HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Mac BBS software.... what options are there ?
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 01:19:23 -0500

 CM>    I've never seen a modem compression format (including v.42bis) 
 CM> that came close to the level of compression achieved by 
 CM> pre-compressing files.  In almost all cases, v42bis will not 
 CM> compress better than 2:1, while pre-compression often 
 CM> achieves 4:1 or better.

I've noticed that the latest generation of US Robotics HST and V.32bis modems
seems to achieve more compression than past ones, possibly because they have
a faster processor and can talk to the computer at up to 57.6kbps.  The
compression still isn't as good as you'd normally get with a good compression
program, but it gets close some of the time, close enough that the time spent
compressing and decompressing outside of the comm session may not be worth the
effort.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: Anders.Liljegren@udac.uu.se (Anders Liljegren)
Subject: Re: NCSA BYU Telnet2.5 (sys KCHR ???)
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: UDAC
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 12:47:16 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.165131.19268@animal.inescn.pt>,
lquinta@animal.inescn.pt (Luis Quinta) wrote:
> 
> I'm using all over the building Portuguese keybords with the proper system
> KCHAR's on systems 6.X and 7.X. When using Telnet I try to take advantage
> of the option System KCHR but it appears to have no effect.
> Am I missing something ?
> 
No, you are not. There is a bug in Telnet 2.5 (it was there in 2.4.xx also)
that prevents this option from working. I have reported it to both NCSA and
BYU several times. A simple solution is to use ResEdit to remove the KCHR
built into Telnet.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: IYI4DTN@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU (Gann Matsuda)
Subject: Re: SupraFaxModem OWNERS PLEASE READ!
Date: 12 Sep 92 02:18:02 PDT

In article <18s5u6INNh66@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, on 12 Sep 1992 07:23:50 GMT,
cf043@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Lance K. Chun) writes:

>
>
>To SupraFaxModem owners,
>
>I am planning on purchasing the v.32bis version; please speak
>your mind now. If you like it and have no problems, tell me;
>if you own one and hate the cheap crap, tell me! I really want
>to know if it is indeed as bad (or as good) as some of the netters have
>said. But I want it from the mouths of OWNERS and
>not Hayes or HST owners who are just pissed because they paid
>so much for their modems which only perform the same function.
>But if the owners of SupraFaxModem indeed are having problems, then please
>SPEAK UP so the rest of us will know how crappy SupraFaxModem is.
>
>Sincerely,
>Lance
>
>Either a post or e-mail reply can work.
>--
>Lance K. Chun - cf043@cleveland.freenet.edu             | Live  |
>Photography Major - Fashion/Illustration/Advertising    | Long  |
>Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA      |   &   |
>Paul Tsongas '96! Paul Tsongas '96! Paul Tsongas '96!   |Prosper|
>

I own a Supra FAX Modem V.32bis.  Excellent modem.  It is worked
flawlessly.  14,400 bps data/9600 bps send/receive FAX.  I believe
it is one of the best modems available, especially at the price this
modem is often sold.  Perhaps it is the best modem available... :-)

Gann
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: Eric.Choi@p5.f57.n7000.z8.ieee.org (Eric Choi)
Subject: Source for FAXstf software?
Organization: FidoNet node 8:7000/57.5 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 02:57:54 GMT

Still in search of the best dim sum place in Michigan! 

  ju> A number of the Fax/Modem manufacturers package a program called
  ju> FAXstf with their Fax modems.  Are there any sources for just the
  ju> software alone?  Price?
  ju> 
  ju> Thanks much!
  ju> 
  ju> Erik A. Johnson        \    Internet: johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu     \
  

MacPlace sells the software for around $56.00. It is the one with drivers for
over 30 Fax modems, bundled with the 1.4K SupraFaxmodem. MacPlace advertises
in MacWorld and MacUser. 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: edwards@andy.bgsu.edu (Bruce Edwards)
Subject: Supra 9600 bps FAX - V.32/V.42 bis/MNP 2-5
Summary: anybody anybody anybody?
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 13:52:01 GMT

I have a Supra FAX modem and am generally pleased with the results
I get from it, but suspect that I could be getting better throughput.
How does one run it at 14K, does anything special have to be done with
the cabling to enable hardware handshaking? Is Whiteknight capable of
of operating at 14K with the Supra? Any other information or comments
about your experiences with this modem would be appreciated.

edwards@andy.bgsu.edu



-- 

edwards@andy.bgsu.edu

Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.comm:8778 comp.protocols.appletalk:3320 comp.sys.mac.hardware:16700
From: dplatt@ntg.com (Dave Platt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.protocols.appletalk,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Problems with Asante EN/SC on Powerbook 170
Date: 8 Sep 92 18:07:06 GMT
Organization: New Technologies Group, Inc.  Palo Alto CA

>I am trying to make an Asante EN/SC SCSI EtherNet adapter work on a 
>PowerBook 170.

