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From: johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston)
Subject: Re: Ever Left a Supra on for 24 hrs ?
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 02:23:42 GMT

In article <1992Nov20.003301.17265@nuscc.nus.sg> isc10192@nusunix1.nus.sg (KOH KHANG WEE) writes:

>Has Anyone left his Supra on for 24 hrs and lived to tell the tale ?

Mine has been on for about 6 months.  Is that enough?
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst)
Subject: Re: Gateway Telepath Modem
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 22:55:28 GMT
Organization: The Programmer's Pit Stop, Ann Arbor MI

In article <16989@umd5.umd.edu> colbert@astro.umd.edu (Edward J.M. Colbert) writes:
>Has anyone out there had any experience with the Telepath modem offered
>in Gateway's latest ad.  I am looking for a reliable, inexpensive high-
>speed modem (external).  From past experience, Gateway has selected good-
>quality peripherals for their machines.  How about this one?

Gateway's Telepath is neither reliable nor external.  I would
recommend that you look at the ZyXEL and the Intel modems.


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: leec4@rpi.edu (CD LEE)
Subject: Need info about ZyXEL vs Supra
Followup-To: comp.dcom.modems
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 01:10:37 GMT

I am planing to buy a fax modem, especial 14.4K.
I am looking for either Supra or ZyXEL ( I heard good about this one)
I need some info about this two. Thanks.

CD LEE, Chun-Da Lee                                 leec4@rpi.edu
ITS Consultant, ITS=Information Technology Service  CD_Lee@MTS.RPI.EDU
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: usr Sportster "trick"
From: <DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 04:10:32 EST
Organization: Penn State University

In article <1992Nov15.025737.15648@netcom.com>, rnoia@netcom.com (Roger F. Noia)
says:

>Hi... I just purchased a USR Sportster 14.4 and have heard rumours
>here are making it perform like a Dual Standard or HST modem...
>if so.. What rom or supervisor version and or manufacturing
>date(s) do I need.. and what is the "trick" to get it to do
>this miracle?
>thanks.. roger :-)

Rev. 4.1 supervisor ROMs have a memory poke command:
ATGW address,byte

Using this command you can add (or subtract if you want :-)) features from
the modem. Two ATGW commands are needed to give full Courier 16.8 Dual Standard
functionality. This is the string to use: atgw03c6,22gw05cd,2f
Have fun...

Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:16961 comp.sys.mac.hardware:21805 comp.sys.mac.misc:19293
From: chip@inter.interzone.ch (Marc Liyanage)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Supra modems only for USA ?
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 23:15:40 CET
Organization: Interzone Switzerland
Reply-To: chip@interzone.ch
Distribution: world
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.5v4


I wrote:

> In article <1992Nov10.230038.13239@smab.se> (comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc), hans@smab.se (Hans C Larsson) writes:
> > Also note that this modem (and my own Logicode on my Mac that
> > I use for calling the Supra at work on a Sun) have a feature where
> > you can adjust the signals levels for your particular TeleCom's
> > standards.Set S-register 37 to the desired dBm's *below* US-levels
> > (-10 dBm in Sweden, i.e ATS37=10).
> > 
> 
> 
> Does anybody know if this value (-10 dBm) is also to be used in Switzerland?


By chance I've found a list containing the transmit levels of various
countries in an IBM Technical Newsletter.  So here goes:



Country      dBm

Austria      - 6
Denmark      -10
France       -10
Finland      -13
Germany      - 7
Greece       - 4.5
Iceland      -10
Ireland      -10
Israel       - 9
Italy        - 7
Luxembourg   -10
Netherlands  - 6
Norway       -10
Portugal     - 6
South Africa - 6
Spain        - 6
Sweden       -13
UK           -10
Egypt        -10
Pakistan     -10
Saudi Arabia -10
Yugoslavia   - 4.5
Switzerland  -10


It also says the tolerance is +- 1.0 dB


-Marc



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From: borga@ghost.dsi.unimi.it (valeriano borga)
Subject: Wanted v23 emulator
Keywords: a
Organization: Computer Science Dep. - Milan University
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 13:02:04 GMT

hi! I'm searching a comunications programs for ms-dos computer tha emulate the  v23 standart system on hayes modem compatible on modem that use v21 v22 v22 bis.
iI must usw it for videotex.
please help me!
thanks
if you have it please send it to me 
borga@ghost.sdm.si.unimi.it
From: ez005587@chip.ucdavis.edu (David J. Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Magic Modems; any info?
Date: 17 Nov 92 01:44:14 GMT
Distribution: comp
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

michaelg@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Michael Greenwald) writes:
: I'm looking into buying a 14.4K external modem, with FAX, for a
: Macintosh.  I've just started reading this group (just went back and
: read the last 400 or so messages) --- it's been very informative.
: But, I didn't notice anything about the "Magic Modems" entry into the
: 14.4K/Fax field.  Is it just a repackaging of some other modem?  Yet
: Another Rockwell Chip Set modem?  Likely to be unreliable on noisy
: lines?  At the price (around $270) it seemed >very< attractive.  Is
: this just false economy?
: 
: It's been advertised (at least) these last three months in MacWorld.
: Does anyone have any experience with them?  Any real info?
: 
: Dial-out, Fax out and Fax in would be common.  Dial-in very
: occasionally, but probably usually at the lower speeds anyway.
: 
: Thanks for any info:
: 
: Michael Greenwald
: Greenwald@cs.stanford.edu

