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From: brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton)
Subject: Re: Worldblazer not autobauding correctly at 38400
Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp.
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 10:47:47 GMT

In article <1992Dec19.091753.18781@netcom.com> gerg@netcom.com (Greg Andrews) writes:
>Yes.  It's most often a combination of two events:  (1)  The modem doesn't
>have &D3 set as it should, or (2) something in the computer is sending
>an AT command at 19200.

Sorry for making you type such a long message, but I of course have the
modem set in &D3 mode, and have always set my modems that way for years.
I can't imagine setting a modem any other way and feeling safe.

And yes, DTR is definitely dropping, for a full second, before the new
getty takes over, and then, as far as I know, nobody is talking to the
modem before the call comes in.

I had not thought about the chance of the 14400 bps modulation speed.
However, I would not feel too scared of it.  The chances of it are slim,
nobody makes v.32bis without v.42 that I know of, and also it's not a
very usable modulation.  There are so many points in the matrix for
v.32bis that you had better have error detection.
-- 
Brad Templeton, ClariNet Communications Corp. -- Sunnyvale, CA 408/296-0366
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: puma <puma@halcyon.com>
Subject: Re: "Ring Ring" and No Ans...on BBS Problem
Originator: bbs@halcyon.com
Organization: organized??  me??
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 02:00:18 GMT

<TAMIL@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> writes:
>   I am planning to set up a 8 line BBS, The phone company has a service
> which will let us to advertise one number and the call   would me routed
> to the next free phone line.  But, we  as modem users we face a simple
> problem, what happens if the modem does not work or the system that has the
> modem go   down. If this happens then there would be "ring ring" and no
> ans...

Ask your friendly phone company if instead of just providing a hunt
to the next line on busy, if they can provide a hunt on "busy or
no answer" instead.  You may be able to pick how many rings too,
so if you can set three rings (enough for the modem to normally
answer) then if it's down it will go to the next line.  If you
set too many rings the caller will time out before the next modem
answers.

Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: huot@cray.com (Tom Huot)
Subject: Re: Need help with ZMODEM.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Distribution: na
Date: 15 Dec 92 14:35:56 CST

John Wiederhoeft (jdwiede@PacBell.COM) wrote:
: 	Hi, everyone!
: 
: I am not sure that this is appropriate group for my posting, but
: only here I've found couple articles about ZMODEM.
: 
: I need to transfer data files from our UNIX (SunOS) environment to the
: customer's PC. I've successfully did it with KERMIT, but it require some
: user action to initiate receive operation.
: So, my customer prefer to have ZMODEM, to do nothing.
: 
: I've downloaded source code (zmodem.3.14.tar.Z), unpacked it and built
: without problems using included makefile. (I issued 'make bsd' because
: we are running SunOS 4.1.2).
: Problems starts when I am trying to send files - plain ASCII text.
: I am executing
: 	sz -ay	<filename>
: and it definitely starts working, because PROCOM+ on the PC side popup
: ZMODEM window and tries to receive data. But all the times I am getting
: "BAD CRC" message. If data file is short ( <5K ) it sometimes goes through
: after 10-15 retries, but bigger files - never.

[ Text Deleted ]

Is your Sun set up to communicate with 8 bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit?
If not, that may be your problem. I have yet to get a Sun to PC download
to work with the setup at 7E1. If you can change your comm setup on the
Sun to N81, it may work. It works fine on our Sun machines.

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: jimh@pacdata.com (Jim Harkins)
Subject: Cheap modems
Organization: Pacific Data Products
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 20:57:40 GMT

Here's a change of pace.  For christmas I want to get my dad a modem.  As I
don't know if he'll enjoy it or not I figure a 2400 baud for $50 should do
nicely.  So whats a good, cheap modem to buy nowdays?

jim

-- 
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Pacific Data Products               jim@pacdata.com
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From: bruce@camb.com (Barton F. Bruce)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: RE: GATEWAY TELEPATH @ $1
Date: 17 Dec 92 23:49:44 EDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Cambridge Computer Associates, Inc.