You have my sincere condolences.

>                When I turn the system on with the EN/SC connected,
>the powe light on the EN/SC goes out and the 170 acts like it has no
>hard disk (blinking question mark on disk icon.) If I unplug the
>EN/SC power and plug it back in, the system boots.

There's something extremely odd about the EN/SC SCSI interface.  There
are a number of disk-driver packages (including the Apollyonics SCSI
Director software, which is OEMed by ClubMac and APS and several other
companies) which perform some form of bus-interrogation at boot time,
and this interrogation stumbles across the SCSI glitch in the EN/SC.
This causes the symptom you've seen... the EN/SC crashes with the power
light off, and the SCSI bus hangs up.

The folks at Apollyonics were able to identify the cause of the problem
and work around it.  The current version of their driver software does
not have this problem.  You can download it from the APS bulletin-board
system (it's about 400k bytes... a V.32 download would be a good idea)
or call up APS (or your original disk vendor) and ask for the latest
update of the driver software.

There are other problems with the EN/SC, though.  Its drivers appear to
have some really severe problems.  If the EN/SC driver is selected at
boot time, then the driver leaves the system heap (or the startup
environment) corrupted in some strange way - some INITs won't run
properly, will report that they have been damaged, or will simply crash.
Even installing the latest set of EN/SC drivers from Asante does not fix
this problem.

I consider the EN/SC to be the worst hardware investment my company has
made in some time.  It's sitting around unused.  In short, it's a piece
of fecal material that I would gladly drop-kick into the swamp given
half an excuse.

Their NuBus cards, on the other hand, work very nicely indeed when used
with Apple's own Ethernet-card driver software.  Asante's software for
these cards is somewhat buggy.
-- 
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              Domain: dplatt@ntg.com      UUCP: ...netcomsv!ntg!dplatt
 USNAIL: New Technologies Group Inc. 2468 Embarcardero Way, Palo Alto CA 94303
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Modem/CTB/StuffIt Help?
From: bfoulk@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 21:34:57 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City

Does anybody happen to know anything about Magic Modems?  I noticed in the back
of September's MacUser that they were fairly low priced.  
 
  A 9600 w/comp. to 28400--v.32/v.42bis & MNP5 (whatever this is?)
  was $200 and a 14400 w/comp. to 57600--v.32/v.42bis & MNP5 was $259.
 
Both of them had a 2 year warranty.  I was thinking about upgrading to a faster
modem--maybe a 9600.  Are there some features the Magic modems are missing that
Supra/Zoom have?  Do the Magic modems have some disadvantage / incompatibility? 
Are the Magic modems competitively priced?
 
I was also wondering where I could find CommToolbox?  I seemed to have lost my
backup.  Is there a Zmodem extension that comes with the CTB now?  Also, does
anybody know if StuffIt Deluxe 3.0 has been released yet?  I bought 2.0 a long
time ago and I believe I was supposed to get a free upgrade, but I haven't
heard anything from Aladdin.  I noticed there were some updates for Deluxe 3.0
on Stanford though.  I pre-thank you 2,000 times for answering any of my
questions.
 
bfoulk@vax1.umkc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: wieser@acs.ucalgary.ca (Bernie Wieser)
Subject: Re: SupraFaxModem OWNERS PLEASE READ!
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 17:03:04 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta


I own 4 (for the price of 2.3 hayes).  My only complaint is thath
they get REALLY hot; both the box and the transformer, but they
do have a 5 year warranty, and Supra has been very good about
answering questions (and sending me software i.e. RA script).
stf's fax software is really cool; I'd still like to spool faxes
off QuickMail though!

B.
  
-- 
Bernie Wieser
wieser@acs.ucalgary.ca
HYPROTECH.BW@applelink.apple.com
From: sdorner@qualcomm.com (Steven Dorner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Mail reader to X500?
Date: 14 Sep 92 16:17:40 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc

bobjen@darwin.ntu.edu.au (Bob Jenner) wrote:
> Hmm..problem is we would like the same service for our DOS users. The only
> POP client I am aware of for DOS is the boombox POPmail/PC. It can use
> finger so it looks like we'll have to go that way...pity.

