DEC Rainbow disks - help - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 Jul 2005

I just acquired a Rainbow with ~10 boxes of disks.
Most are for DOS it seems, though some for cpm/86.
Could someone explain the differences between the
types of media meant to run on this puter, whether it
has to do with os, or physical properties (soft
sectored, hard sectored, RX50...). I also have access
to a crate of pro 350 disks, and would like to know
how to archive them. Is Teledisk or any other program
useful for any of this?
--- HOn3 at yahoogroups.com <cary_hocker at yahoo.com>
wrote:
...
  I've been pondering how to organize and store my
old issues
...
  of the Gazette. I've got most back to 1990 so far
(still
...
  acquiting older issues too).

 In the past, I've used the cheap plastic shelf cases that
...
  have one corner cut off. But I have a hard time
putting the
...
  issues back in the right container after searching
for a
...
  particular old article, and just don't like these
 containers much in general, anyway.

 What I'd really like are the kind of multiple copy binder
...
  seen at this link: 

http://www.vulcan-online.com/productDetail.aspx?id=multimagazine
...

 That way, I could browse through 2 years at a time and
...
  never get the issues out of order. (You can, of
course,
...
  still remove the issues if you want/need to) But I
can't
...
  find a retailer for these (the link is to a
manufacturer). 
...

 The cases advertised in the Gazette are just storage boxes
...
  with one open side and a capacity of maybe 12
issues. And
...
  even in quantity, they're $13.33 each, a bit
expensive for
...
  what you get IMHO.

 Anybody have any other ideas, experiences, or suggestions?
...
  I'd even be willing to organize a group buy of the
multiple
...
  copy binders I listed above if there was sufficient
 interest.

 Thanks,

 Cary Hocker
 Richland Hills, TX

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