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From: clau@acs.ucalgary.ca (Christopher Lau)
Subject: Re: Upgrading a ZyXEL 1496E to an E+
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 16:42:10 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

mckeeveb@monashee.sfu.ca (Gumby - The unknown user) writes:
> clau@acs.ucalgary.ca (Christopher Lau) writes:
> 
> >All interesting stuff..   but none of you was listening carefully enough:
> >The point I was trying to make was that even if a hardware upgrade ISN'T
> >POSSIBLE (with/without great effort), since the DSPs are the things doing
> >most of the work, can't some of the E+ features be implemented on an E??
> >(I'm under the impression that even though the 68k parts are not running
> >the same speed in E and E+ models, the TMS32025 DSPs ARE?)  In this case,
> >as long as the 68000 doesn't have to do much, we could probably even force
> >an E to do 19200 (although I don't think it will have the horsepower to 
> >go up to 76800 with compression- I might be wrong, since an E is supposed to
> >be able to go up to 57600 with compression when running in 16.8 mode).
> >By the same reasoning, we SHOULD be able to put CELP on an E model as well.
> >I don't need the thing to do v.fast (although it would be nice), but some
> >of the so-called "advanced" features would be useful.
> 
> Probably.
> 
> Would anyone be interested in my posting a uuencoded, compressed version
> of the 5.04 E-model ROMs DECRYPTED? (you can even read the help screens
> in them)
> 
> Yes, they play mean, nasty tricks on people by switching the address and
> data lines around rather than just feeding them strait into the chip.

Yep...  Now that you have the decrypted ROMs, is it possible to find the bit
of code that checks the type of modem in the EEPROM and just fill it with NOPs?
That way, we can just plug in a set of E+ ROMs into an E, and bang! we have
an E+ now!



> 
> -- 
>     Rob McKeever  VE7ICJ  rmckeeve@sfu.ca  mckeeveb@sfu.ca  604-291-0457
> "Do you know what standards are?  They're career paths for people who don't
>  want to work!" - John Parkinson, Ernst & Young at the BCDMA Conference '92
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From: duncan@ravel.ati.com (Jim Duncan)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: WB Fax upgrade Re: WB FAX FLAME
Date: 9 Jan 93 06:23:42 GMT
Reply-To: duncan@ravel.ati.com (Jim Duncan)
Organization: K-FOX 94.5 Classic Rock (KUFX, Gilroy-San Jose, California, USA)

In article <1993Jan7.062209.9299@kilowatt.uucp> root@kilowatt.uucp (Kilowatt admin) writes:
>
>Remember folks... READ the advertisement, and ask questions that are
>important before BUYING. Ask the person on the other side of the phone
>whether or not the product comes with the software you're hoping it does!
>If it doesn't COME with the software, find out HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT,
>so you don't have to BITCH about how much it costs after you've already spent
>your money ..

I called Telebit twice in the process of ordering the WB fax
upgrade/new ROM's.  When I asked about fax software that would support
my new fax modem in a SysV environment, they indicated  that Faximum
was the package of choice.  On both occasions, when I asked about its
pricing, I was told that this information wasn't immediately available
and that I could call Faximum in British Columbia at 604-925-3600 to
find out.  

Figuring that a trustworthy company such as Telebit would probably
make some reasonable recommendation,  I didn't make the phone call to
Canada.  Eventually, some plausible workaround will surface as the fax
upgrade becomes more widely distributed.  At least, I hope it will...

It has been my conclusion that Telebit's telepeople conveniently
'forgot' the Faximum pricing in order to avoid an endless string of
arguments over the phone.  I bet that there isn't a single WB user,
even in businesses, that orders this software package.   

Here's a thought: Maybe $625 is the price in $CDN, so that the actual
price in $US is only $488.75!  If the US price is really $625, does
this mean that the poor Canadian WB user has to shell out $799CDN for
his/her fax software??  Are there any Canadian WB users who have
checked this out??    

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From: Don Becker <grendel@jaflrn.UUCP>
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Boy, do *I* have a question!
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 93 20:36:35 EST
Organization: The Wizzard's Cave, East Meadow, NY

After being plagued with 1200 baud ever since I started telecommunications, 
I am considering upgrading my speed, and since I might as well go all the 
way, I'm thinking of going to either 9600 or 14.4K. However, I have a 
problem -- please don't laugh at me because of it. :)
 
I own an AT&T PC6300 (ARGH!!!), an 8086-based system that isn't totally 
compatible with the IBM XT, but is close enough to run most XT-related 
programs. I doubt I can run 14.4, but I've heard (from somewhat unreliable 
sources, but sources nonetheless) that some 9600's can run on XT's.
 
If anyone can point me towards a 9600 baud modem that will work with my 
so-called computer (ie: brand, price, and where I can get one), please send 
me e-mail, as I don't read this group at all.
 