Both NUPOP (a POPmail derivative, available from ftp.acns.nwu.edu), and
PC-Eudora (a freeware Eudora lookalike that will be out by year's end, mail
to pc-eudora-info@qualcomm.com) know how to do ph.

It's also possible to do the other thing; there is a finger server
available that uses ph as its underlying mechanism.  (Try "finger
dorner@uiuc.edu", for example.)
From: ytsai@aludra.usc.edu (Yao-Lu Tsai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Fax software
Date: 13 Sep 1992 11:03:22 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

Hi everybody ,

Recently I purchased a stand-alone SupraFaxModem v.32bis without any Fax
software. Although I use data communication all the time, it's possible
that someday I need its Fax capability. My question is : Is there any
FTP site from which I can get some shareware Fax Software ?

Thanks a lot.

Yao-Lu Tsai
ytsai@aludra.usc.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: sdorner@qualcomm.com (Steven Dorner)
Subject: Re: Re: SLIP for MAC
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 00:48:49 GMT

Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Glen Stewart) wrote:
> 
> Can you explain what SLIP does?

SLIP lets you use any MacTCP applications you like over a serial
connection.  Anything you can do with an ethernet card, you can do with
SLIP, only slower.

You do have to have the "right" sort of dialins; most UNIX boxes *can*
support SLIP (not all do), and modern terminal servers also *can* support
SLIP (not all do).  Whether or not SLIP is actually supported is a function
of policy at your dialin site, as well as the technical capability of the
dialins; that's why I make such a point of distinguishing between *can*
support and *do* support.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.dcom.modems,rec.video
From: jpm@cs.hut.fi (Jussi-Pekka Mantere)
Subject: Getting Databroadcast, Data-TV, X31 to Macintosh ?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Keywords: databroadcast, datatv, x31
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:27:17 GMT

Is it possible to receive databroadcast transmissions or X31 packets
directly to a Macintosh either with a NuBus card or an external
"modem" or decoder?

Best Regards,

Jussi-Pekka Mantere
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: (wine@stress1.nrl.navy.mil)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: MacTCP...(ethernet card drivers)
Date: 15 Sep 92 16:58:28 GMT

In article <j-norstad-140992113026@norstad.acns.nwu.edu>, j-norstad@nwu.edu (John Norstad) writes:
> 
> Does anybody know of a solution to this problem? Is there a newer version
> of the EtherTalk software I can install that will work with these old
> cards? The Kinetics company no longer exists. Is the Dayna EtherPort card a
> descendent of the old Kinetics card? Is there any chance Dayna would have
> some newer software which would work?
> John Norstad


YES!!! :-)

Kinetics, Exellan (sp), Novell, and Shiva cards are all supported by EAGLE software co.
                                         BBS #1-617-621-0190
They have a couple different drivers depending on the card you have.

INCLUDES PHASE 2 DRIVERS!!


Have fun...

BTW...anyone know where to get (?free?) Phase 2 drivers for an old Apple Ethernet card?


Jim
-------------------
Go Jump Out'a Plane !-)
From: SonicSystems@cup.portal.com (Sudhakar - Ravi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Software IP gateway between LocalTalk and EtherTalk? (summa
Date: Tue,  8 Sep 92 14:47:08 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

>A few weeks ago I asked this question:

>>I am trying to locate some software that will run on a Mac attached to both a
>>LocalTalk network and ethernet network that will act as a gateway. 

>This is a summary of the responses I got and the solution we ended up using.

>I got suggestions for various software solutions in the Mac but to work at
>their best they need to take over the whole Mac.  The Mac that was to be used
>was a Mac LC II.  Since this in effect makes the Mac unusable as anything
>other than the gateway it is actually an expensive solution.  Products that
>were suggested include:

>	MultiGate Mac
>	SuperBridge from Sonic Systems

>At the moment SuperBridge is a AppleTalk only gateway that consists of an
>init that runs on a Mac with ethernet and LocalTalk network connections.  Soon
>to be released is SuperBridge/TCP which is SuperBridge plus a DDP-IP
>gateway.

