Revisiting Windows 1.0 on the Rainbow

Since getting the Rainbow to output in colour and on a proper modern display, I decided to try out Windows 1.0 properly.

Using the Rainbow in colour on a modern display

In my post about Windows 1.0 on the Rainbow, I mentioned I would like to eventually make up a better video cable that could be used to connect it to a colour display. Well now I have finally… Read More

Windows 1.0 on the Rainbow

At the beginning of March, I finally got round to trying to run Windows 1.0 on my Rainbow. I discovered that a different set of Windows 1.0 floppies were uploaded online in May 2017 and that these appeared… Read More

Restoring a DEC Rainbow 100B

Back in November I acquired a DEC Rainbow 100B with a VR201 monitor, LK201 Keyboard, LA50 Printer, RD51 HDD and the vertical stand. Unfortunately the VR201 was covered in cataracts and was leaking red liquid (presumably from bad… Read More