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From: dwight@hyphen.com (Dwight Ernest)
Subject: Re: Worldblazer telebit modems
Keywords: worldblazer telebit modems Europe
Organization: Hyphen, Inc., Wilmington, MA 01887 USA / +1 508 988-0880
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 15:34:17 GMT

bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes:

>In article <121.12417@incc.com> jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur) writes:
>>I have been in the market for a telebit Worldblazer modem, I am in
>>Belgium and I have posted a request for someone who would be willing
>>to sell me one.
>....
>>First of all Telebit themselves won't sell to Europe from the states,
>>they automatically give you their distributor in UK.

>>Some American companies will send to Europe and the best price is $645
>>and the worse is $780.
>..
>>I am not quite sure what is funniest, the 945 pounds from UK or the
>>Luxembourger not being authorized.


>Well for the prices you could buy 3 Telebits from the States,
>and then if one fails you have plenty of backup while waiting
>for repair :-)

There's at least one rather large problem with this.  In many (most?
all?) European countries, approval from the local PTT is required
before a modem or similar device may be attached to the phone lines.
In the UK, the approving body is the BABT, and without their 'green
sticker', any person attaching a modem is technically running afoul of
the law and subject to possible fines.
-- 
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  Hyphen, Inc. / 187 Ballardvale St. / Wilmington, MA 01887 / +1 508 988 0880
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From: joel@wam.umd.edu (Joel M. Hoffman)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Which 9600bps modem to buy?
Date: 6 Sep 92 15:57:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: wam.1992Sep6.155759.24388
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park

My 2400 modem died over the summer (lightning), and I'd like to
upgrade to 9600 while I'm already replacing it.  What I don't want to
do is pay for an expensive modem.  I see that 9600 fax-modems vary
considerably in price.  What's wrong with the cheaper ones?  Will they
still be about 4 times as fast as my 2400?  

I seem to recall reading that there are two ``standard'' protoc}ls at
9600.  Is this true?  Is one more widespread than the other?

I don't often read this group, so an e-mail answer would be greatly
appreciated.  (Also, I looked for a FAQ but couldn't find one.
Pointers to that would also be appreciated.)

Thanks in advance.

-Joel
(joel@wam.umd.edu)
From: novak@sde.mdso.vf.ge.com (Novak Donna)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Looking for information on cellular modems
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:48:31 GMT
Organization: GE M&DSO - VF

I'm looking for more information on Cellular modems.  A recent message
implied that telebit had a cellular modems currently on the market.  Is this
correct?  How much do they cost and how do they compare with 'regular' modems?
Any information would be helpful - this is for a research topic.  I didn't 
realize they existed yet.

Please send any information via e-mail as I don't read this newsgroup often.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Donna J. Novak

novak@sde.mdso.vf.ge.com (e-mail)
From: alansar@ccs.northeastern.edu (Mohammad Al-Ansari)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Supra Result Codes
Date: 14 Sep 92 06:06:15 GMT
Organization: Comp. Sci. @ NU

In article <jwaleke.0517@tcedge.mi.org> jwaleke@tcedge.mi.org (Jim Waleke) writes:
>I am having a problem.  It seems my supra v.32bis doesn't have a CONNECT 14400 
>result code.  I need the modem to send the connect codes in number form to.  
>There is a result code for every speed except 14400.  
>
>I tried using atw1 which gives the Carrier 14400 Protocol Connect 57600, but 
>as soon as my BBS gets the 14400 carrier code in number form, it starts 
>sending data to the modem.  And there is a pause between the carrier 14400 and 
>57600 and the modem isn't ready yet.  
>
>I can tell the BBS to look for the 57600 code, but then it would say the 
>caller was on at 57600 and the time for dnloads would be messed up.
>
>Help!

Try using ATW2.  I think that should work.

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From: tnixon@hayes.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: ?'s about Class 1 & Class 2 fax
Date: 8 Sep 92 13:25:19 EDT
Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA

In article <1992Sep4.155904.20327@sdf.lonestar.org>,
mo@sdf.lonestar.org (Mohit Goyal) writes: 

> Hello Sir.

I'll assume you're addressing me...

> You mentioned a "Class 1A" which is going to come real soon.
> Will Class 1A continue to develop if Class 2 passes the vote?

Yes.

> If so, what are the differences between Class 2 and Class 1A?

Class 1A will be a relatively straight-forward extension of the 
existing Class 1.  Some enhancements will be made to try to 
eliminate the critical timing dependencies in the existing Class 1, 
either by implementing "macro"-like commands (that perform several 
Class 1 operation in a single command) or by allowing existing Class 
1 commands to be chained together on a single command line. We'll 
add several DTE-DCE interface elements from Class 2, such as 
standard commands for configuring flow control and port rate, the 
packet protocol, etc.  But otherwise, it will still retain the 
essential elements of Class 1, which is that the T.30 protocol 
management remains in the DTE software.  Class 2 places the T.30 
protocol in the modem firmware, controlled by a plethora of 
parameters.

