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From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: modem schematics
Date: 20 Aug 92 15:21:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: qiclab.1992Aug20.152136.15485
Reply-To: 70465.203@compuserve.com
Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.

tad@ssc.wa.com (Tad Cook) writes:

>Is this really true?  Or is this only true if I manufacture and SELL
>modems for connection to the public switched network?  If I
>make one device and it meets FCC specs, do I really have to register
>and type approve it?  I am thinking this is like building my
>own computer....if I don't make it for sale, and it does not
>generate excessive RFI, I don't have to submit it for part 15
>testing and type approval.

You cannot legally attach *anything* that isn't FC approved to the
phone lines. The only way around this is to by an FCC approved
device designed for "isolating" non-approved gear from the phone
line. But this is apt to cost more than a cheap modem!

The rules are intended to protect the phone switches and the personnel
working on phone lines. And to protect the poor fool who thinks he
can hook some homebrew gizmo up without knowing a *lot* about the
phone system. (like the fact that voltages of up to 200v AC *or* 
DC may be legitimately present at times...)

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From: rky57514@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tall Cool One )
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Data Overruns
Date: 12 Aug 92 21:16:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.Bsw349.20M
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

Hi,

	I have a Zoom! 14.4Kbps faxmodem.  My serial port is set at 57600bps.
The problem is when I try to download using Zmodem, I get several data overrun 
errors.  I'm using "handshake slow" but it doesn't seem to solve the problem..
Any ideas? PLease email me.  Thanks!


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: aduell@nyx.cs.du.edu (Tony Duell)
Subject: Re: Supra/Computability modem export ban - more info!
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 19:12:03 GMT


Well, the 13Amp, rectangular pin socket is virtually standard in the UK
now, and all external PSU's either plug directly into one of those, or
have a short mains input cable. The first is more common. My pet hate
about those PSU's though is that my DEC PDP11 has american 220V sockets on
the Power Controller. I can't seem to get a PSU that would plug into
those. I have to make up a lead with n american 220V plug on one end and a
british 13A socket o nthe other, just to use some kind of buffer box with
my PDP
-tony 'PDP11 Hacker' Duell
ard@siva.bris.ac.uke


Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: vladimir@intrepid.com (Vladimir Vukicevic)
Subject: Re: Please help identify this modem
Organization: Intrepid Technology, Inc.
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 23:44:14 GMT

williams@nssdcs.gsfc.nasa.gov writes:
> ...
> inside, there is an 8 position DIP switch and a row of jumpers.  The
> jumper labels are ASY/SYN (this is shorted), 1.2, 2.4, 4.8, 7.2, 9.6,
> 14.4, 19.2.   All of these "speed" jumpers are open.  On the back is
> ...

If this is an old 2400 baud modem, then maybe the jumpers select the interface
speed. If all of them are open, and I don't see '.3' (300 baud) on the list
maybe that is the current speed. Dunno.

-Vladimir


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From: hillig@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Markus Hillig)
Subject: CALPAK MX-2496B HELP NEEDED!
Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 19:36:22 GMT


Hi to all outside,

I'm looking for some information about a modem manufacturer called CALPAK.
That means I'm looking for a fax, phone and/or BBS number and/or an email
address of this firm. In the manual which came with the modem I only found 
their postal address: CALPAK Corp., 22825 Lockness Ave., Torrance, CA 90501.

The matter is that I bought a modem mady by this firm over a German mail
order firm and now I've some technical problems and this German firm offers
only a terrible tech support. 
Or may be someone of you can help me to solve my problems?
The modem is a fax/modem with 9600bps send/receive fax and 2400bps modem.
The type is MX-2496B. It's an internal modem with the Rockwell chipset.
The fax works fine under Delrina's Winfax 2.0 which came with the modem.
According to the manual the modem supports MNP5 and V42bis. But I didn't
figure out how I can switch on these features. Does anybody know the AT-
commands for doing this? Am I able to verify if MNP5 or V42bis is switched on
with the help of the value of certain S-registers?
Another problem is that the &T-commands (test commands) seem to not work.
I always get an ERROR response from the modem when I try to invoke AT&T1 for
instance.
And a third question is: how can I switch between the 3 stored profiles in 
the modem memory? I think I always change profile 0 at the moment when I 
change a register setting for instance. But it must be possible at least to
activate the other two profiles.
I would really appreciate it if anybody could help me.
If so, please email me.
Thanks in advance!