Please forgive any errors in posting, as I am just learning this text 
editor (vi). I recently bought a Magic V.32bis faxmodem from 
MacProducts, and am happy with it. It came with FaxSTF and Quicklink II.
I am much happier with it since I purchased Microphone II and have
been using ZMODEM to download.

Dave Meyer
djmeyer@ucdavis.edu
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From: EP.MXG@forsythe.stanford.edu (Maurice Green)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Intel 14.4EX upgrades
Date: 17 Nov 1992 17:28:04 -0800
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: morrow.stanford.edu

In article <1992Nov16.123546.20750@cis.ohio-state.edu>,
mcnichol@iguana.cis.ohio-state.edu (william mcnichols) writes:
>Hi.  I have an Intel 14.4 external modem.  I have heard that there are
>updates for the ROM that can be downloaded from bbs's.  Where, if this is
>true, can I get these?  Also, I have heard that I can upgrade the modem to
>include Caller-ID by getting a new chip from Intel.  Does anyone know if
>this is true and if so how to get this chip?  Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>
>William J. McNichols
>mcnichol@cis.ohio-state.edu
>
You can get the upgrade by calling the Intel FAXback line at
(800) 525-3019 and requesting "document" #0029. This is actually a
compressed file with the new versions of Download and CASMGR, etc
which you need. Once you have received this "FAX" you save it and
decompress it according to the instructions provided in the README
file..It really works...I did it with my SatisFAXtion/400 and it
cured some of the bugs in the original software. NOTE: I'm assuming
that you have a SatisFAXtion/400E. Otherwise you want to call Intel
Tech support and find out which file to download. If you want a
complete catalog of technical notes and information available, call
the FAXBack number and request a catalog to be sent by following the
voice mail instructions. I don't see anything on my catalog of notes
regarding the Caller-ID modification, but you might call their
product support number at (800) 538-3373....Maury
From: rhoward@matd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Group Order of ZyXELs?
Date: 20 Nov 92 14:46:32 GMT
Organization: Georgia Tech Research Institute

I heard that someone out there was trying to put together a
group order for some ZyXEL modems at a discount.  Could that
person please resond with some details?  I would like to 
order 3 or 4 myself....

Thanks,
Robert
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From: sycheng@csie.nctu.edu.tw (Hsiao-Yang Cheng)
Subject: Re: ZyXEL new ROM released -- 5.04
Reply-To: sycheng@csie.nctu.edu.tw
Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, Chiao Tung U., Taiwan, ROC
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 05:05:00 GMT



		    Firware V5.04 release note		 11/13/1992
		   ----------------------------

   1. Add "COMMAND ECHO", "RESULT CODE", "DTE ASYNC SPEED"
      "PANEL LOCK" and LED status slection screen to LCD model.

   2. Add AT*I2 ( dumb mode ) command.

   3. If bit 2 of s44 is set, dial backup will not automatically start.
      When the leased line broken, modem will still trying leased line
      and shows "DIAL BACKUP ?" wait for someone to press a key to start
      dial backup. This modification for U-1496, U-1496R only.

      This will prevent useless dial-up connection when there is no data
      flow on the line.

   4. Capable to receive destructive break in V.42 bis now.

   5. Flow control can be recovered after return from online command mode.

   6. Modem will hangup correctly if the DTR and RTS drop at the same
      time.

   7. Correct compatibility problem with USR modem/fax.

   8. V.13 function is added. Bit #5 of s44 is used to enable this function.
      Default is 0 (disable).

   9. Can be used on hardwares with different transmission gain.

  10. Can detect short period busy tone in voice mode.

  11. Can catch caller ID without enlarge the gain of AGC amplifier.

  12. Reduce the click sound at the beggining and the ending of the voice
      mode operation.

  13. Bit #5 of s35 is used to provide 6 db attanuation of the transmiting
      power in leased line operation.

  14. For new zealand version, correct ring back to be detected as busy
      problem.

  15. Correct DIS pattern error (ECM bit is set) in fax mode.

  16. If bit 6 of s35 is set, all the "save" profile command need password
      checking. U-1496 "SAVE TO" option can not be changed either.


