proctor@ingr.UUCP (John Proctor) (10/29/87)
I now know what an EDSEL owner felt like! However, unlike the EDSEL I doubt
that the blessed thing will appreciate in value as a collector's item!
I have a Rainbow 100B with full memory, dual floppy drives, and b/w monitor.
It is my own machine and therefore cannot have large amounts of money spent
on it! I have several questions for the group thus this posting.
(a) How does one upgrade to MS-DOS V3.xx if no one is selling
and supporting the product? This is not a naive question
as it will have longer term impact for applications support.
(b) I have a 30 MB hard disk (ST506 I/F). I have yet to find a
reasonably priced controller. Remember comment above. There
are many for the IBM PC at less than $150. DEC's price is
an insult to any person or corporation! In fact, DEC's whole
attitude to the Rainbow is an insult (I used to work for DEC)!
But I digress, I would like to find a hard disk controller
for the Rainbow which is priced < $250 and is reliable. Any
suggestions?
Don't get me wrong, I like the concept of the rainbow but the problem of
over-inflated pricing of peripheral options and the lack of support make it
a DODO. If I can't get a reasonably priced controller then I will offer this
unit for sale.
When you can get a 10MHz. AT with 512K memory, SCSI disk interface on a single
AT form factor board for use in a passive backplane configuration for
approximately $800 why fight it!
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little
statesmen and philosophers and divines.
"Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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John D. Proctor | Usenet: {inhp4,uunet}!ingr!jdp!proctor
Intergraph Corp. | ARPAnet: uu.net.uunet@ingr!jdp!proctor
| US Post: 1 Madison Industrial Park
Usual Disclaimers Apply | Huntsville, AL 35807-4201
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little
statesmen and philosophers and divines.
"Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson