[Info-vax] Help save a Rainbow

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In article <9391c98b-dc33-45c6-87d7-f98d4ed1677c at a36g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, starchild <totheedgeoftime at msn.com> writes:
>Just saved a Rainbow 100+ from the recycle bin. The unit powers up,
>but the hd appears to be doa. I recall that the Rainbow only supported
>mfm drives. Does anybody recall what mfm drives the Rainbow would
>support and does anybody have a copy of the Rainbow OS available. I
>think the Rainbow supported CP/M 80/86, but the Rainbow didn't support
>the standard MS-DOS. Any help in restoring this classic DEC machine
>would be helpful.
>tks

I'm pretty sure it was just an ST-251.  I may have RX50s here with CP/M
for the Rainbow.  If you can get the drive replaced (and those old MFM
drives are priced like gold these days so good luck), I can give you a
copy of CP/M or put you in touch with people who can.

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