In article <6896.48.uupcb@uttsbbs.uucp>, john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)  writes:
> jcburt@gatsibm.larc.nasa.gov writes:
> 
> TO ALL:  Be warned that most of the phone reps at Gateway do not yet
...
> send me netmail and I will refer it to the S.D. Attorney General for
> further action.

Just a few hours ago I got refused by one of the regular reps when
I asked about buying their CDROM $225 package (includes the
new Sony CDU-31A that does multisessions for Photo-CD).

Does this mean I can call back and insist on being sold the CDROM package?

I was told loose components were sold via the add-on group, but then when
I asked how to reach them I was told that info was included when you buy
a computer. "Policy of our president <name I forgot>". Asking for a manager
or supervisor got NONE.

Wonder if I even want to give them any business *EVER*...
From: dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz (Kennelmeister)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: ZyXEL modem (hassles with v5.04)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 14:55:10 +1300
Organization: The Dawghaus BBS, Palmerston North, New Zealand (+64 6 357 9245)


I don't know if anyone from ZyXEL's R&D section is reading this, but
I have run into a couple of small problems with v 5.04 on my 1496S

1>  RINGING. - when my bbs polls out, it's set up to abort if it sees
               the string RING (among other things) for obvious reasons.
               Is there any way to disable RINGING?
               Alternatively, is there another word that could be
               used in the next ROM version please?

2> The fix for New Zealand. ( detects ringing as busy )
        This "sort of" works - I get BUSY less often on ringing tones,
        but it still happens around 30% of the time.
        It's a damn nuisance when polling...

Wish list:

1> MULTI-AUTO 300 bps answering capability -
                Supras can do it now, so why not ZyXELs?
                I have a couple of 300bps callers,(and a V.23 user),
                it'd be nice for them not to have to call my voice line
                and ask for me to especially set the modem for them.

2> The latest manual. - Is it available as a file I can get from somewhere?


--
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dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz                      Palmerston North
Dawghaus BBS -> +64 (6) 357-9245                New Zealand
       "A wet and windy place at the bottom of the World"
From: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: RE: GATEWAY TELEPATH @ $1
Date: 18 Dec 92 09:38:00 GMT
Reply-To: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)
Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591

jcburt@gatsibm.larc.nasa.gov () writes:

 JN> If the action is lawful, why did Gateway change its practice in
 JN> response to the complaint I filed?  ;-)

 > Perhaps they wanted to persue a new market...wouldn't be the first
 > time such a thing has happened...perhaps their manufacturing costs
 > reduced to the point where they could make money selling to the
 > general market, instead of just breaking even selling to their
 > original customers...  wouldn't be the first time *that* happened
 > either...

Then it's just an incredible coincidence that the policy was hastily
changed immediately after I refiled my complaint with the S.D.
Attorney General?  <grin>  Gateway had adamantly refused for many
months to accept my order despite my numerous communications to
various company officers.

Best regards,
John
                                                                            
Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:18072 comp.dcom.fax:2276
From: gerard@integow.integrity.nl (Gerard Huysmans)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Re: looking for technical refs (u.s.r. sportster)
Date: 14 Dec 92 08:27:04 GMT
Followup-To: comp.dcom.modems
Organization: Integrity BV, Woerden, NL
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

: 
: i wan't to use the fax capabilities of the sportster 14,400 fax modem
: (from u.s. robotics) on a unix system.
: do you have the documentation that can help me to write a application
: that uses the capabilities?? or do you have right now such an application??
: 

My company does both development and marketing on a fax product.  As I am
one of the guys responsible for that development of that product, here are
some details:

    * i(F)x runs on most UNIX boxes which OS is compatible
      with SVR4. This includes the HP 700, IBM RS6000, DataGeneral,
      Unisys, SCO UNIX.
    * i(F)x supports Rank Xerox telecopiers (7021 and 7033) and most of
      the AT+ class2 faxes. All in ONE configuration!
    * Supported datatypes: ASCII, PBM, G3, WordPerfect data, PostScript.
      The user can easily add support for other datatypes.
    * Automatic generation of coverpages. Tailored to user wishes.
    * Integration of scanned images, pictures, logos and signatures in
      a document or the coverpage.
    * Automatic routing of received fax messages to some printer.
    * Configurable parameters like: batch-size, retry count and time.
    * Restricted transmission based on combination of phone number
      pattern and hour table.
    * Restricted transmission based on list of user names.
    * Multi language version, supporting: English, Dutch, German and
      French.  The user can easily add support for other languages.