>Chris

SuperBridge runs completely in the background on a host Mac.   In fact, 
I have the SuperBridge init running on my IIci, with a PowerBook 170 
connected to my printer port, with the PowerBook doing ftp transfers 
through the SuperBridge gateway, and I notice very little performance 
degradation as I'm using my IIci.
Also, to be precise, SuperBridge isn't an AppleTalk gateway, but more 
like a cross between a router and a bridge.  It's not a router because
it doesn't give new network numbers or zone names for the LocalTalk 
Macs and printers, but it does connect LocalTalk to EtherTalk, so it's 
not just a bridge either.
SuperBridge/TCP, however is a gateway since it converts DDP to IP, 
and will be released next week.

Sudhakar Ravi
Sonic Systems
From: mo@gizmo.bellcore.com (Michael O'Dell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Zterm keyboard layout question
Date: 14 Sep 92 01:31:13 GMT
Reply-To: mo@bellcore.com
Organization: Center for Chaotic Repeatabilty


	-Mike
	mo@bellcore.com

Bellcore?? Bellcore isn't allowed opinions. any found here are mine alone.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: bschmidt@bnr.ca (Ben Schmidt)
Subject: Re: Conflict between monitor & network.
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: Bell-Northern Research
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 22:45:47 GMT

In article <5274@krafla.rhi.hi.is>, karlth@rhi.hi.is (Karl Thoroddsen)
wrote:
> 
> Ever since I installed a 19 inch colour RasterOps monitor I've been having 
> problems with my network connection.  Can anyone spot the conflict?
> 
> Hardware:	Macintosh Quadra 900.
> 		Running system 7.0 (1.1.1).
> 		RasterOps 19 inch Colour.
> 
> Network Software:
> 
> 		Farallon's PhoneNET Liason.
> 		NCSA Telnet 2.3.
> 		MacTCP Tool.
> 		EtherTalk Phase 2.
> 
> Any ideas?

Talk to RasterOps. I've come across several ethernet problems, first
noticed when NuBus video cards are introduced.  For example, on the old
style MegaScreen monitors (one of the origanal 2page, 1bit deep monitors
for the Mac), I've found that the Ethernet operation is flaky unless the
Ethernet card is in a higher priority NuBus slot than the MegaScreen video
card. 

With your Quadra you've got built-in Ethernet so I'm not sure if this NuBus
potential conflict is an issue -- but I'd definitely talk with RasterOps
and see what they think.

--
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Networking Applications  POB 3511, Stn C, Ottawa   disclaimers
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: milius@proton.med.umn.edu (Bob Milius (BMEC))
Subject: Re: SLIP for MAC
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 20:43:06 GMT

In article <michel.715517221@cst02> michel%cst02.segin.com@relay.prime.com (Michel Pollet) writes:
>wlopez@vitalink.com (Walter Lopez) writes:
>>I am very interested in anyone's comments on SLIP for the Mac.
>
>>We have been testing InterCon's TCP/Connect II version 1.0.9 and
>>have had fairly good success but can't run any MacTCP compatible
>>apps. I will be looking at VersaTerm Pro version 4.6.2 as well.
>>Is this product any better? 
>
>	TCP/Connect II comes in two version.. one that is MacTCP compatible
>	and the other do it's own direct TCP/IP.
>
>>I am trying to located a copy of MacSLIP by Rick Watson too. How
>>does this package compare? I hear it is MacTCP compatible..
>
>	I have TCP/Connect II (MacTCP) and MacSLIP installed, and that's
>	a mess, the transfert time is AWFULL !! TOTALY UNUSABLE. I fall
>	back to the SLIP version of TCP/Connect II; buggy but much more
>	usable. These real bad performances appear with ALL the MacTCP
>	compatible applications.
>	I don't care is it's a MacTCP or a MacSLIP problem.. The MacSLIP
>	peoples should have known.
>	All that on a PB140 (4/40 with 7.01 + last tunup).
>
>	Wondering if there an update somewhere..
>
>	Michel
>-- 
>-  Michel Pollet  :  michel@segin.com (Office), michel@trantor.gna.org (Home) -
>-- All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.            --

I've been using MacSLIP and MacTCP (Apple's, not TCP/Connect II) and have had
*NO* problems. All my MacTCP compatible applications work (VersaTermPro, 
PopMail, Fetch, Telnet, Gopher) and work well. All this on a PowerBook 
170 4/80 and a GlobalVillage PowerPort Silver (.v32/.v42bis). I've also 
used VersaTerm SLIP and it's also worked well. Using Fetch, I've observed 
transfer rates of approaching 1800 bytes/sec which I consider to be quite 
acceptable. I haven't critically compared MacSLIP vs VeraTermSLIP, but both 
seem to work quite well.


