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From: dattier@gagme.chi.il.us (David W. Tamkin)
Subject: Re:  compuserve flat fee plan
Originator: dattier@gagme
Organization: Gagme Public Access Seraglio, Chicago, Illinois  60656-1252
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 14:57:48 GMT

1012breuckma@vms.csd.mu.edu wrote in <0095F538.7C6A4240@vms.csd.mu.edu>:

| You have an option (that you can change) to either be on the $7.95
| flat fee plan (standard plan) or the pay-as-you-go plan where
| everything is charged, and you pay a $1.50/month fee for account
| maintenance.

The fee for the alternative plan is $2.00 per month.

David W. Tamkin   Box 59297   Northtown Station, Illinois  60659-0297
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: rac@sherpa.uucp (Roger Cornelius)
Subject: Source for Multitech
Organization: Personal System Computing :-) Gulfport, FL
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 01:10:14 GMT


I've checked Computer Shopper with little luck.  Can anyone provide
inexpensive sources for Multitech modems?

Thanks.
-- 
Roger Cornelius            rac@sherpa.UUCP         ...!uunet!sherpa!rac
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: International V.32/V.32bis links
From: cybapunk@hovel.welly.gen.nz (Phil Ross)
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 16:43:00 +1200
Distribution: World
Organization: The Hovel Bulletin Board System
Keywords: Supra

> jwaleke@tcedge.mi.org (Jim Waleke) writes:
> 
> >With my Supra, I connected at 14.4k sometimes and if the line is really nois
> >it will fall back to 12,000 bps.  Although it never has falled forward to 
> >14.4k yet when that happens.  Has it fallen forward for anyone else?
> 
> >I have no problem connecting to any other modem v.32bis or whatever except a
> >Supra who has a v1.00 something ROM.

I've got a "V1.00-E" and I'm anxiously awaiting the upgrade.  Anyway,
my modem has fallen back to 12000 from 14400, then 10 seconds later went
back up to 14400.  It's also gone from 9600 to 7200 briefly, when line
noise was a _major_ problem!

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From: s_tucker@forsyth.wsnc.org
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: My Microcom AX/9624c modem only connects at 2400 baud!  :(
Date: 12 Aug 92 21:08:11 EST
Organization: Forsyth County, Winston-Salem  NC

In article <3+1m5nn.bskendig@netcom.com>, bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig) writes:
> I just got a Microcom AX/9624c modem (which has a top speed of 9600
> baud, but it also supports MNP Class 5 so it can reach effective
> speeds of 19.2k baud).  But when I dial in to netcom, it only connects
> at 2400 baud!
> 
> The Netcom help desk says that their modems are 9600 baud, so I really
> shouldn't be getting this slow speed.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?  Would someone who has this type of modem
> working at 9600 baud (or 19200 baud) please tell me what the settings
> are on his or her modem (front and back dip switches, and any software
> settings I need)?
> 
> (If it helps, I'm connected via Versaterm 4.1.1 on a Macintosh, but I
> also have a copy of MacLayers.)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
-- 
I believe this modem will only connect to another Microcom at 9600.  You really
need a v.32bis to connect to a variety of other namebrand hgh speed modems.

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From: rlm@mcgort.COM (Robert McMillin)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Mail and USENET software for the Mac
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 20:33:36 PDT
Organization: PBSR (Private Beta Site Research - Certified NetWare Engineer)

Does anyone know of UUCP compatible software for the Mac that supports
Mail and USENET software?
From: gartrell@usc.edu (Fred Gartrell)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Thanks (Upload problems)
Date: 14 Aug 1992 19:13:36 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

Thanks for all who replied.  I found my answer after many days of
frustration.

The sysop at USC remote location told me to turn off MNP and then
try the upload.  Well It worked.  I can use MNP and V.42bis on other
machines without problems,  it's just the remote I connect to for Internet.

I do have many other questions, and I hope you all will be as friendly as
you were in answering my upload problem.

