15 Feb
2002
15 Feb
'02
3:02 a.m.
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The 100A could read only disks that used its own proprietary format. The
100+ could read, but not write to, PC-format disks. The 100B was a
lower-priced version of the 100+. I'm sure there are other differences, but
these are the key ones.
--Mike
Michael Nadeau
Editor/Publisher
Classic Tech, the Vintage Computing Resource
www.classictechpub.com
603-893-2379
Nope... the 100+ and 100B were (IIRC) the same thing. The B rev could
handle more memory than the 100 (the B was a motherboard rev IIRC).
The B went to 896k of memory... the 100 was less. The B or + also
had a larger power supply to handle the hard disk and more memory.
I don't remember any cost/price reduction at that time but I was mostly
a PDP11/VAX guy back then.
All Rainbows (with the correct software) could read IBM MS-DOS 40trk
160/320/180/360 floppies.
No standard Rainbows could handle the 1.2mb AT disks which came later.
Bill