Any help will be appreciated. Flames to /dev/null.
 
--Don

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From: forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu (Eric Forbis )
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Digicom Scout+ plug and play??!
Date: 7 Jan 93 04:01:10 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota

In article <1993Jan5.080552.7705@netcom.com> wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke) writes:
>Eric Forbis (forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu) wrote:
>: Assuming you use the Qmodem Lite software included with the Digicom Scout+ 
>: modem (& using the Scout+ prewritten configuration), are you supposed to be 
>: able to pretty much be able to install the board and go? I haven't had any 
>: luck. After checking the modem to make sure it's set for com port 2, IRQ 3, 
>: (switches 1&3 on), I placed it in the slot where my 2400 modem had 
>: cheerfully plugged away for years. When I start QModem, it doesn't seem to 
>: be intializing the modem, though it prints a string claiming it does. There 
>: isn't an "&F" printed (or anything else), nor an OK in response, and the 
>: modem won't accept any commands. The modem is on a Zeos 386SX 20.
>
>It seems to me that your Scout+ internal is not connecting correctly to
>your computer. When you switch the power of your computer on after the
>modem installation, what happens to the LED on the modem card? Does it
>blink for about one second and then go OFF? Otherwise you might want
>to check for dust in the PC bus slot. A contact spray might help.
>Then use a program like MSD.EXE to see if your computer sees the serial
>port. It should report a 16550 AFN on port 2.


MSD reports the UART. I've since gotton it working, after a fashion. For 
some unkown reason, I can't run it off port 2, but can run it off port 4. If 
I switch from port 4 to port 2 while the computer's running, reconfigure the 
software, port 2 works fine- until I turn it off. When I turn the computer 
back on, the modem won't respond. I'm leaving it on com port 4 for the time 
being, but want to find out what's going on. My old Best Data 2400 works 
fine on com port b.

The Scout+ came with two fax programs; neither can access the modem, even 
when it's on com port 4 and is responding to other programs. Strange.

Changing the initialization string is what got things rolling for me; I'm 
using AT&C1&D2 to start with, then ATZ to recall AT*F3*E9&C1S0=0 from the 
modem's nonvolatile memory. I know this is clumbsy as all hell, but intend 
to clean it up. I don't understand why I have to use the string &C1 &D2 (DCD 
follows normal RS-232, disconnect after DTR loss) when these are the factory 
values, according to the manual. I was using the initialization string AT&F 
(fetch factory settings) originally, but it didn't do the magical number for 
the modem. &C1 &D2 works.

I've been routinely connecting at 14,400 on local BBS's; after years of 
creeping along at 2400 (230 cps average), it's a bit breathtaking to be 
_reliably_ downloading at 1,450 cps! The U of Mn's slipserver limits speeds 
to 9600, but this is a tremendous improvement. I have a feeling that once I 
get over the port glitch, I'll be a great Scout+ fan.

Regards
---------

Eric Forbis      forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu
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From: vasco@bvl.pt (antonio vasconcelos)
Subject: Re: V32 FAST
Organization: Bolsa de Valores de Lisboa
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 23:12:36 GMT

jsm@fc.hp.com writes:
: antonio vasconcelos (vasco@bvl.pt) wrote:
: : tnixon@hayes.com writes:
: : : 
: : about 400 Km away over a standard dial line and got the full 28,800.
: : And here in Portugal we have REALLY NOYSI lines, not bad for Codex, hum ?.
: 
: Are you sure? I thought that the CODEX modems top rate was ~24000 bps. 
: In fact, I thought that until about a two months ago, no company had actually
: been able to demonstrate 28,800, even with prototype hardware (I believe
: AT&T Paradyne can now do this, but it is not a product yet).

Am I sure ???... no, I don't... Not anymore, I'm confuse now... Will check
next time I talk with our tech support person...

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  ____
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From: tobi@pcmp.caltech.edu (Tobi Delbruck)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: WB Fax Upgrade
Date: 5 Jan 1993 05:22:19 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
NNTP-Posting-Host: carver.pcmp.caltech.edu

just called telebit today, and indeed it is true: the fax upgrade
now costs $149, instead of the original $99.  hmmm,  that's the
first time in my life i saw a computer price go UP with time....
isn't it supposed to be the other way around?  why should we pay $50
more for precisely the same item?

-tobi delbruck

Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:19328 sci.electronics:22460 uk.misc:2518
From: davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Can I upgrade a 16450 uart to a 16550a?
Date: 12 Jan 93 15:01:40 GMT

wilken@plains.NoDak.edu (Scott Wilken) writes:

>In article <3653@aegis.or.jp> davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane) writes:
>>jim@n5ial.mythical.com (Jim Graham) writes:
>>
>>looking things hidden under the power supply. It turns out they
>>looked funny because they were VLSI's not UARTS. Live and learn....

