patent@nadc.arpa (02/02/87)
Does anyone know of any utilities that will allow me to copy information (sequential files, etc..) from a DEC Rainbow to an IBM PC format. Eric Patent patent@nadc.arpa
kdale@bbncc-eur.arpa (02/03/87)
Eric, Try Media Master by Intersecting Concepts. It allows you to format DEC Rainbow disks (and ~150 other formats!) on the IBM PC and clones (I use a Zenith ZW-151) and read and write to that format, as well as transfer files from PC to DEC. There are other products that do the same, but MM is the only one that I've had experience with. It works. Keith <kdale@bbncc-eur.arpa> ** I have no connection with Intersecting Concepts other than as a pleased customer. So there. **
berger@clio.UUCP (02/07/87)
Micro Solutions (DeKalb, Il.) Uniform should also handle it. Uniform accomodates over 150 different formats, and works with 4 different types of disk controllers: So you can attach 3.5", 8", and high density 5.25" disk drives as well as the standard dsdd drives.
kuo@skatter.UUCP (02/09/87)
In article <4185@brl-adm.ARPA>, patent@nadc.arpa writes: > > Does anyone know of any utilities that will allow me to copy information > (sequential files, etc..) from a DEC Rainbow to an IBM PC format. > There are certain commerical programs, such as CONVERT or Media Master, that will read a DEC Rainbow disk on an IBM PC/XT/AT. These programs will also write the DEC Rainbow format (among 30+ other foramts). Doesn't the Rainbow also run MS-DOS? (I seem to remember hearing that) If yes, then why not get the Rainbow to write a double density disk for the PC (I think Rainbow uses quad-density). Hope this helps. ... Peter/ uucp: {alberta,ihnp4}!sask!skatter!kuo
patent@nadc.arpa (02/17/87)
I should have more clearly stated my problem. I have disks that were formatted on a DEC rainbow with some data that I wish to get off. I have no access to any DEC rainbows or machines that can read this format. I now know that Media Master should solve my problems. If anyone knows of any public domain software to accomplish this same task, please reply. I do not wish to purchase the software because this is a one shot deal. I shouldn't have this problem again after the data is transferred. Thanks for the help. Eric (patent@nadc.arpa)