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: tedc@cs.ubc.ca (Ted Chen)
Subject: USR Sportster ---> Courier Dual Standard
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 23:10:38 GMT

I've seen some mention of being able to turn a Sportster into a Dual Standard
by just changing an INIT string and setting some S-registers.  Does anybody
have this information?

Will this work on both internals and externals? fax or no fax?

Does anybody have any first hand experience actually doing it?

When this transformation is complete, will the Sportster act identically to a
16.8k Dual Standard, or are there some drawbacks?


---
Ted Chen  <tedc@ee.ubc.ca>
From: kensaga@diku.dk (Kenneth Fribert)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Satisfied Supra User Requires Assistance!!!!!!!
Date: 6 Sep 92 19:45:48 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen

lofaso@tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Bernie Lofaso) writes:


>>        When people log on at 2400 baud, which most do, the BBS thinks that
>>they're logged on at 38400.  I can only assume that this is the modem to
>>computer speed.  I have tried several times to use the W2 option but when
>>someone connects at 2400 all they get on their end is a screen full of ascii
>>characters (most of which are Greek Alpha's apparently).  Can anyone suggest
>>a course of action for me to take?

Just set the s95 to 47, that ensures that it is the correct speed that is
reported, and also some more like compression etc.

Best regards
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From: reaper@wixer.cactus.org (Keath Milligan)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: CLASS 1&2, T.4, T.etc CCITT @#$@#!!!
Date: 5 Sep 92 14:39:21 GMT
Organization: Real/Time Communications

In article <BtwGz4.14H@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us> mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:
>In article <1992Sep1.004211.9909@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> al045@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gergely Tapolyai) writes:
>>What I really do not understand is why is it that I have to pay 
>>information that should be public knowledge?  Why do I have
>
>Because selling standards documents, like charging its members fees,
>is how CCITT and ANSI stay in business.  They are *not* part of the
>government; in fact, the CCITT is an *international* standards
>organization.
>
>Since you seem to have such a good grasp of the value of a dollar, you
>might want to tell the CCITT where they can get paper, ink, binding
>equipment, and shipping for free, so they can produce their standards
>documents at no charge.  "Public knowledge" does not equate with
>"giving a lengthly standards document away for free to everyone who
>asks for it."
>

So why can't they be made available electronically?



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From: mauritz_c@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Zoom v32 Turbo doesn't play nice w/USR
Date: 14 Sep 92 22:43:35 GMT
Organization: SPC Community Access System

About 6 months ago, I bought a Zoom v.32 Turbo external modem.
It has usually worked fine, but it has problems at times dealing
with my uucp feed site's pool of USR v.32 modems.  

Has anyone else had this problem?  Is there some sort of
magic configuration that will make it behave?  It seems
to connect better with T2500's.

Oh, the symptoms:

Modems negotiate speed connection OK, but one of them
munges on error correction and my screen fills with
garbage.  Only a reset will get the modem's attention
after that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Chris
From: jim@n5ial.chi.il.us (Jim Graham)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: 16550AFN replacement for soldered-in 8250. 
Distribution: world
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 02:00:50 GMT
Organization: Me? Organized? Hah! :-)

In article <1992Sep08.231048.3194@gremlin.muug.mb.ca>
charles@gremlin.muug.mb.ca writes:

> nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) writes:
>> My serial port board has one socket, and one soldered-in 8250.  I
>> didn't want to use the socket, because that means buying the line
>> drivers and external DB-25.

> For which after doing the below, probably ended up costing you more!
> Those little cables can be picked up for a buck, and the drivers are what?
> 89 cents each?

I agree with you on this part --- except for the price of the drivers...
I've seen them for about half of what you quote.  :-)  either way,
they're dirt cheap.  we agree on this, no question.

