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2025-12-29: I have restored the wiki to a backup from the end of November. Starting in September 2025, accesses went form the 800MB-1.2GB range per month to 26GB in September, 42GB in October, and 70GB in November with most accesses originating from China. As soon as I realized what was causing all the access problems in November, I shut it down (it had reached 36GB by then) behind a password/login screen. The database had gotten corrupted, and I tried a restore from just before the spike in access but that didn't work. Thus, end of November. I still have the other daily backups so if there were any important additions in December, let me know and maybe they can be recovered. - Allen H.
Telecommunications
Feature Articles
In 8 of the 13 years it was published in, The Rainbow had telecommunications as the theme topic for the November issue.
The Rainbow also featured a recurring R. Wayne Day column called CommLink.
HOT CoCo featured a recurring Bobby Ballard column called 6809 Online.
The Color Computer Magazine featured a recurring column (mostly from Terry Kepner) called On-Line (initially announced as CompuServe Connection).
Reviews
| Review | Product | Author | Magazine | Y | M | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBUG Monitor | CBUG | The Rainbow | 81 | 08 | 03 | |
| COLORCOM/E | COLORCOM/E | The Rainbow | 82 | 02 | 31 | |
| ColorTerm Has a Good Display | COLORTERM | The Rainbow | 82 | 03 | 29 | |
| Cord Will Solve Your Plug-Up Problems | Spectrum Projects RS-232 Expansion Cable [1] | The Rainbow | 82 | 07 | 47 | |
| Disk COLORCOM/E Is "Fine Software" | COLORCOM/E | Dane P. Lester | The Rainbow | 82 | 11 | 58 |
| REVIEW$ | COLORCOM/E, COLOR TERM, COLOR TERM+PLUS+, Super "Color" Terminal | The Color Computer Magazine | 83 | 05 | 64 | |
| REVIEW$ | DataPack, DiskPack, Color Connection | The Color Computer Magazine | 83 | 06 | 78 | |
| COLOR TERM+PLUS+ Has Many Plusses | COLOR TERM+PLUS+ | Bruce Rothermel | The Rainbow | 83 | 11 | 246 |
| C.C. Dialer: Reach Out and Touch Someone | C.C. Dialer | Bruce Rothermel | The Rainbow | 84 | 01 | 254 |
| REVIEW$ | Autoterm | Wayne Day | The Color Computer Magazine | 84 | 06 | 129 |
| REVIEW$ | The Complete Handbook of Personal Computer Communications | Norman Garrett | The Color Computer Magazine | 84 | 06 | 140 |
| Reviews: Micro Compac | Micro Compac (for MC-10) | John S. Cullings | HOT CoCo | 84 | 06 | 109 |
| New Advantages Possible with Disk VIDTEX | CompuServe Disk VIDTEX | Bruce Rothermel | The Rainbow | 84 | 11 | 235 |
| Reviews: BBS Log Book | BBS Log Book by Robert E. Ballard | Jeffrey Parker | HOT CoCo | 85 | 02 | 88 |
| Reviews: Smart Terminals for the Disk Drive Set | VIP Terminal, Color Connection II, ColorCom/E | Jeffrey Parker | HOT CoCo | 85 | 04 | 20 |
| Your First Modem | Bobby Ballard | HOT CoCo | 85 | 04 | 24 | |
| CoCo Communications Made Easy with ... | Color Connection II | Dan Downard | The Rainbow | 85 | 04 | 201 |
| ColorCom/E Is An Excellent Smart Terminal Package | COLORCOM/E | Jerry Semone | The Rainbow | 85 | 11 | 211 |
| The Deluxe RS-232 Program Pak | Deluxe RS-232 Program Pak | Bobby Ballard | HOT CoCo | 86 | 01 | 24 |
| Learn About Computer Communications with | The Computer Phone Book | Bruce Rothermel | The Rainbow | 86 | 11 | 135 |
Related
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