Message-ID: <1971@vax4.fluke.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 16:18:16 EST
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I am interested in finding some way to use software that is for the
IBM and use it on the DEC Rainbow (or visa-versa).  If anyone has any
information, I would appreciate it if you could mail me some. 

Thanks,

jbl

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I think you might try first formatting your IBM disk on the
IBM using the "1" (single-sided) and "8" (8 as opposed to the 
9 by default sectoring) options ... format a:/1/8

Copy the software to the disk and then try running it on the 
Rainbow under MS-DOS.  I've had considerable success doing this
with non-hardware specific software, such as a C compiler and
a well known Pascal compiler.

Good Luck!
Bill Hohensee
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PS  Going the other way (Rainbow ==> IBM-PC) does not appear to be
    as easy.

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> I am interested in finding some way to use software that is for the
> IBM and use it on the DEC Rainbow (or visa-versa).  If anyone has any
> information, I would appreciate it if you could mail me some. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> jbl
> 
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> John LaRue; John Fluke Mfg. Co MS 227E; PO Box C9090 Everett WA 98206
> {uw-beaver,decvax!microsof,ucbvax!lbl-csam,allegra,ssc-vax}!fluke!joshua
>                              (206) 356-5409

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<>
For the guy who wanted to swap stuff between the IBM PC and the
Rainbow, there's this neat little program for the Rainbow called
MEDIA MASTER.  It allows the Rainbow not only to read but
also to format and write disks for at least 24 different systems
including the IBM pc.  The only significant restriction is that 
only single-sided, double density formats are available.  You
can get yours from MDG and Associates, 4573 Heatherglen Court,
Moorpark, Ca. 93201.  Phone (805) 529-5073.

(put your favorite disclaimers here)
-dw

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Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 12:11:11 EST
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Reply-To: ac4@pucc-h.UUCP (Tom Putnam)
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Summary: 

Tony Movshon notes in <152@ur-cvsvax.UUCP> that you can take "a brand new
unformatted diskette" and format it on the 96 tpi drive of the Rainbow.
You may also be interested to know that you can readily convert any old
diskette to "brand new unformatted" condition using one of those inexpensive
($15) bulk tape/diskette erasers available as such places as Radio Shack.
I have 96 tpi drives on my IBM PC, and I use this technique to create 48tpi
formatted diskettes that I can then read on a typical 48tpi drive.  I have
never had any difficulty doing this, even though the format of the track 
must be much narrower than the 48tpi drive would normally create.
-- 
Tom Putnam
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