DEC Rainbow 100
| Description | |
| Manufacturer | Digital Equipment Corporation |
| Model | Rainbow 100 |
| Date Announced | 1982 |
| Date Canceled | Unknown |
| Number Produced | Tens of thousands, at least |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Price | Approx. $2,500.00 |
| Current Value | $10-$100 |
| Specifications | --- |
| Processor | Z-80 and 8088 |
| Speed | 4 MHz |
| RAM | 64K+ |
| ROM | 24KB |
| Storage | |
| Expansion | 3 expansion slots |
| Bus | DEC Proprietary |
| Video | |
| I/O | Parallel, Serial |
| OS Options | CP/M-80, CP/M-86 and MS-DOS |
| Notes | The DEC Rainbow was Digital's answer to the IBM PC that bridged the gap between the new standard and the old (MS-DOS and CP/M.) The Rainbow is the "little brother" of the DEC Pro 350. |
| Related Items in Collection | A full set of manuals and some software. |
| Related Items Wanted | A working power switch! |
The DEC Rainbow was a very well engineered machine that incorporated both 8 and 16 bit processors in a multi-boot machine.
Since it was a VT-100 compatible terminal as well as a PC it was often sold as a terminal to bigger DEC equipment that doubled as a stand-alone PC.
This machine and all of the associated documentation and software were kindly donated by Tim Kuechler.