Question #1  UART's -  So I've found out that my serial port UART is
a 8250A.  I hear that the 16550 will help speed up my file transfers.
I have contacted several computer stores,  some say they don't have one,
others say what ? Huh?  I live in L.A. and want to know where can I
find the 16550 UART that I can plug into my serial port ?

Question #2  Terminal problems -  Ever since I switched to Procomm Plus 2.01
My backspace key doesn't want to work.  The backspace key is mapped to ^H,
the correct spec, but that is what I get on the screen ^H's instead of
backspacing.  I must depress the CTRL key along with the backspace for it
to work properly.  What's going on.  My logon says I'm using ANSI-VT100 Clone,
Before It used to say ANSI-VT100, no Clone.  Do I change the terminal emulation
through the remote or through Procomm Plus, and if Procomm, to what setting.
I've tried several.

Again, thanks to everyone who helped me on my previous question.
gartrell@usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: kschrait@oracle.uucp (Kevin Schraith)
Subject: Gateway Telepath Questions
Organization: Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores CA
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 17:37:04 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

I recently received my spanking new Telepath modem, and to my chagrin, there wasno documentation included on fine tuning it through the Hayes AT command set.
Could someone either email or point me to a copy of the command set?

Also, if anyone has a modem init string that is working on their Telepath, that would be helpful.  I am having troubles connecting to other modems at speeds
greater than 9600.

Thanks buckets,
Kevin Schraith
From: peterson@ZGNews.LoneStar.Org (Bob Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Microcom QX/V.32 and uucp
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 17:47:54 CDT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Zeitgeist BBS, Plano, TX  214 596 3720

ken@studsvik.com (Ken Rempe) writes:

> I have a microcom QX/V.32 modem attached to a Sun IPC
> running (SunOS 4.1.2). I'm trying to transfer files via
> uucp from an Sun Sparcstation 1 (also running 4.1.2) 
> which has a Telebit 2500 modem attached. I can cu and tip 
> to the remote workstatation just fine but have not gotten uucp 
> to work. Using the "Uutry -x9 system" it shows that the 
> connection is made but when it tries to start uucp it fails. 
> The remote machine uses uucp to get files from uunet and 
> other workstations which have telebit modems just fine.
> 
> Has anybody used this modem for uucp file transfers?
> Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

  Attached to my Sparcstation 2 is a Microcom QX/V.32c modem.  I can
use tip and kermit to dial out and the modem deftly handles dialins.  I
successfully configured and regularly execute uucp for file transfers,
but not news and mail.

 Your problem sounds like something other than a modem problem.  Check
Permissions, the account shell on the remote system, etc.  And get back
to us with a more specific description of the failures.  Asking in one
fo the Sun newsgroups may get you quicker results, since the problem
seems to be with the uucp configuration rather than with the modem setup.

> Ken Rempe                   *   ken@studsvik.com

    Bob

Bob Peterson          Waffle BBS: peterson@ZGNews.LoneStar.Org
P.O. Box 865132       Internet: peterson@csc.ti.com  TelCo: 214 995-6080 days
Plano, Tx 75086-5132  BBS: 214 596-3720 @1200, 2400, 9600-14400 (HST & V.32bis)
From: costin@CAM.ORG (Costin Rizan)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Zoom init String
Date: 14 Aug 92 19:35:05 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Communications Accessibles Montreal, QC CANADA

Could somebody post the init string for a ZoomV.32bis faxmodem? I've just got
mine today and when I try to d/l I get about 50 errors in a 5 minute d/l...
Also the speed isn't real amazing right now. I get about 1300 at the beginning
and then it goes down to about 900 when the errors start creeping in.

Help!

Costin
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: tlm@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.ca  (Tom Marchioro)
Subject: Re: BFJ Enterprises / Supra
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 18:50:16 GMT

> In article <1992Aug18.161041.17209@iitmax.iit.edu>
> vonb@iitmax.iit.edu (Robert Von Borstel) writes:
> We've had a Supra modem on backorder for eons and I thought
> it was going to ship last week from BFJ, however still no
> modem.  Trying to call their 800# (1-800-932-4712) it
> just keeps ringing.
> 
> Calling, 411 and getting their direct number
> (404-998-8251) the same thing happens.  Having been gone
> a week, did I miss something about BFJs?
> 

I've had exactly the same thing happen!!  I spoke to them early last week  
and was not told anything about them taking a group vacation or any such  
thing.  Is there anyone in the immediate area who could look into this  
situation?