Regards,
MARKUS

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From: rlm@mcgort.COM (Robert McMillin)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 16550 vs. 16550AFN
Date: 20 Aug 92 00:16:10 GMT
Organization: PBSR (Private Beta Site Research - Certified NetWare Engineer)

jim@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) writes:

> PS- Fry's electronics sells the PC16550/16550AFN for $9.99.  You can buy
> it with the two line driver chips for $10.49, or you can get the line
> driver chips at 4/$1.00 which means you have to buy 4 of each one, but
> anyways, it's cheap to add a 16550 port if your serial card is expandable.
> Call (408) 555-1212 and ask for the number for the Sunnyvale or Fremont
> Fry's, or (415) 555-1212 for the one in Palo Alto.  They do mail-order
> for a reasonable charge, although their main business is retail.  If you
> ever visit the Bay Area, stop by a store.  They are huge.

Fry's also has a Los Angeles-area location.  They are in Manhattan Beach,
just a few blocks south of LAX.
From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Procomm 2.01 strip 8th bit (How TO)
Date: 20 Aug 92 12:51:42 GMT
Reply-To: 70465.203@compuserve.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.

wb8foz@skybridge.SCL.CWRU.Edu (David Lesher) writes:

>(I wrote the poster with the original question to get more data to help
>him resolve his situation; I'm waiting to hear from him. In any case,
>the first step would be to upgrade from Procomm 2.01 to 2.4.2 or
>2.4.3.....)

Except that since 2.01 is the *current* version of Procomm Plus, it's
far more likely that he's making the common error of referring to PC+
as "Procomm". This is supported by the fact that the Procomm customer
support people were willing to talk to him!


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Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:12107 biz.comp.telebit:820
From: bill@ssbn.wlk.com (Bill Kennedy)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,biz.comp.telebit
Subject: Re: WB hangs occasionally
Date: 15 Aug 92 08:34:54 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: W.L. Kennedy Jr. & Associates

In article <scs.713738821@hela.iti.org> scs@iti.org (Steve Simmons) writes:
[ modem wanders off into the weeds ... ]
>in, the modem never answers.  From the host side you can tip to it, but
>it does not respond to AT commands or dials.  The only thing that clears
>things is a power cycle.

Mine does it too and worse with the firmware upgrade.  What I do is defeat
the A/B switch (S255=0) and then cycle the A/B switch to get it back.  I
know that's mutually exclusive but it works for me and the power switch is
harder to reach.
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: mo@sdf.lonestar.org (Mohit Goyal)
Subject: Volume control on ZyXEL 1496E
Organization: sdf Public Access UNIX, Dallas--unrestricted free shell access
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 04:57:04 GMT

Hello.  Can anyone tell me where the volume control is 
located on a ZyXEL 1496E?

Also, what kind of control is it? (knob, slide, etc.)

Thanks.
From: darrell@cse.ucsc.edu (Darrell Long)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: v.25bis?
Date: 20 Aug 92 18:49:35 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz (CE/CIS Boards)
NNTP-Posting-Host: cypress.ucsc.edu

Reading through my MultiTech manual I see there's a v.25bis mode.  It doesn't
look terribly exciting, but I wonder what it's all about.  Do folks in
Europe *have* to use it?  What's all this about a "forbidden list"?  In France
if a number gets on the list it stays there forever.  As far as I can see
there's no command to take it off the list.  Does this mean I have to get a
new PROM if I want the number off the list?

Curious.

DL
From: yaosenko@acsu.buffalo.edu (Yaosen Ko)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: USR Dual Std ---> upgrade path to ???
Date: 14 Aug 92 15:24:24 GMT
Organization: UB

Hello netters,

I have a USR Dual Std (V.32bis + HST) modem in use.  Can any one
tell me what kind of upgrade path is available for this model?

Thanks in advance.
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
From: skidmore@gemini.scc.com. (Bill Skidmore)
Subject: Packet Assemblers/Disassemblers for Class III FAX (X.5)
Keywords: Fax Pad X.5
Reply-To: skidmore@gemini.scc.com. (Bill Skidmore)
Organization: GTE Federal Systems
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 21:18:58 GMT

I have encountered a potential customer who desires (read demands) X.25 PADs that conform to the X.5 standard for facsimile transmission/reception.

If anyone can advise on potential sources of such devices I'd be eternally grateful.  Earlier searches of DataPro, etc., have turned up nothing.

Thanks in advance,

Bill Skidmore

Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
From: zben@ni.umd.edu (Charles B. Cranston)
Subject: Re: wanted: MR (CCITT T.4) source code !
Followup-To: comp.dcom.fax
Organization: UM Home for the Terminally Analytical
Distribution: comp
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 00:53:08 GMT

In article <FAUST.92Aug14161140@x1sun13.ccl.itri.org.tw>,
faust@x1sun13.ccl.itri.org.tw (Jiunn-Chen Lin X-terminal) wrote:

> 	Where can I get the source code for MR (CCITT T.4-- for G3 Fax)
> or MMR(CCITT T.5 -- for G4 FAX) ?