We are currently working on a Client-Server version for either DOS or
UNIX clients in a TCP/IP network.  The user-interface for the DOS client
is based on the windows environment.  DOS clients should have a socket
library available.

The i(F)x package goes with a complete set of four manuals (user technical,
user interface, system administrator and programming guide) and the system
manual pages.

The product has been designed keeping software integration possibilities in
mind.  So if you want to put fax functionality in your own software, think
about integrating i(F)x instead of developing your own fax sollution.

If you want more information, talk to:

Gabriel Carre,                             Voice:  +31-(0)3480-30131
Sales Manager                              E-mail: gabriel@integrity.nl

he will be glad to answer all your questions.

======================================================================
Gerard Huysmans,                           E-mail: gerard@integrity.nl
Integrity Software Consultants             Voice:  +31-(0)3480-30131
Woerden, the Netherlands                   Fax:    +31-(0)3480-30182
-- 
======================================================================
Gerard Huysmans,                           E-mail: gerard@integrity.nl
Integrity Software Consultants             Voice:  +31-(0)3480-30131
Woerden, the Netherlands                   Fax:    +31-(0)3480-30182
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: huub@dutetvd.tudelft.nl (Huub van Roosmalen)
Subject: Dynalink experiences wanted
Organization: Delft University of Technology
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:35:44 GMT

Anybody have any experience with Dynalink modems and in particular
their 14k4 external model (P1496MX)? I can get a good deal on it 
here in Europe compared to the price of other fast modems (700
Dutch Guilders, approx. $400), but I haven't found any reviews on
it yet.

Huub van Roosmalen, Delft University, NL. {$I disclaimer_song_&_dance}
From: gary.chan@compdyn.questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Gary Chan) 
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Sportster 14.4/16.8
Date: 15 Dec 92 22:06:00 GMT
Reply-To: gary.chan@compdyn.questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Gary Chan) 
Distribution: world
Organization: Computer Dynamics - Vancouver B.C. - (604)986-9937 (604)255-9937

Scottb to All on 12-15-92 All about Sportster 14.4/16.8

S >From: scottb@sun1x.actc.res.utc.com (Scottb)
S >Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
S >Subject: Sportster 14.4/16.8
S >Message-ID: <1992Dec14.161933.8887@sun1x.actc.res.utc.com>
S >Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:19:33 GMT
S >
S >Hi,
S >
S >I have a USR Sportster 14.4 modem with the 4.1 version rom.  By poking
S >certian memory locations, I can make it a 16.8 baud modem (or so I hav
S >be told).  Problem - when I connect to a friends modem (same modem set
S >, the best cps that we se is 1600 cps.  I would think that with both
S >modems set to the 16.8 speed, we should see a higher through-put.
S >I dont recall the exact modem settings (its at home) but &k1 is set
S >&b1 is also set.  The buad speed is locked at 57.6 via the comm 
S >software.  Has anyone gotten a higher cps with this type of setup?
S >and if so, how?
S >
S >Thanks in advance.

I have the same. I have my DTE fixed at 38400.  I usually get about 
1900cps when unploading/downloading compressed files.  Gotten about 
3200cps with plain text files.  What type of files are you transferring?  
What software are youusing to do the download?  There are quite a few bad 
implementaions of file transfer protocols.