>Well, I'm a bit hesitant to post this, since we are now delving into 
>something that is borderline off-topic, and just plain petty however..

>	#1	I do agree with you about Jim's reply...  The post he was
>		replying to concerning "sales droids who are clueless" 
>		qualified (at least in my eyes) as wrong, since the original
>		poster did mention that Dell told him he had "a VLSI" (sic)
>		and that this in itself disqualified him from having a real
>		16450..

Agreed. 

>	#2	Your use of terms is incorrect here....  In the above portion
>		I quoted, you should have said ASIC instead of VLSI.  VLSI
>		is just a description of how many logic gates are used in
>		the design.  What you should have said was that Dell uses
>		ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) implemented
>		in VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration).  You see now that you
>		cant compare VLSI to a UART (very much like Apples to Oranges)
>		You either have to say ASIC compared to a UART, or a VLSI
>		compared to a LSI (I supposed a UART is possibly an MSI device
>		as well since im not familiar with the 16x50 family at the bare
>		hardware level).

I don't consider this a question of correctness only a problem of
communcation.  Since I don't feel I'm in a position to tell Dell
what they should or should not call their chips, I'm simply using
their terms as that's what they call them. 

While I would agree that 'VLSI' isn't really the best term, that's
what the original poster was the term the guy at Dell used. In
another post I quoted the User's Guide for the Dell 325D which calls
the ports "INTEGRATED DEVICES" (sic) on page 2-10 and "built-in" in
the Technical Specifications on page A-1. 

I myself would just say, "The parallel and serial ports are all
together in one chip and it's soldered onto the motherboard so you
can't change it. You have to get an add-on board which is what I
did for my Dell 325D and the dropped character problem disappeared."
 
IMHO that's the point: use terminology which allows you to
communicate enough to solve the problem!

Dave

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From: abc@bass.bu.edu (Onnei Cheng)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: BocaModem versions.
Date: 8 Jan 93 12:40:27 GMT
Reply-To: abc@bass.bu.edu (Onnei Cheng)
Followup-To: comp.dcom.modems
Organization: Boston University

hi, there

I think ROM version 1.27 or 1.28 is for the longer version of the Boca
M1440I, the shorter version has ROM version 0.34, but I don't know what
the lastest on that is.
From: lee@hsh.com (Lee Havemann)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Motorola UDS 224A settings
Date: 8 Jan 93 17:29:51 GMT
Organization: HSH Associates

I have been given an (unused) Motorola Universal Data Systems 224A modem
without any documentation.
I can make it work on my Decserver 200, but only if I specify Mark parity.

Anybody know the jumper settings on this beastie?  Any info would be 
appreciated! (a faxed copy would be the best :-)

Thanx,

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From: rkimball@athena.qualcomm.com (Robert Kimball)
Subject: Re: ZyXEL voice and flow control
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 18:51:43 GMT

Zero_One@p101.f701.n202.z1.fidonet.org writes:

> > rkimball@athena.qualcomm.com (Robert Kimball) writes:

> >>I have been playing around with voice mail and my ZyXEL and ran
>into
> >>a problem.  It does not appear that flow control works in voice
>mode.
> >>I have set the modem to hardware flow control with the at&h3
>command
> >>and get everything set to send voice data to the modem.  My
>computer
> >>talks to the modem at 56Kbps and when I send the voice data to the
> >>modem the audio skips sections of speach but is inteligible.  I
>know
> >>the file is OK because if I reduce the speed that I send the voice
>data
> >>to the modem everything works fine...but this is not the correct
> >>solution.  Does anyone have any ideas?

> > I believe this was stated in the voice-mode commands addendum to
> > the
> > original manual.  It does say that XON and XOFF should work.

>If you look in the manual on page 15-4 it states that "Software
>XON/XOFF
>flow control is used."

>Tyrone Horton
>(Zero One)
>Tech Support
>ZyXEL USA

>--- FMail 0.92
> * Origin: ZyXEL USA (1:202/701.101)

Unfortunatly I got my modem long before voice was available.  My manual
says nothing about voice mode.  Thanks for the response.


