
Thanks for the concern about UPS but it should all be handled now that
the box in once again in route to it's proper destination.
 
 > There was no damage to the box, interior packing was in place, there was no
 > indication of even POSSIBLY rough handling.  Haven't had a chance to try
 > reseating the boards, but will do so at the earliest.  I will be back in
 > touch in the next few days with a report, be it POSITIVE or NEGATIVE.  Will
 > try my best to get the printer up and running, including checking against
 > my old printer (suspect THAT won't help though!).
 
Keep me posted and we'll get it worked out.  Be sure you have whatever
type of paper feed device that you are planning on using
plugged into the connector or have it jumpered to bypass that
function.  Otherwise the printer will not operate properly.  I
did not have the jumper plug and assumed you would be using the
tractor feed from your other printer to complete the hookup.
 
Sorry for all the confusion.
 
Later...

- --- ConfMail V4.00
 * Origin: Club Micro (303)973-8578 VHST/V32/V42b (1:104/888)

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Date:     5 Feb 91  07:14 -0500
From:     PAUL OLSON 
To:       JACK ANDERSON 
Subject:  RE: RAINBOW MEMORY HELP 

Jack,
 
Unless you obtain the memory board with the sockets, you won't be able
to upgrade.  The chips on the mother board cannot be replaced 
(to my knowledge), and the memory board you have is hardwired for 
the amount of memory it has.  The memory board you need uses a four
switch DIP so you can indicate how much memory the board
contains. I don't have the part number right off the bat, but
I'll look it up at home and drop you another message with the
right part number.
 
As Always,
Paul

- --- Opus-CBCS 1.14
 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md - 301-622-2247 (1:109/417.0)

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Date:     5 Feb 91  09:04 -0500
From:     FRANK MALLORY 
To:       JACK ANDERSON 
Subject:  RAINBOW MEMORY HELP 

 JA> The computer claims it has 256KB when checked in the SETUP screen.  
 JA> Visual inspection of the motherboard reveals 8 4164 memory chips on the 
 JA> main board and another 24 on a memory extension daughterboard.  The 
 JA> chips on the daughterboard are soldered in place, and there is no 
 JA> "memory select switch".  I have oodles of 41256 rams and would like to 
 JA> extend the memory of this thing to the max (for the sole purpose of 
 JA> finding a home for some of my 41256's).  Can anyone tell me if there is
 JA> a way to do this with what I have now?

No, there's no way to upgrade that board. And the fact that you have
256K  total memory indicates you have a Rainbow 100A, which is
not too good.

- --- msged 1.99L MSC
 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md. - 301-622-2247 (1:109/417)

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Date:     8 Feb 91  07:33 -0500
From:     GEORGE THEALL 
To:       JACK ANDERSON 
Subject:  RAINBOW MEMORY HELP 

JA> The computer claims it has 256KB when checked in the SETUP screen.
JA> Visual inspection of the motherboard reveals 8 4164 memory chips on the
JA> main board and another 24 on a memory extension daughterboard.

FM>No, there's no way to upgrade that board. And the fact that you have
FM>256K  total memory indicates you have a Rainbow 100A, which is
FM>not too good.

   Agreed. The board you have, Jack, is useless if you want to expand
beyond 256K. To do that you'll need a "memory adapter option"
(PC1K1-AK) together with a "base memory module" (PC1XX-AD) which will
give you up to 832K. [It may be possible to use some type of 8087
board in place of the memory adapter but I don't know.]

   A better approach is to swap in a 100B motherboard and then get a
PC1XX-AD. There are a number of advantages to the 100B motherboard,
not just in terms of memory.

George

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