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: wilsonl@fraser.sfu.ca (Wilson Wang Shun Leung)
Subject: Detect Phone Activities??
Summary: v
Keywords: a
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:03:28 GMT

Is there any software that can detect or record phone activities (like what
number has been dialed, when it is done and how long the call takes,etc)
with no special hardware but a modem installed ?
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Best < $400 modem ???
From: simon@wotangate.sc.ti.com (Jean-Yves Simon)
Date: 15 Dec 92 00:08:31 +1700

Organization: Texas Instruments
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1992 23:07:19 GMT

In article 723862378@wuarchive.wustl.edu, hp48sx@wupost.wustl.edu (HP48SX Archive Maintainer) writes:
>What is the best modem for less than 400 buckazoids ? The Postal service

Get an Intel SatisFAXtion/400 (internal) ou /400e (external). Great modem.


Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: fenner@snobol.cs.psu.edu (Bill Fenner)
Subject: Re: Worldblazer not autobauding correctly at 38400
Organization: Penn State Computer Science
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 21:41:22 GMT

In article <1992Dec19.104747.8823@clarinet.com> brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton) writes:
|I had not thought about the chance of the 14400 bps modulation speed.
|However, I would not feel too scared of it.  The chances of it are slim,
|nobody makes v.32bis without v.42 that I know of, and also it's not a
|very usable modulation.  There are so many points in the matrix for
|v.32bis that you had better have error detection.

Penn State's Office of Telecommunications (apparently) had this attitude when
they set up their modem pool.  Sometimes, their modems get into a state where
you cannot connect with either V.42 or MNP.  When they're in this state, even
though I can connect just fine with v.32bis/none, the terminal server never
gives me its banner, and I can't log in.

  Bill
Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:18285 comp.unix.questions:14803 alt.religion.computers:922
From: mellon@ncd.com (Ted Lemon)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.unix.questions,alt.religion.computers
Subject: Re: Differences between modems...
Date: 18 Dec 92 02:30:40 GMT
	<mortenk.130.723847799@dhhalden.no>
	<1992Dec11.175246.309@newstand.syr.edu>
	<1gi7sjINN3v7@scout.ksu.ksu.edu>
Followup-To: comp.dcom.modems
Organization: Network Computing Devices, Inc.
In-reply-to: halifax@scout.ksu.ksu.edu's message of 14 Dec 92 15:05:55 GMT


Actually, vi is Cardinal Law from the Boston archdiocese, and Emacs is
the Dalai Lama.   God doesn't exist.   :'|

			       _MelloN_
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From: steve@zero.com (Steve Urich)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Zoom-FAX 14.4
Date: 14 Dec 92 02:13:19 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Beyonet - Zero Network


	Hello A friend of my has some questions concerning his Zoom Fax 14.4
	v32bis modem and Procomm Plus v2.01. He also has a Leading Edge
	486-DX 33. Now his problem used to be that at v32bis z-modem would
	freezeup the tranfer because of it being an oler version of procomm.
	So he got the latest version and tried it again. He has the link
	rate between the modem and computer to 56k~. Now he is only getting
	a throughput of about 500cps. Lots of errors with z-modem now.

	So does anyone know the right settings with this setup and why this
	is happening? Please help if you know thanks alot!

	Happy Holidays
	Steve

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From: Arthur@cswamp.apana.org.au (Arthur Marsh)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Distribution: world
Subject: Re: Leased Vs. Private line-Whats the Diff?
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:49:54 +1000

On Wed 02 Dec at 13:58 jadams@vixen.cc.bellcore.com wrote:

 j> The difference between voice grade (2000 Series services) 
 j> and data grade (3000 Series services)  is that data 
 j> grade private line services are "cleaner" in terms of 
 j> equalization, gain and delay parameters, noise, etc. 
 j> than voice grade.

Where could I obtain more information on the limits on line
impairments for either of the above services? (Yes, even here in
Australia I have a Bellcore catalogue).