I'm really not sure what you mean by "source code", but I'm sure
the CCITT would sell you documentation for their usual price.

From zoom vfx manual, fax chapter:

"For those interested in fax software development, more detailed
 descriptions of the commands shown in the following section and
 other important information relating to control of the fax hardware
 can be obtained from the Telecommunications Industry Association,
 located at 1722 Eye Street N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.
 20006."

"For information about Class 1 fax standards, ask about EIA-578.
 For Class 2, ask for "Electronic Industries Association and Telecom-
 munications Industry Association TIA Project Number 2388,
 Asynchronous Facsimile DCE Control Standard, Service Class 2,
 TR-29.2 Committee Letter Ballot".

zben@ni.umd.edu     -KA3ZDF
From: ian.evans@bville.gts.org (Ian Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Need a command line fax interface.
Date: 21 Aug 92 23:21:00 GMT
Reply-To: ian.evans@bville.gts.org (Ian Evans)
Organization: Baudeville BBS - Toronto, Canada 416-283-0114/6059* *v32bis/HST


I'm looking for a fax program that can be run without human intervention
on a dos system under desqview.

This is for a BBS fax system.  There is an existing BBS fax application,
and it uses the Bitfax program which does have a command line interface,
but neither of these programs like desqview all that much.  Also, the
bitfax won't recognize my USR sportster 14400 faxmodem at all.

The USR comes with blast, but it does not have a command line interface,
and requires human intervention.

I'm looking for something that can load, send faxes, and unload from
within a batch file.
From: u8971@cray.com (Ronald Maier)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Zoom Fax/moden and Magicsoft S/w
Date: 19 Aug 92 14:58:13 GMT
Distribution: comp.dcom.fax
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.

Hi people,

	I bought a Zoom fax/moden a few months ago and it cam with
magicsoft software. I had a few minor problems but got everything
working. I just recently upgraded to 5.0 dos and now am having problems
again. I tried the number that was listed for Magicsoft BBS and is has been 
disconnected. Does anyone know of a new number for them? Does anyone else
have the same setup with problems? I can't reload my originals anymore
as have become corrupted and my backup won't read either! I seem to be able to
fax to some machines but others now disconnect after 1 page? Popprint doesn't
work with some s/w packages and hangs up my P.C.. And I sometimes have to 
reboot/powerdown/up to reset everything so the fax will answer? Any help
email me directly.
Thanks, later.....

Ron Maier
From: IFF291@DJUKFA11.BITNET (Stephan Petersen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Problems with BitFax
Date: 20 Aug 92 07:21:06 GMT
Organization: KFA  Forschungszentrum Juelich



I'm using BitFax S/R (V3.07.07) which came with my Cardinal Faxmodem.
My problem: The program doesn't do the page breaks properly (using ASCII
files as input), most of the times a new page is started in the middle
of a text line. So the upper half of the line is still on the previous
page, whereas the bottom part of the line is either on the next page or
lost.

Also, sometimes it just stops converting the ASCII file somewhere in the
text, so when you see the preview, all the text beyond this point is
missing.

Somebody experienced similar problems?

Thanks for any hints,
Stephan



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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
From: bruce@tssnext.rmNUG.ORG
Subject: Re: Help with a SupraFAX V.32bis and NetFax-3.2
Reply-To:  <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> (Bruce Gingery)
Organization:  Total System Software
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 03:04:47 GMT

olof@ida.dsir.govt.nz (Olof Olsson) writes:
: In <1992Aug14.163136.18998@nstn.ns.ca> dinn@appliedmicro.ns.ca (Michael 'Moose' Dinn) writes:
: 
: >I only need send-fax capability, no receive.
: 
: >My problem with NetFax is simple: at the end of a sent page, I often get an
: >FHNG: 52 from the modem. Interestingly, this happens only enough to be 
: >annoying.
: 
: I have the same problem except that I get a FHNG: 54 sometimes as
: well. I use NetFax 3.2 and Supra V32bis fax modem on a Sun4.
: 
: 
: Would be *very* greatful for any pointers,
: 
: 	Olof

+FHNG: 52 is described as Phase-D (negotiation for next page)

        error: "No response to MPS"

Quite likely the distant end was requested to retrain and hung up instead of
complying.  This is a rampant condition we've addressed with DFax for the NeXT.

Bruce
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From: IFF291@DJUKFA11.BITNET (Stephan Petersen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Re: Problems with BitFax
Date: 20 Aug 92 12:52:03 GMT
 <1992Aug20.105920.9334@actrix.gen.nz>
Organization: KFA  Forschungszentrum Juelich

In article <1992Aug20.105920.9334@actrix.gen.nz>,
Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz says:
>
>Given that there is also a current query regarding Bitfax for OS/2 in this
>newsgroup, I would like to point out that the program mentioned in this post
>is NOT Bitfax for OS/2. The OS/2 version is very different to the DOS version.
>

Sorry, you're right, I forgot to mention. It's about the DOS version.

