Date   : Wed, 16 Dec 1992 11:33:00 EDT
From   : Mark Tarka <TARKA10%SNYBUFVA.BITNET@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU>
Subject: Printers; and PCBLUE

Two questions.

1.  I have two line-printers from an old Mohawk Data Sciences computing
system.  Both self-test OK, but I can't find the correct
communications protocol to make the connection between my Digital
Rainbow and the first, and can't even find where to attach the data
cable on the second.

                (i)     Mfgr:  QUANTEL (Hayward, CA)
                        Mod. No.:  5129

                (ii)    TERMINET
                        Mfgr.:  General Electric (Waynesboro, VA)
                        Mod. No.  383400YB0009A1

I need to know if these are serial or parallel, and how to set-up
communications.

2.  Just as a general question, what is PCBLUE?  I have a listing of
available software from Oakland.Edu.  I've sort of got the idea that the
programs were derived from software written for say an IBM, but will
work on any system with the appropriate CPU (something about hardware
addresses being different); there was a brief statement in conversation
or reading associated with the Rainbow, that it had the capability to
read IBM disks, but was otherwise incompatable with IBM and its clones.

Any information on either or both of these topics would be appreciated.

Mark Tarka
Chemistry Dept.;Buffalo State College; 1300 Elmwood Ave.;
Buffalo, NY, 14222-1095; USA.  (716)878-6686.  TARKA10@SNYBSCVA