rgt%a@LANL.arpa (Richard Thomsen) (10/21/86)
I saw an anvertisement for Rainbow Hard Disk Controller boards last June. These boards were supposed to be able to control two hard disks at one time, instead of the one that DEC sells. Does anyone have any information on these? Richard Thomsen rgt@lanl
movshon@acf8.UUCP (Tony Movshon) (10/23/86)
> I saw an anvertisement for Rainbow Hard Disk Controller boards last June. > These boards were supposed to be able to control two hard disks at one time, > instead of the one that DEC sells. Does anyone have any information on > these? I have ordered one of these beasts from DEC Micro Sales, PO Box 472, Haydenville, MA 01039. Phone 800-447-2214. I haven't received it yet, so I have no idea whether the thing works, but the DMS people have been helpful on the phone. They also (magically!) sell the silly footplate that you need to mount off-the-shelf Seagate drives in the Rainbow box. Tony Movshon arpa: movshon@nyu.arpa uucp: ...{seismo|ihnp4|allegra}!cmcl2!xp!tony usps: Department of Psychology, NYU 6 Washington Place, room 1083 New York, NY 10003 at&t: (212) 598-2818
iav1917@ritcv.UUCP (alan i. vymetalik) (10/24/86)
In article <4777@brl-smoke.ARPA> rgt%a@LANL.arpa (Richard Thomsen) writes: > >I saw an anvertisement for Rainbow Hard Disk Controller boards last June. >These boards were supposed to be able to control two hard disks at one time, >instead of the one that DEC sells. Does anyone have any information on >these? > > Richard Thomsen > rgt@lanl To all: Please excuse the blatant commerciality in this posting. It's difficult keeping Rainbow owners informed. I promise to whip myself with a noodle later. [See standard disclaimer at end of this news posting...] Rainbow good news!!! The company that sells the dual-hard disk controller is C.H.S., Corp. of 158 Boxboro Road, Stow, MA, 01775 (617)-897-1868. The drive is Model number RB-7 and it lists for $475.00. Also, you can purchase Diskpart DP-1 which will format 5, 10, 20, 33, and 71 Mb drives for $49.95. You can also get a hold of WUTIL v2 from many FIDO-based bulletin boards. This is a public domain formatter. Other interesting tidbits: Duncan Mac Donald, Inc. sells 20, 40, and 67 mb drives for $595, $1195, and $1895 respectively. What you say! There's more. All units come with mounting hardware, disk cables, and full-height faceplates with activity lights. They operate with the standard DEC Rainbow HD controller. You can purchase the controller from DMI, Inc. or from DEC for $754.00. For the Rainbow 100A, the 20 and 40 meg drives come with their own cabinets and power supplies for $100 more than the prices above. DMI also sells a cartridge tape backup unit for the Rainbow priced at $1195.00. DMI, Inc. can be reached at 27635 Forbes Road, Suite H, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677 (714)-582-3118. Mark Industries has a great selection of Rainbow hardware and software at great prices. Micropolis 71Mb (drive only) for $1795. RX50 disks for $1.00/each (min. 25). Word Perfect 4.1 for the Rainbow for 249.95. Contact Mark Bornstein (617)-631-1030 or his BBS at (617)-631-3304 or David Strickler at (617)-787-2305 or his BBS at (617)-787-3033. (Sorry, no address on hand). Rainbo-Works sells the "Clockworks" clock/calendar board for the Rainbow for $125.00 + 3.50 S/H. Rainbo-Works, 4220 Commercial Drive, Suite 5, Tracy, CA, 95376. Voice (209)-832-1001, data (209)-832-1002 Fido 10/613. Suitable Solutions of 467 Saratoga Ave, Suite 319, San Jose, CA, 95129 (408)-725-8944 sells the I-Drive. The I-Drive is an IBM-PC compatible disk for perfect PC-DOS to Rainbow MS-DOS data transfers. Internal version is $349.00 and external version (with P/S) is $395.00. CodeBlue, the Rainbow PC-DOS Emulator package is available from them for $79.00 (if you purchase an I-Drive, lists for $99.00). CodeBlue (from Intersecting Concepts, 4573 Heatherglen Court, Moorpark, CA, 93021, (800)-628-2828, ext. 629 or (805)-529-5073) will run a large number of non-graphic IBM PC-DOS programs and applications. It will also run applications doing direct video writes through a special mapping algorithm. Best results are with 768K or more of memory. Contact Suitable Solutions for the Clik-Clock (coming soon for about $65.00). This is a clock board (really a clock-socket) that sits under an EPROM on the motherboard. It's just a clock but it's slick! Other savory pieces: Switch-It, Switch-It/Desk, Switch-It/FLX multi-tasking software from VuSoft, Inc, 248 Tower Road, Lincoln, MA, 01773. Multi-window file scanner View Ingenuity from CICA, Inc. 4513 Flintlock Drive, Louisville, KY, 40216 (502)-448-2719. Selling/Buying DEC Rainbows? Call Eustace Enterprises, Inc. "The Rainbow Specialists". Dealers since 1979. (305)-433-0846 at 10170 Calumet Lane, Lake Worth, Fl. 33467. TOTAL IBM-PC COMPATIBILTY: Disk Tech One, Inc. of Santa Barbara, CA. allows the DEC Rainbow to enter the IBM-PC world. Totally! Their RB-Link, Jr. provides data compatibility, the RB-Link provides PC/XT compatibility, and the RB Link AT provides POWER! Get in touch with these FIDO Bulletin Boards for the latest information on the DEC Rainbow line: WARUG (Washington Area Rainbow User's Group) at (703)-359-6549. They produce one of the BEST Rainbow newsletters in the country. The subscription is $20.00 a year and it's worth it. The HitchHiker's Guide (Greater Rochester Area Local User's Group) at (315)-589-7361. One of the largest Rainbow boards in the country. Contact Ted Needleman (of Hardcopy magazine fame) at Microtechnology Associates, PO Box J, New City, NY, 10956 for the newest DEC PC newsletter "The DEC MicroLetter - The Newsletter For Owners of DEC's Forgotten Systems". Sub. rate is $36.00/year but HEY they'll pay for manuscripts and articles. If any Rainbow user needs more info on new and upcoming hardware or software, contact me at this node address. I am simply passing along this information so that fellow Rainbow owners will hopefully feel comforted in the knowledge that there are MANY companies now supporting the machine. Keep it coming! Alan ================================================= alan i. vymetalik uucp: {allegra,seismo}!rochester!ritcv!iav1917 bitnet: aiv1974@ritvaxd ================================================= "ALL STANDARD DISCLAIMERS APPLY HERE. I HAVE NO RELATIONS WITH ANY OF THE COMPANIES MENTIONED ABOVE. THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T PAY ME A COMMISSION EVEN IF I DID. PRICES QUOTED ARE THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE FROM VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS AND ADVERTISEMENTS." - A.I.V.