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: turkstra@smaug.cs.hope.edu (Screwtape)
Subject: Comm progs for OpenWindows?
Organization: Hope College Dept of CS
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:15:57 GMT

Has anyone opinions on good Commm software for a Sun sparc 2 
running in Openwindows?  I'm looking for something that will
work well with PC's (ie Zmodem, kermit) and also has a few 
good term emulations (Vt102 esp.)  Please e-mail any reccomendations
and companies to call about this, or homebrew programs are good, too.
I'f I get more than a few replies, I'll post a summary... Thanks!!!
Turkstra@cs.hope.edu

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From: oppedahl@panix.com (Carl Oppedahl)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Boy, do *I* have a question!
Date: 4 Jan 93 18:45:25 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

In <oZwTwB2w164w@jaflrn.UUCP> grendel@jaflrn.UUCP (Don Becker) writes:

>After being plagued with 1200 baud ever since I started telecommunications, 
>I am considering upgrading my speed, and since I might as well go all the 
>way, I'm thinking of going to either 9600 or 14.4K. However, I have a 
>problem -- please don't laugh at me because of it. :)
> 
>I own an AT&T PC6300 (ARGH!!!), an 8086-based system that isn't totally 
>compatible with the IBM XT, but is close enough to run most XT-related 
>programs. I doubt I can run 14.4, but I've heard (from somewhat unreliable 
>sources, but sources nonetheless) that some 9600's can run on XT's.
> 
>If anyone can point me towards a 9600 baud modem that will work with my 
>so-called computer (ie: brand, price, and where I can get one), please send 
>me e-mail, as I don't read this group at all.

Yes, you are doing the right thing.  You will find that error-correction 
(which is now standard) is a very handy thing.  And the data rates are
quite good.

So now a question or two.  Does your computer have a serial port?  If 
so, does the serial port have RTS and CTS lines?  If so, are you
running a telecommunications program (Procomm Plus, perhaps) that 
can handle RTS-CTS flow control (aka hardware flow control)?  If so, 
then you are in luck.  Most any serial V.32 or V.32bis modem will work
fine.

Now, assume the answers to those questions are "no".  Then are you 
running a telecom program that handles XON-XOFF flow control?  If so, 
you are probably still okay.

If you choose to post again, you might include this information:

the serial speeds offered at your serial port
whether or not your serial port has RTS and CTS
what telecommunications program you plan to use.

It would be a pity, of course, if my post prompts you to buy a $300-400 
modem and you find it won't work with your computer.  I would 
recommend the ZyXEL U-1496E, but there are lots of other good ones, too.
But you can get a good 386 machine nowadays for between $500 and $1000.
You may end up choosing to get a new machine as well.

Hope this helps.

Carl Oppedahl
> 
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From: dtiberio@src4src.linet.org (David Tiberio)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: line quality tests
Date: 7 Jan 93 06:24:06 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: The Source for Source


	I was wondering what acceptable results from the built in test
commands are for line quality. I think the commands are AT%Q and AT%T.

	On one line I get a value of 0 and 43, and the other line the values 
are 0 and 20.
From: ewv@craycos.com (Eric Varsanyi)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: How does WB handle incoming fax vs. data calls?
Date: 7 Jan 93 19:22:14 GMT
Organization: Cray Computer Corporation

In article <1993Jan6.194044.1088@cmkrnl.com> jeh@cmkrnl.com writes:
>this won't work.  No way is the remote FAX going to know how to log in to my
>machine. 
 [...]
>
>How does Telebit address this???

Telebit adresses this by vague implications that they may adress it later,
possibly for another $xxx upgrade fee.

This is a bug in their new Fax firmware/palware (yes, its a bug,
V.whatever is a standard for sending AND receiving faxes, if you want
to use the WB as a modem you can't use it as a fax as well, its one or
the other).

-Eric
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From: oetiker@iis.ethz.ch (Tobias Oetiker)
Subject: ZyXEL: Special Setup for each Country? Info Wanted!
Organization: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, CH
Distribution: comp
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 06:36:19 GMT

In several Postings over the last weeks I read something about a hidden
register in the ZyXEL to set it up for diffrent countries ... 

Can please someone enlighten me on this point ... 

How to finde out what country is set at the moment ?
What are the diffrecies between the countries ?
Ho to set the country ?

Thanks for your attention

Tobi from Switzerland

all the best.

Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:19182 biz.comp.telebit:1127
From: dawson@willard.atl.ga.us (Willard Dawson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,biz.comp.telebit
Subject: Re: Class 2 FAX modem AT commands documentation (Re: Telebit FAX upg
Keywords: Telebit  FAX  documentation
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 93 19:25:32 EST
Organization: Willard's House BBS, Atlanta, GA -- +1 (404) 664 8814

ronal@telebit.com (Ronal Thompson) writes:

> But, did you call Telebit customer service and tell them that you are
> a developer of fax software and ask for the Developers agreement?

Why should anyone have to do that?  What utter nonsense.  If that's truly
Telebit's attitude, as well as yours, then I'd say "forget Telebit for
fax/modem technology, and find a company that finds pleasure in serving
its customers, as Telebit has obviously laid that philosophy to the side."

> Of course these are my opinions, who else would claim such drivel?
> ronal@telebit.com

Well put.


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