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From: Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Glen Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: RE: Re: SLIP for MAC
Date: 3 Sep 92 15:55:38 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/175 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI

Can you explain what SLIP does?  I work in an environment where there are
several DEC and HP UNIX systems running.  Would MacSLIP allow me to interact
with these systems?  Would it be a Mail-only interaction, or could I become a
remote station for doing CAD work, etc.

Hate to be so ignorant, but I'd appreciate your help in getting more up to
speed.  Thanks!!


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From: resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu (Pete Resnick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: MACTCP & DNS lookup
Date: 9 Sep 92 21:49:57 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

haase@meediv.lanl.gov (Peter Haase) writes:

>Does anyone know if MACTCP 1.1.1 is going to have automatic lookup for
>alternate Domain Name Servers if the selected default is down????? It
>would be nice since you can enter more than one in the TCP control panel 
>but at present you have to manually select the default via button and 
>then reboot...........Or at least it should let you select on the fly
>without rebooting....

Speech time: Every version of MacTCP can do this if it is configured
correctly. The configuration is non-intuitive, though.

The DNS list in MacTCP has a list of domains and the machines that
serve them. MacTCP looks at the list and finds all machines that
serve the domain for which the lookup is being done. If none are
found, the default is used. But of course, the domain name "." will
match any domain. Therefore, you should set up your MacTCP DNS list as
follows:

Let's say that the primary nameserver is 1.1.1.1, the secondary is
1.1.1.2 and the tertiary is 1.1.1.3. Here's how it would go.

 Domain                  IP Address              Default
 ------                  ----------              -------
 my.default.domain        1.1.1.1                   X
 .                        1.1.1.1
 .                        1.1.1.2
 .                        1.1.1.3

That way, any domain name will be looked up using 1.1.1.1, then
1.1.1.2, and finally 1.1.1.3, in that order.

pr
-- 
Pete Resnick             (...so what is a mojo, and why would one be rising?)
Graduate assistant - Philosophy Department, Gregory Hall, UIUC
System manager - Cognitive Science Group, Beckman Institute, UIUC
Internet: resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu
From: lam@ai-ariel.JPL.NASA.GOV (RLam)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Appletalk Remote Access Question
Date: 4 Sep 92 23:16:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: jpl-devv.1992Sep4.231627.27652
Reply-To: lam@ai-pluto.JPL.NASA.GOV
Organization: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory


Hi,
   I installed Appletalk Remote Access to my Quadra 900 machine at work. I can
remote access it and its network from home, but I cannot see any shared folder
or harddisk which reside on the remote machine. Can anyone give me some advice
on this problem? Thanks in advance.

Ray Lam
lam@ai-pluto.jpl.nasa.gov
From: rsherman@umbio.med.miami.edu (Roby Sherman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: SupraFaxModem OWNERS PLEASE READ!
Date: 12 Sep 92 13:38:47 GMT
Organization: University of Miami Medical School

cf043@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Lance K. Chun) writes:
: 
: To SupraFaxModem owners, 
:  
: I am planning on purchasing the v.32bis version; please speak
: your mind now. If you like it and have no problems, tell me;
: if you own one and hate the cheap crap, tell me! I really want
: to know if it is indeed as bad (or as good) as some of the netters have
: said.
:  
: Sincerely,
: Lance K. Chun - cf043@cleveland.freenet.edu             | Live  |
: Photography Major - Fashion/Illustration/Advertising    | Long  |
: Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA      |   &   |
: Paul Tsongas '96! Paul Tsongas '96! Paul Tsongas '96!   |Prosper|

I have a SupraFaxModem v.32bis and I love it!!!

I have had no problems with it and have been using it constantly for the
past month or so.

Unfortunately, I do not have much of a chance to make 14.4 connections,
so I don't know if I will have a problem with v.42bis connections at
that speed.  I have heard of problems with these connections that I
believe have been attributed to serial port deficiencies.

I purchased my SupraFaxModem direct from Supra for $399 WITH the
software and cable.  Not a bad deal.  I'm not sure if they are still
offering it this way, though.  If you don't want to spend the extra
money on the complete package, make sure that you get the correct modem
cable -- it must support hardware handshaking.

Good luck,

	Jordan :-}