> Get one of those de-soldering irons from Radio Shack with the bulb.
> (No, I'm not talking about a seperate iron and bulb, RS makes an iron
> with the bulb mounted on a steel tube that gets hot, melts the solder and
> is sucked into the tube).

here's where I disagree.  I'm basing this statement on the last version
of the rack shack desoldering iron I saw, which was many many years ago,
so it may well be incorrect today, however....  last time I checked,
this was something like a 40 watt iron --- not too safe for use on a
board with lots of semiconductors.

my suggestion would, therefore, be more along the lines of getting a
nice grounded, 25 watt soldering iron, and either a de-soldering bulb
or the neat little de-soldering strip from rack shack.  the idea being
both to reduce the heat seen by other chips on the board (that might
be close enough to the old 8250 to be damaged by a large iron) and
also to help reduce the potential for damage to static charges.

the best solution, of course, is just to buy the line drivers (I
recently bought a complete set for less than a dollar) and use the
empty socket.

ok, now that I just got off of an almost hour-long phone call, what
the heck was I talking about?  oh well, I think I was almost done
anyways.....  if I missed something, feel free to kick my in the
head to remind me.  :-)
   --jim

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From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: Help: questions re Zyxel FAX and software
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 20:24:10 GMT

eravin@panix.com (Ed Ravin) writes:
>In article <1992Sep3.192625.20303@bony1.bony.com> stevef@bony1.bony.com (Steve Faiwiszewski) writes:

>>1) What MS-DOS based FAX software packages support ZYXEL?  I'm
>>   preferrably looking for PD/Shareware stuff.

>I've had no problems using QL2FAX.  (Quick-Link II Fax).  Not the greatest
>stuff in the world, but it works.  I'm not sure if you would call it
>shareware, but it seems to come with just about every other faxmodem sold
>for DOS machines.  If they sell it separately, it couldn't cost that much.
>Check with your friends who have PC faxmodems -- chances are good one of
>them has QL2FAX.
*----
This is the nicest thing I've ever heard anybody say about QuickLink.  It's
not shareware, it's a commercial product - but if one of your friends does
have it, they'd probably be more than happy to give it to you.  
--
	Mike Berger
	Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
	AT&TNET     217-244-6067
	Internet    berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: ZFAX for OS/2?
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 00:11:12 GMT
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange

In article <n0946t@ofa123.fidonet.org> Zero.One@p6.f356.n103.z1.fidonet.org writes:
>  > Does anyone know if ZyXEL will be coming out with an
>  > OS/2 version of ZFAX?
> 
>  > Is there any FAX program out that works with OS/2??
> 
>  > --
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>   > > > Vote for freedom.  Vote Libertarian. < < <
> I know of no plan at this time for ZyXEL to come out with an OS/2 version of
> ZFAX.
> 
> Tyrone Horton
> (Zero One)
> Tech Support
> ZyXEL USA

There are several fax programs available for OS/2. The one I use is Bitfax for
OS/2. If you have used Winfax Pro in the dark days when Windows was the only
option, then you will like Bitfax for Os/2. It provides WYSIWYG faxing from PM
apps - I use the DeScribe word processor - and allows you to edit fax
documents as well as import/export of TIFF and PCX file formats.
 
I got mine via  mail-order from Bit Software Inc. in Fremont California for
US$99 plus shipping. Money well spent as far as i am concerned.
 
Too bad about ZyXEL not supporting OS/2. With 3 million copies to be sold by
year's end.......I guess someone else will get that market.
 
Steve

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From: jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Latest WB ROMs from UUNET?
Summary: telebit roms
Date: 15 Sep 92 18:37:10 GMT
Organization: InCC.com Perwez Belgium

In article <1992Sep14.201146.18300@europa.asd.contel.com>, pascoe@rocky.gte.com (Dave Pascoe) writes:
> 
> We're getting ready to buy two WorldBlazers from UUNET (some time in
> the next two days).  I made several phone calls today but nobody I
> spoke with (at either UUNET or Telebit) could tell me what ROM release
> level I would receive.  
> 
> Has anyone received a WorldBlazer from UUNET in the last week or so?
> If so, please tell me what version of the ROM you have.  E-mail is
> preferable. 
 
 I was considering getting a WB from UUNET, I asked them about the rom
 level they shipped and this is their reply (this was last week):

  Begin of quote ===================

  Unless you are talking with some off-brand V.32bis modem over a noisy
  phone line or to a BA4.00 Telebit Trailblazer. Plus, you do not want
  the LA5.01A roms.   Even better, the LA5.01A roms also has bugs.
  IMO, you can live without it.  If you ever need an upgrade because
  of bugs, Telebit will be happy to send you a firmware upgrade if
  you can prove you need it (after going through Technical Support).

  End of quote =====================
 
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: clyde@hitech.com.au (Clyde Smith-Stubbs)
Subject: Re: Digicom Scout Plus Bug, Feature or Operator Error??
Organization: HI-TECH Software, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 92 14:18:58 GMT

wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke) writes:

>vds7789@aw2.fsl.ca.boeing.com (Vincent D. Skahan) writes:
>: >Note also that the documentation doesn't necessarily reflect what
>: >the modem will actually do and there was no addenda with mine.
>: 
>: They have a lot of nerve calling it a "users' manual".  It's neither
>: a manual nor for users.  Worst piece of useless junk I ever read.

