DEC Rainbow

From: Geoff Reed <geoffr_at_zipcon.net>
Date: Sat Nov 2 00:03:00 2002

At 10:56 PM 11/1/02 -0600, you wrote:
> If it has a graphic card you can also use it with a VR241. The original Byte
>review claimed the VR201 was compatable with the VT102.
> Jeff Armstrong who wrote the Rainbow FAQ claimed there was a built-in
>terminal that could be accessed at the start-up menu by typing T altho I have
>never tried it. He also said a friend of his was using it for a terminal
>on his
>VAX II.


Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding.... give the mana cigar, Yes there is a terminal
program built in :)

> Tony Duell posted the pin-outs for both mono and color a while back on the
>list to make a monitor cable, which can be hard-to-find. The LK201's are
>fairly plentiful.
> The main source of Rainbow stuff is archived at:
>
> ftp.update.uu.se/pub/rainbow/

I need to see if I still have the "Dec Rainbow Technical manual" still
floating around and get the bloody thing scanned into PDF's or something....

> I also have the FAQ and some other stuff gleaned from Jeff Armstrong's now
>defunct Rainbow site.
>
> Don Maislin can supply the OS disks IINM at a ridiculously low price.
Received on Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:03:00 GMT

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