Tom
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: pete@fidata.fi (Petri Helenius)
Subject: Re: Zyxel voice compression
Reply-To: pete@fidata.fi
Organization: Fimeko-Data Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 17:34:53 GMT

In article <713927640snx@crynwr.com> nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) writes:
   I was told that ADPCM is just a inter-sample delta.  I'd assume that
   the two-bit mode uses two bits for the deltas, and three-bit mode
   uses three bits for deltas.  Try getting some samples and plotting
   the waveforms based on this algorithm...

But how are for example the three bit deltas encoded into the bytes?
I'd really like some doc's on the subject...

Pete
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From: fnox@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Mark Margolis)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Caller ID and Supra?
Date: 22 Aug 92 01:26:05 EDT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Cornell University

I spoke to Supra and they said that the new ROMS DEFINATELY do not 
contain ANY caller ID commands?  However, peoople have experienced using
caller ID with these modems? Can someone tell me what in the world is going on?

- Confused

******************************************************
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*   Mark Margolis     FNOX@VAX5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU      *
*                     FNOX@CRNLVAX5.BITNET           *
*                                                    *
*   Cornell University - Ithaca, New York 14853      *
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,biz.comp.telebit
From: jimb47@netcom.com (Jim Budler)
Subject: Re: New WorldBlazer ROMs, connecting to old TB+: Any success?
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 06:03:39 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <1992Aug13.083153.10619@resonex.com> michael@resonex.com (Michael Bryan) writes:
>Has anyone received the new WorldBlazer ROMs (LA5.01), and used them
>to call out to an old TrailBlazer+ (ROM 4.00 or earlier)?  I just
>talked to a Telebit support person, and he's shipping me the ROMs,
>but he seemed rather clueless regarding the problem with connecting
>to an old TB+, so I'd like some confirmation from the net that someone
>has actually seen that the ROMs do indeed fix the problem.

It's the first I've heard of new ROMs.

But I have a different question. When one of my uucp neighbors installed
a WorldBlazer, he could no longer dial *into* our TB+ ROM level BC4.

We obtained new ROMs, and he can now dial in. But we cannot dial in to
him.

Do the new ROMs for the WorldBlazer fix *this* problem?

jim

-- 
Jim Budler

also jimb@silvlis.com and 72415.1200@compuserve.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: gubin@spectr.slavutich.kiev.ua (U. E. Gubin)
Subject: Help! Interface with drivers (BNU,MNP) 
Reply-To: gubin@spectr.slavutich.kiev.ua
Organization: TEST
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 10:20:52 +0300

We are needed to explanation interface with drivers of COM-port
(BNU,MNP,shared INT 14h)
Possible standard - FOSSIL
Thanks to the hint which explain when we can seek it

EMAIL: gubin@spectr.slavutich.kiev.ua
From: tnixon@hayes.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: PP 14400FXSA DTE speed problem
Date: 12 Aug 92 15:37:14 EDT
Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA

In article <1992Aug7.205324.22377@cs.tulane.edu>, mb@cs.tulane.edu
(Mark Benard) writes: 

> We have several Practical Peripherals 14400FXSA modems which we want to
> communicate with our DTE at 38.4K on dial-in only lines.  The first one we
> bought (ROM version 1.11h) does exactly that;  when it answers it sets the
> DTE speed to 38.4K.  Then we bought several more (ROM version 1.12c) and
> found that they default to 19.2K when they answer.  Is there any way to
> change that?  I cannot find any info about setting DTE speed in the manual.