>I have used the program above - Bitfax S/R for DOS - and have not had this
>problem......though I used a different version.

Funny, now that you mention it: I don't think I had this problem with an
older version, only since I got an upgrade... Weird.

Stephan



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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
From: swispl%Solomon.Technet.sg (SW International)
Subject: Fax software to run under Consensys Unix
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 10:35:36 GMT

Is there any fax software that run under Unix System V/386 Rel 4? One of
my criteria is that it will not empty my bank account, and that its
reasonably reliable. I do not need any BIG "Bells and Whistles" system,
just the bare basics - must be reliable that is all.

Regards,

Alvino...


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
From: wlanders@nexus.yorku.ca (W L Anderson)
Subject: Class 1 Fax info
Summary: Looking for a laypersons guide
Organization: York University, CS Dept. Toronto
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 02:10:24 GMT

I'm looking for a description of the way a Class 1  FaxModem  ac-
cepts  commands  &  bitmaps  for  documents so that I can write a
Class 1 Fax program to use with my Digicom Scout Plus Modem.  Can
anybody point me to where I can find such a thing?  Thanks in ad-
vance.

Tom Hayko
wlanders@nexus.yorku.ca
Xref: sparky comp.dcom.fax:1504 alt.fax:69
From: jhpb@sarto.budd-lake.nj.us (Joseph H. Buehler)
Subject: Re: HELP!  Netfax 3.2 on SVR3.2
Organization: none
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 23:44:08 GMT

In article <1992Aug17.101303.12967@sunlab.ka.sub.org> stephan@sunlab.ka.sub.org (Stephan Niemz) writes:

   So I tried to install Netfax 3.2, but the compiler always claims
   that there is no sys/time.h header file, no select function, and
   so on.

   Has somebody else tries to install Netfax on SVR3? How do I have
   to patch the sources to make things work?

Netfax was written for a BSD-ish type system.  There are going to be
lots of incompatibilities on an SVR3 system; you're looking at a lot
of work.  It compiles OK under SVR4.
From: lchiu@animal.gcs.co.nz (Laurence Chiu)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Re: Fax/Modem Software for DOS
Date: 17 Aug 92 21:41:58 GMT
Organization: GCS Limited, Wellington, New Zealand

In article <1992Aug17.104400.89778@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au> china@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au writes:
>I'm new to this group, so please forgive me if this is a commonly asked
>querry. I'm in the process of buying a fax/modem that supports MNP 2-5 and
>V42. bis. I'm looking for software for DOS that will support all the normal
>functions and include OCR capability. I've seen advertisements for 
>programs that run under Windows 3.1, but not DOS. Are there such packages?
>Many thanks.
>- Ross
>
You might want to look for Winfax Pro for DOS (Not sure that's quite the
right name). It works like the Windows version except for font support
it uses the builtin or soft fonts for a HP Laserjet II or better.
I don't know about OCR though. If the incoming fax can be converted to
TIFF format then most OCR programs can handle that.



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From: china@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Fax/Modem Software for DOS
Date: 17 Aug 92 10:44:00 +1000
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

I'm new to this group, so please forgive me if this is a commonly asked
querry. I'm in the process of buying a fax/modem that supports MNP 2-5 and
V42. bis. I'm looking for software for DOS that will support all the normal
functions and include OCR capability. I've seen advertisements for 
programs that run under Windows 3.1, but not DOS. Are there such packages?
Many thanks.
- Ross

Xref: sparky comp.dcom.fax:1537 comp.dcom.modems:12268 comp.sys.mac.comm:8083
From: nicos@cs.bu.edu (Nicos Kontopoulos)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax,comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Fax alphabet soup
Summary: Problems RECEIVING fax on Zoom FaxModem
Date: 19 Aug 92 17:22:01 GMT
Followup-To: comp.dcom.fax
Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Originator: nicos@csa


There seems to be no FAQ for comp.dcom.fax (or comp.dcom.modems for that
matter), so here it goes:

Where can I educate myself about the alphabet soup that is associated
with the fax:
- Groups (III, IV etc)
- V.29, V.27ter, V.17, V.21 channel 2 (and others I am sure)
- Classes of software (if this has anything to do with my problem - see below)

All this started when I experienced difficulties in RECEIVING faxes.
I have no trouble sending to the machines I cannot receive from.
I would like to explore the possibilities of the machines involved being
incompatible in some way.

Please provide some references. (Or your opinion to the problem)




ps. This is crossposted to comp.dcom.modem and comp.sys.mac.comm since I am
using a Zoom v.32bis FaxModem on my Macintosh SE.


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