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From: Scott.Frazee@mechanic.Fidonet.org (Scott Frazee)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: New AT&T Paradyne Highspeed Modem (announcement)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 15:56:04 PDT
Organization: Mechanic: The Usenet<->Fidonet Gateway oF St. Pete Florida

copyright AT&T 1992


ATTENTION ALL USERS!!!

Largo, Florida

AT&T Paradyne, a subsidary of AT&T, has just released a new line of high-speed, plug-n-play data and fax modems.  Five models are available, including the DataPort (TM) 9.6/Fax and 14.4/Fax modems, both of which are available in desktop and PC-internal models.  Also available is a 14.4 external data modem.  The DataPort 9.6/Fax modems combine 9,600 bps (V.32) data speeds and 38,400 bps (V.42bis) throughput with Group III Fax compatability.

The  DataPort 14.4/Fax modems add V.32bis compliance for raw data line speed of 14,400 bps and throughput up to 57,600 bps.

The modems emphasize AT&T reliability, compatability and
performance and are backed by a limited LIFETIME WARRANTY.

One unique feature of the DataPort is an OPTICAL phone LINE INTERFACE (OLI patent pending).  This technology allows the user to communicate at high speeds even on less than ideal lines.

The modems also offer flexible configuration options and include FREE QuickLink II (TM) communications and Fax software for both Dos and Windows (a Macintosh version will soon be available).  

If you are interested, please leave me e-mail and I will promptly send out an electronic brochure.

Thank you,


Scott Frazee
AT&T Paradyne



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From: Mossad@qube.OCUnix.On.Ca (Mossad)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Info on: Infotel, Zoom, or Zyxel
Distribution: world
Date: 19 Nov 92 23:09:24 EDT
Organization: The QuBE BBS

In a message dated Thu 18 Nov 92 15:45, Leec4@rpi.edu (cd Lee) wrote:

 LL> Could anyone success to send the fax from ZyXEL at Mac?
 LL> If you did, how and what program you use.

I have sent and received many faxes using FaxSTF which came with my ZyXEL
1496E.  The only time I have had trouble is when receiving faxes from a
Panafax (don't know the model) but sending to it is no problem.  Some
people think that the problem is just that it's on a fax line and I'm not
so I'm not blaming my modem or software for that.  The only complaint I
have about STF is their customer service, which I find downright pitiful. 
It would be nice, though if they could hurry up with developing the new
software package that incorporates ZyXEL's voice-mail into the fax package.


Steve

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From: gtoal@cursci.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
Subject: Digicom Scout+ $199 
Distribution: world
Organization: Current Drugs
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:48:02 +0000


In article <1992Nov17.190054.10183@netcom.com> wolfgang@netcom.com writes:
>prices of its Scout Plus modem series. I can now offer:
>Digicom Scout+ PC V.32bis (internal)      $199

Grrr - *now* he tells me - just as well I didn't buy a dozen as planned. :)

>Also, a mayor online service has committed to tens of thousands of
>Scouts. I suspect this leads to production efficiencies.

Don't be coy - it's Compu$erve, isn't it?  They're also offering them
at $199, though I don't know if this is only to members or comes with
a free trial membership or what.

Wolfgang is OK folks.  He understands what 'service' means.

G
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Having problems with FAXstf an
From: nick@jab.nacjack.gen.nz (Nicholas Brooker)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 18:05:12 GMT
Organization: Just Another Board Mac BBS +64 9 849 2035

hzink@alchemy.UUCP (Harald K. Zink) writes:

> 
> If you have the hardware handhsake cable, you need to disbale that with your 
> Mac Plus, as teh Mac Plus serial port does not properly handle hardware 
> handshake.


Mac Pluses have no problem with hardware handshaking.  However they don't
have the GPi that some programs use for CD.  This is probably a bad thing
as some of the new machines (LC, si, Classics) etc also don't have the
GPi so no longer is it an out of date machine problem.

Helpful hint #7576 have a look at the pict in the Apple Modem tool for a
copy of the official mac serial cable.

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From: vjs@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com (Vernon Schryver)
Subject: Re: PEP over SLIP?
Keywords: SLIP PEP
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 03:07:42 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.232832.29481@icus.ICUS.COM>, lenny@icus.ICUS.COM (Lenny Tropiano) writes:
> ...
> 
> Since all PEP (Telebit) modems offer 2400 baud also, I suggest 2400 baud,
> without MNP/compression.  You'll get better throughput that way, since
> PEP is a HDX (half-duplex protocol) not suitable to SLIP.


This is simply false.
SLIP over PEP moves far more bytes/sec than SLIP over 2400.

