cjohnson@usceast.UUCP (Carnegie &) (10/24/89)
Hi all, This is my first time posting to the net so I hope I don't screw it up too bad. I have a question about hard drives for the Rainbow. I just recently bought a 'Bow at a surplus sale and I am looking to save wear-n-tare on the floppies by installing a hard drive. My question is: what is the best drive for the 'Bow (other than DEC's drive as I am a college student without mucho bucks)? Will the 'Bow handle drives larger than 10meg? How much will this hard drive upgrade cost me? I have been reading this newsgroup for a couple of weeks now and I am really glad to see others still using the Rainbow. I wish that there was a FidoNet board in my area that carries the Rainbow echomail so that I don't have to wait for the summaries put up here, but thanks to whomever is doing it. You can send replies to me directly or you can post'em here as I read this newsgropu regularly. [carney]
GTHEALL@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU (George A. Theall) (10/24/89)
Installing a hard disk in your Rainbow might be an expensive proposition. Although any ST205 or ST225 hard disk will work in a Rainbow, you *will* need a DEC or DEC-compatible hard disk controller (~$300 used or $365 new from Suitable Solutions). The June 1988 issue of _Rainbow News_ contained an article by Jerry Miller of Suitable Solutions listing which hard disks have been shown to work in a Rainbow. (Suitable Solutions can be reached at 1-408-727-9090; back issues of _Rainbow News_ can be ordered from Caroline Mack by calling 1-618-632-1143.) **** Late breaking news **** The Sept '89 issue of RN arrived today; there's an ad for a (presumably used) 20MB hard disk *and* controller card for $395. Eustace Enterprises is doing the selling, and they can be reached at 1-407-433-0846. Carney, this is probably as cheap as you'll find for a hard disk upgrade. As for the Fido Echomail, I post the messages here the same day I get them from a local bbs (SATALINK bbs, 1-215-364-3324). Barring troubles with that board or mistakes on my part, messages are gatewayed each day. It also looks like our messages will soon be posted to Compuserve's DECPC forum. George --- BITNET: GTHEALL@PennDRLS Dept. of Economics Internet: GTHEALL@PennDRLS.UPenn.Edu University of Pennsylvania AT+TNet: 215-898-3419 Philadelphia, PA 19104-3987