--- Chris M <chrism3667 at yahoo.com> wrote:
take no offense at my previous comment. It's just
that I'd have needed better graphics (and clockspeed,
and...) to brave the wilds of dos incompatibility in
order to commit to such a system back when they were
current. All of the other pseudo compatibles have much
more to offer, and the Rainbow seemed to drift into
obscurity not long after it's inception (there was a
measure of solidarity among those who did buy it
though, which is to be commended). I do consider it an
interesting collectible piece though, and am eager to
add to it functionally. BUT NOT AT THOSE PRICES!!! OI!
No offense taken :). The Rainbow does tend to be frustrating due
to its "MS-DOS compatability." I think you really have to love it to use
it sometimes...
If you want to see some more outrageous prices from ebay stores, do a
search for "dec rainbow" in Computers & Networking on eBay. The eBay
Store prices are comically high. My favorite is $89.93 for a "Fan
Assembly." Let me just get out my wallet...
-Jeff
jba at
sdf.lonestar.org
SDF Public Access UNIX System -
http://sdf.lonestar.org