I agree that 
	-v.32bis is better than PEP for SLIP
	-T2500's don't do v.32 very well (they lock up)
	-v.32 is better than PEP for SLIP used for interactive work.

However,
	-PEP is better for SLIP than v.32 if you are moving bulk data
	-UUCP over PEP is better still for moving bulk data than either
		SLIP/PEP or SLIP/v.32


With a header compressing SLIP, you can expect more than 1000 Bytes/sec
though FTP.  That is rather more than you might ever get out of
a 2400 bit/sec or 300 Byte/sec modem.

SLIP over PEP has round-trip single character or ICMP-ECHO latencies
between 0.1sec and 1.4 seconds, depending on prevailing traffic and
whether you are using a header compressing SLIP.  Those latencies are
in the same general range as a 2400 b/s or 300 Byte/sec modem.
However, if you use a news reader, text editor, or other interactive
program, you quickly find that the variable SLIP/PEP latency is
entirely compensated by the much higher than SLIP/2400 speed of screen
painting.


Vernon Schryver,  vjs@sgi.com
From: sabre@quantum.sas.upenn.edu (Andrew White)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Programming voice on ZyXEL
Keywords: zyxel voice
Date: 20 Nov 92 17:28:05 GMT
Followup-To: comp.dcom.modems
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Having just upgraded my ZyXEL U-1496E to the 5.02 ROMs, I am interested
in developing a more robust voicemail system than the dinky ZFAX that
is provided.

Has anyone developed some code to record voice, play voice, and
recognize DTMF tones that they would be willing to share?  I am
also interested in any sort of filter/conversion programs in C
that I could use to convert Zyxel ADPCM voice files to and from
Soundblaster .VOC files and Windows .WAV files.
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From: bcm5880@u.cc.utah.edu (Brad Midgley)
Subject: wanted: atrie v.32 docs
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center Student Mail Machine
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 92 01:56:05 GMT

I just acquired an "atrie 9632 mnp5" beast and I was wondering if
there is someone out there who could photocopy and mail me the
documentation for it.

please reply by mail.  thanks.

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From: tnixon@hayes.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: modem supporting SDLC
Date: 16 Nov 92 10:08:41 EDT
Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA

In article <A2596@FL2.maus.de>, Oliver_Albrecht@fl2.maus.de (Oliver
Albrecht) writes: 

> My boss is looking for a modem to connect to a mainframe using SDLC or HDLC
> protocol. I understand the connection would be made using a 2-wire or 4-wire
> dial-up line in synchronous mode.
> His software obviously uses AT commands, does the modem need to support
> V25bis synchronous commands to speak to the other modem?

V.25bis is a local protocol between your computer and modem which 
allows software to dial a phone number -- similar to the AT command 
set, but much more limited. It has nothing to do with the end-to-end 
connection between the modems.  If your software can generate AT 
commands (asynchronously, I presume), and the modem supports a mode 
in which AT commands are accepted async and the modem switches to 
sync after it connects with the remote modem, and you have both 
async and sync ports on the computer and an A/B switch to select 
between them, then it should work.  If you want to run it only with 
a sync port, you'll need software that supports V.25bis and a modem 
that supports V.25bis.  If you want to run it only on an async port, 
you'll need a modem and software that supports Hayes AutoSync or 
something like it (that converts from async to sync within the 
modem).

Since he's connecting it to a mainframe, your best bet is probably 
going to be to get a modem that supports V.25bis (synchronous 
dialing commands) and connect to a sync port on the computer.

> Would standard V22.bis modems (Supra 2400?) offer the features he needs?

I don't know about Supra.  Sync operation is a fairly "high end" 
feature, and many of the less-expensive V.22bis modems do not have 
it.  Hayes Smartmodems, 2400bps and above (all kinds) support sync 
operation and Hayes AutoSync; the Ultra modems (Ultra 24, 96, and 
144) also support V.25bis.

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: tom@ssd.csd.harris.com (Tom Horsley)
Subject: Do your GVC modems answer the phone?
Organization: Harris Computer Systems Division
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:21:43 GMT

We have a few GVC 9600 baud modems, and they seem to have a problem
answering the phone. On certain phone lines, they will only answer about 30%
of the time, on other lines they will never answer, and on a few lines, they
almost always answer. (Whatever line it is on, the LED always blinks when it
rings, so *something* in the modem is aware the phone is ringing).

This problem seems to be generic to all the GVCs we have. If a particular
GVC doesn't like a particular phone line, all the other GVCs seem to have
problems with that same line.

Some other brand modems tested on the same lines (Hayes and Telebit for
instance) always answer and never seem to have a problem.

Has anyone else seen this problem with GVCs? Does anyone have any idea what
I could look at to find out what the problem might be?

At the moment, we simply experiment until we find a phone line the modem
likes, and leave it there...
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