Date   : Tue, 24 Mar 1992 07:42:32 GMT
From   : aunro!ugc!ersys!davem@lll-winken.llnl.gov (Dave McCrady)
Subject: Re: Need someone who knows about CPM...

trekker@buhub.bradley.edu (Tim Lister) writes:

> 
>     At my evening job they are having me sell off some 
> Rainbow 100A's that they used as terminals.
>     I am surprised people are still using CPM.  What is it
> good for?  What are its advantages?  The computers each have
> two 5.25" floppy drives.  HOw do I determine if they are 
> 800K or 1.6Meg?           

  They are neither.  They are single-sided, 96tpi drives ... about
400k.

Dave McCrady              davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
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