I'm assuming that the PPI guys did it the way we do it at Hayes,
which is that when the modem is powered-up or reset, it assumes the
DTE speed is whatever speed was used to issue the last "AT&W"
command to write to non-volatile memory.  The &W command stores the
speed and parity along with the parameter settings.  It sounds like
the last &W command was issued at 19200 on the modems you got; you
can make them answer with a 38400 DTE speed by issuing an &W command
to them at 38400.
 
I'll forward your message to the guys at PPI, so they can check the
factory procedures and be sure they're setting the modems to 38400
before they get shrink-wrapped.

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P.O. Box 105203                     | BBS     +1-404-446-6336  AT&T    !tnixon
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USA                                 | Internet                tnixon@hayes.com
From: madsere@okys.infoserv.com (Rene Madsen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: TYMNET ?
Date: 17 Aug 92 23:43:10 GMT
Organization: Brackton Ltd. Luxembourg


Hi Netters,

Does anyone have a phone/fax number to a Tymnet entrypoint 
in EUROPA ?

Any hints appriciated.

-Rene
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Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:12154 comp.dcom.fax:1516 de.comm.misc:1659
From: H.Koepke@hkhh.hanse.de (Holger Koepke)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.dcom.fax,de.comm.misc
Subject: Re: Highspeed US Robotics modem with fax send/receive ?
Date: 15 Aug 92 10:13:56 GMT
Distribution: de,world
Organization: Goblin Research

uli@watzman.quest.sub.org (Uli Zug) writes:

>I heard some rumours about a US Robotics highspeed modem 
>with fax send and receive capabilities. 

>Is such a beast available in germany, if so which protocols does it
>support ( v.32bis , HST or dual standard ) ? 

>Can some kind soul send me ( or post ) more informations. 

Hello Uli,

have a look on the Sportster 14400 FAX, which is a V.32bis datamodem with
MNP and V.42bis. It is much cheaper than the Courier and has not all of
the functions (leased-line, synchronus operations, ASL) the courier has.


>Thanks,
>-Uli

greetings,
Holger
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Switch settings for Hayes 1200 modem?
From: eputnam@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 20:23:50 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City


I recently bought a true Hayes 1200 baud modem (I know... too slow, but for 
$5 it will work for a backup in case my other goes down).  Unfortunately, it
didn't come with a manual.  I have tested it and can only hook up at 300 baud.
There is a row of DIP switches in the front; how should these be set for 1200
baud?  Oh, it is an external model.

Thanks for any help.
From: clemon@lemsys.UUCP (Craig Lemon VE3XCL)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: ZyXEL EPROM type (?)
Distribution: world
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:11:11 EDT
Organization: Private UUCP "Twig" Node

        With all of the talk about EPROMs contained in some modems, I was
wondering what kind of EPROMs the ZyXEL U-1496S uses.  I'm planning on
purchasing one of these and I'd like to know beforehand the ROM type so I
can pick up an extra set.  I'd like info for the larger ROM set (whatever
that is).

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From: burress@twics.co.jp (Tim Burress)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: TYMNET ?
Date: 20 Aug 92 17:14:29 GMT
Organization: TWICS, Tokyo, Japan

In article <50.17907@okys.infoserv.com>, madsere@okys.infoserv.com (Rene Madsen) writes:
> Does anyone have a phone/fax number to a Tymnet entrypoint in EUROPA ?

I'm not sure which is cheapest for you, but there are access points in Belgium,
France, Germany, and several other countries.  From a year-old list:

        Brussels     (2)  725-5060
        Mons         (65)  36-0051

        Paris        (1)  46027003
        Lyon         (7)   8930173

        Koln         (221)  210196
        Frankfurt    (69) 666-4021
        Munchen      (89) 350-7682

Tim Burress                                     Internet:  burress@twics.co.jp
TWICS Co., Ltd.
1-21 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160 Japan
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: mac1@Ra.MsState.Edu (Mubashir Cheema)
Subject: Re: SupraFaxModem v.32bis for sale
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 16:34:24 GMT

sep@netcom.com (Scott Pendleton) writes:

>For sale:

>SupraFaxModem v.32bis Modem
>Data and Fax modem
>4 months old
>Supports 14,400(v.32bis), 9600(v.32), 2400(v.22bis),
>    1200(v.22), 300(v.21) bauds
>MNP Classes 2-5 and 10
>CCITT V.42 (LAPM) and V.42bis(BTLZ)
>Throughput upto 57,600 bps
>Fax specifications: Group 3, 9600 & 14,400 bps send & rec.
>Class 1 and Class 2 software compatible
>Under Warranty and eligible for free ROM upgrade coming
>     at the end of the month
>FaxSTF software included (Macintosh)
>HWHS cable for a Macintosh computer included
>I'm selling it for finance a Telebit WorldBlazer purchase!
>Asking $300.00
         ^^^^^^



  No flames intended. I sell these modems for $265. These are brand new,
                                              ^^^^^
 shrink wrapped, and come with the latest 1.200C ROM

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From: Mark.Milhollan@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Hardware vs xon/xoff flo
X-Sender: newtout 0.01 Jul 13 1992
Date: 12 Aug 92  08:12:00

You wrote: 
 
> I know that the the RS232 'standard' is not really a standard (in the  
> sense of having all details fully specified),  
 
It was _VERY_ complete -- but nobody wants a half-duplex protocol.  Revisions
to allow full-duplex were not universally acceptable when they were first 
introduced, so some confusion ensued. 
 
 
> how off-the-wall is use of hardware flow control? 
 
Compared to the original RS (recomended standard)?  Quite. 
 
Viewed on it's own?  Not too wierd.  Drop RTS when you are not willing to 
accept characters; do not send characters when CTS is low. 
 
Do all modems support this?  Generally all _modern_ modems do -- but the 
default configuration is often such that they are disabled, i.e. DSR, RLSD 
and CTS are always true, DTR and RTS are ignored. 
 
 
> We need to be able to operate to 115 Kbaud and transfer binary data. Does 
> anyone know whether packages that operate at this speed and do binary 
> transfer use hardware flow control? 
 
Usually. 
 
 
> Do any packages use xon/xoff to do this? 
 
None that I know of.  Turnkey (usually Kermit based) solutions might. 
(Escaping the two characters (binary transfer right?) is overhead.) 
 
 
> The statement has been made that many communication packages commonly  
> used on the PC have no provision for dealing with hardware flow control. 
> How true is this?  
 
NOT!  Most packages support hardware flow control.  (Krap doesn't -- be 
careful, much Krap is Pretty.)  Some packages have it disabled initially 
(why? dunno.) so check. 

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From: Sevo_Stille@f.maus.de (Sevo Stille)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: More WB Strangeness
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 21:29:00 GMT
Organization: MausNet
X-Gateway: MausGate/News 1.11

edm@halcyon.com (Ed Morin) wrote:

e>1. I allow non-error-correcting connections and a V.32bis connection  is
e>made _without_ error-correction.  Once that connection is dropped,  the
e>phone company reasserts dial-tone which the WB promptly locks on to and
e>proceeds to pump trash into my login process _indefinitely_!

Complain at your phone company! You should not get a dial tone after remote
hangup - at least not so fast that your modem cannot notice the carrier loss!
Anyway, I rather suspect that you don't get a dial tone, but an amplified,
garbled echo of your own signal - the WB seems to fail occasionally if fed with
its own output. But this would be (at least partially) the fault of the telco,
too!

Until your local bell has fixed its problems, you might reduce S9 to a time
that is shorter than the time between remote hangup and dial tone and set the
inactivity timer S41=1.

e>2. More recently, without provocation, the WB seems to answer the line and
e>then drop it connection within about 20 seconds.

Might be a setup bug (are you positive that your software doesn't set S7 to 20
sometimes?), a hardware defect inside your WB or, again, a fault at the phone
company (timeout too short, line voltage dropouts etc.)!

e>I would be interested in hearing if anybody else has experienced these
e>problems and what you did about them.

I haven't had any of these problems in about 1500 WB dialin connections, and at
least No. 1 doesn't sound like a modem problem!

bye Sevo
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems