O YEAH! What a deal!!!

[Jeffrey Armstrong]

--- 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
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