 * Origin: Camelot Swamp MJCNA, Hawthorndene, Sth Australia
(3:800/812)

Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: marcusj@apricot.co.uk (Marcus Jenkins)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Zoom modem
Date: 14 Dec 92 09:35:46 GMT
Organization: Apricot Computers Limited

tonypaso@utu.fi (Tony Matti Juhani Paso) writes:


>Is it any good? What kind of a reputation does it have in the US?
>Is it as good as Supra 14K? Is it possible to use a American modem
>in Europe or are the telephone standards so different that I 
>wouldn't be able to get the Zoom to operate over here?

I'd like to know, too.  Ralin's advert in Byte have the Zoom V.32bis/
V42bis/9600 fax for $269 which seems like a really good deal.  The cheapest
I have heard of a Supra is $299.  I have to ask myself, are you just paying
$30 for the metal (rather than plastic) case and the pretty character
display (rather than the traditional row of red leds)?

Does anybody know whether the Zoom or Supra come with dual voltage 
PSU's (110/240V)?

In answer to Tony's question - I am fairly confident that either modem
will work just fine on European 'phone lines.  In the UK you just need
to sort out any problems with AC line voltage with the PSU and swap 
the RJ11 'phone line connector for a British Telecom special.

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             does not in any way represent my employer.
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: jhb@gmd.de (Joerg H. Blankenburg)
Subject: Voice mailbox for ZyXEL and IBM
Organization: GMD, Sankt Augustin, Germany
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 09:18:14 GMT

In a few programs I tried to integrate voice, data and fax on one line.
If you want to take a look at it, you can ftp it from 129.26.9.88
/usr/pub/zyxel/ibm/jhb/jvf009~.lzh 
However it is just a 0.09 beta-version!

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From: geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Aceex Modem ---- Any info??? Good or bad????
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 20:36:51 EST
Organization: Izot's Swamp

vporguen@unlinfo.unl.edu (victor porguen) writes:

> In my experience, the Aceex 14.4 modem is a very nice Taiwanese-made
> unit which has, however, one glaring defect: it does not recognize
> BUSY signals unless they are extremely strong (i.e., on local 
> connections only). 

   At first I suspected that these were just repackaged GVC modems, and then I 
dismissed the thought.  This suggests that I might have been right the first 
time!

> My other criticism of the Aceex is that it is supposed to be a 14.4
> Fax unit as well as a 14.4 V.32bis unit, but the Fax software that
> comes with it is only good up to 9600 bps, and it normally defaults
> to 2400 bps without telling you that it has done so!

 ... on the other hand, GVC's FM-144 only does FAX at 9600 (that I am aware 
of), so maybe it isn't a GVC after all if it really can handle 14400 FAX!

   <grin>

  Geoffrey Welsh, 7 Strath Humber Court, Islington, Ontario, M9A 4C8 Canada
geoff@zswamp.uucp, [xenitec.on.ca|m2xenix.psg.com]!zswamp!geoff (416)258-8467
       You're still young if your wallet is exhausted before you are.
From: seth@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Zippy)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Help w/ terminal connection
Date: 13 Dec 92 22:34:05 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

I just received an IBM 3101-22 terminal, and wanted to test it out by
hooking it to my computer's serial port, and running a terminal 
program on my PC.  I didn't think it would be this trivial, and it
wasn't-- but I'm at a loss to explain its failure.  
Why didn't this work?  Is there a way to hook up the terminal to the
PC's serial port so I can watch the characters appear on the PC monitor when
they're typed at the terminal keyboard?

Thanks,

Seth.

(I did this b/c the 3101 needs a male/male RS232 cable, and I don't
have one yet...)


Seth Bromberger					seth@gradient.cis.upenn.edu
M.S.E. '93, University of Pennsylvania	  	seth@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
From: sp@questor.org (Steve Pershing)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: ZyXEL new rom
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 08:43:06 PST
Organization: Questor|Free Usenet News|Vancouver, BC: +1 604 681 0670

kc2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kwan-Ju Chen) writes:


|> what's the cheapest way to get new version of rom?  I don't have access
|> to EPROM burner. Thanks

You can order new ROM sets from ZyXEL USA for around $45, I think.
If you can't get them from there, we may be able to help.

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