I'll second that. While I like the modem, I hate the book that came
with it.

>The Scout+ has online help. Thats what I use. Turn it around, look at
>the bottom label. The top command listed is ATI7. Lets try it:

Sure, Wolfgang, but there is an awful lot that is NOT there (not
the commands, they are all there, but descriptions of behaviour
under certain circumstances).

For example, I had to determine by experiment what happens when you
disable speed conversion. With speed conversion disabled, it still
does speed conversion under certain (sensible) circumstances. But
neither the book, the sticker, nor the on-line 'help' tells you this.
It works well, and in fact does just what I want, but it took me several
hours to determine this!

Then there is the question of what the LED's mean. They are listed in
the book, but it never tells you specifically what each one means. For
example, the MR let means modem ready. But I had to ask Wolfgang to find
out that a flashing MR led means error correction is happening (although
I am not convinced that is all it means). There is information in the book
repeated in different sections, in slightly different ways.

OF the modem manuals I have seen, the best was with a Zoom 2400 baud faxmodem.
The manual didn't say Zoom, so it may have been a Rockwell publication for
OEM's to copy, but it was clear, concise and complete. Even had the fax commands.

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From: poorman@convex.com (Peter Poorman)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Zxyel/Supra
Date: 15 Sep 92 22:51:09 GMT
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <BuMoy3.IIn@wsrcc.com> wolfgang@wsrcc.com (Wolfgang S. Rupprecht) writes:

>In all seriousness - Supra's customer support just sucks.  I have been
>trying to get an updated set of eproms from them for 6 months now.

I can't agree with this comment.  I faxed Supra a problem report, and I
got a call back in less than two hours.  The person who called was very
knowledgeable, and took all the time I needed to ensure that my problem
was resolved.  A number of other netters have posted about similar, positive
experiences.  This experience contrasts rather sharply with the awful
treatment I got from another vendor of cheap modems.

I wouldn't describe a delay in a product upgrade as poor customer support.
(I'd call it lots of other bad things, tho...)

-- Pete Poorman
   poorman@convex.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.unix.sysv386,comp.protocols.misc,biz.comp.telebit
From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Subject: Re: uucico w/v32bis vs zmodem w/v32bis
Organization: Omen Technology INC, Portland Rain Forest
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 05:57:05 GMT

In article <BuB56F.FqM@gator.rn.com> larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
>keith@ksmith.uucp (Keith Smith) writes:
>
>>Couldn't almost the same thing be accomplished by increasing the window
>>size to a very large number?  Doesn't Zmodem allow for 1K packets?  If
>
>It defaults to 1K packets -- what I need to do is bump it
>to 8K packets

The default ZMODEM packet size is the file length.  Hard to make it larger.
-- 
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From: wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: fax throughput
Date: 12 Sep 92 03:52:08 GMT
Organization: Netcom
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

A DosFax cover page (appended) takes 34 seconds to transmit locally and
36 seconds to transmit from California to Japan using 100x200 standard
resolution with a Digicom Scout+ modem. The file has a length of 1511
bytes when stored in ASCII. So the throughput is 42 cps. The total time
off-hook was 40 seconds for the local call and 44 seconds for the
trans-Pacific call.

Although the data rate is low, for small textfiles, which need to be
read only, it may still be advantageous since the V.32bis negotiation,
the logon procedure and then the file transfer in data mode at maybe
1000 cps may still take about the same total time.


Here is the DosFax cover page I sent for this test:
                COMMUNICATE WITH DIGICOM SCOUT MODEMS!
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To: Dave McLane                                           From: Wolfgang Henke
Date: 9/11/1992                                                    Time: 16:07
Pages (including cover page): 1
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Dear Dave,

this is a little test of DosFax Lite and a Digicom Scout+ modem across the
Pacific. Its quite interesting that the lower speed fax protocols like
V.27ter require only a very small signal to noise ratio compared to data
protocols at the same speed. So I intend to test faxing to locations where
I have known data problems and see if faxing will alleviate communication
problems in these cases.
I figured you have a credit of xxxxx for the difference of xx times xxxxx
for shipping you paid, to the actual shipping charge of about xxxxxx. Let
me know if this is agreeable to you. (The USD sign can not be used on
DosFax cover pages).

I also am now set up to accept credit cards (VISA and Mastercard) for an
additional 3%.

The site ftp.rahul.net /pub/wolfgang will mirror all files available on
the Digicom BBS mainly for the convenience of international customers.
Also my various info and pricing files are available there. I am thinking
of also including some user reports like your latest Scout report, if you
agree.

Wolfgang                                               fax (415) 328-7518
------------- end of Dosfax Lite cover page -----------------------------



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