duff@starbase (David A. Duff) (07/28/90)
I have a working Rainbow system which I would like to get rid of. It has a hard disk and two floppies. I think it is one of the earlier Rainbow models. There are also a lot of accessories that go along with it. Brief descriptions follow below: * RAINBOW 100 CPU with monitor, keyboard, etc * Memory Card(s?) * Hard Disk It was a rather small drive (5M, I think). It is a DEC product and has a DEC controller. * Communications Board * Graphics Board It could do some pretty nice graphics. The monitor is b/w. * Computer Table This is a really neat little computer desk which had an adjustable height top, a separately adjustable swing arm to hold the display, and a rack to hold the cpu box (standing vertically) on the back. It was a DEC product, truly heavy duty, industrial grade stuff. I have no idea what the model # is. * Printer This is a big, wide-carriage, dot-matrix printer. I think it was called the LA100. It has draft and high quality modes. It can print pretty fast. * Printer Table Again, this is industrial strength printer table. A DEC product. * Software Lots of CP/M software. All with original disks and manuals. Nothing too exciting here, to be honest, this is a freebie to anyone who's interested in buying any other pieces. Final Word text processing/formatting system. Sorry, but I'm a little fuzzy on the details of how much memory, etc. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to check and get back to you to let you know anything you want to know. All equipment is in working order - no scratches or anything. I think i have the boxes for the important stuff (like the CPU and printer), but probably not for the tables. I have all the manuals. I am willing to entertain any reasonable offers on any or all of this equipment. As you might expect, I'm really looking for someone to make me a good offer for the whole lot of stuff, but I will consider selling individual parts. I don't have a good sense for what this stuff is going for right now, but I'll go ahead and say this: the first $700 offer takes it all. If you think that's too much, feel free to make me an offer. Specifically, if you can convince me of what the "going" price is for any piece of the equipment (e.g. show me some recent ad's or something), I'll beat the going price. I'm definitely going to get rid of the stuff one way or the other, so you could end up with a steal. If necessary, I can arrange for shipment by your choice of carrier. The system is located in Lexington, MA. I am currently located in McLean, VA, but I will be in Boston at AAAI next week. After that, the system will still be available for pickup/inspection in Lexington, but I will not be there to show it to you (it's at my parents' house). You can call 617-862-8081 (that's my parents' place where the system is located) or 703-356-7889 (that's my home). Both of these numbers have answering machines, but please don't call after midnight eastern time. As I said, I'll be at AAAI next week, but I'll respond to email offers/enquiries to "duff@ai.mitre.org" around next Monday, 6 Aug. Dave Duff The Mitre Corporation McLean, VA duff@ai.mitre.org