HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: king@rtsg.mot.com (Steven King, Software Archaeologist)
Subject: Re: Is the Supra BBS down?
Reply-To: king@rtsg.mot.com
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 14:12:07 GMT

David_Hunter@mindlink.bc.ca (David Hunter) publicly declared:
> Mike Berger writes:
>> Doesn't it fall back sucessfully itself?!
>
>No Mike, unfortunately it sticks at 14.4 and pours a random mess of characters
>at me.  I end up paying a long distance charge for nothing if I call at 14.4.
>It is really annoying.  It ought to fall back.

Random data point:  I can connect to Supra's BBS with my Supra 14.4
just fine.  I *have* seen the symptoms you describe though with other
systems.  In my case it seems to have been caused by issuing the "N0"
(N-zero, in case your typeface makes zeros and Ohs look alike) command
to limit DCE (modem-to-modem) speed according to DTE
(modem-to-computer) speed.  Try setting "N1" instead, to allow the
modems to negotiate speed.  "N0" locks the modem at DTE speed (or 14400
if DTE is higher than 14400) and seems to inhibit fallback.

(Mr. Pedant speaks: Actually, "N0" locks the modem to the speed
specified in S37.  If S37=0, then DCE speed is locked to DTE speed, or
14400.)

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Vengeance is counter-productive.  Not to mention the   |      Steven King
fact that it gets your soul all sticky.                |   Motorola Cellular
                                         (Lady Sally)  |   king@rtsg.mot.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.apple2
From: sknkwrks@unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)
Subject: Re: I love Supra!
Organization: Skunk Works Software Co.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 02:09:15 GMT

In article <bazyar.717812220@teal> bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar) writes:
>  Supra's customer support, to put it bluntly, sucks.  I demon-dialed
>their tech support number for a WEEK straight, and was unable to get
>through.  Anyway, he just said he's on the sysop deal. They probably
>gave him a special number.

I've tried calling tech support once, a few months ago.  I didn't have
any problems getting through...sat on hold for a minute or two, but I
had no problems with busy signals at the time.

I do have to wonder, though, if they got my address correction in time
for the bug-fix ROMs...my modem is one of the early models (serial
#988) and has a few quirks.  A bug-fix was supposed to have been sent
out in mid-July...about the same time that I moved.  The address
correction went in a few weeks beforehand, but I haven't gotten the
new ROMs from them yet.  I might try contacting the people who moved
in where I used to live and see if they have any packages for me; if
they don't, I'll try calling Supra and see what the tech-support
situation is like now.

  _/_   Scott Alfter                             Internet: sknkwrks@cs.unlv.edu
 / v \  Call the Skunk Works BBS today!
(IIe (  (702) 894-9619 300-14400 V.32bis Apple II/IBM/Star Trek/Aerospace
 \_^_/  Ask me about SoftDAC--digital audio for your IIe/IIc! Apple II Forever!
From: PETTY@RALVM29.VNET.IBM.COM (Jack Petty)
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 14:40:51 EDT
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 8 bits + parity for V.42
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
News-Software: UReply 3.0

In <BvAzEJ.8nu@csn.org> Phil Earnhardt writes:
>
>We're having a problem finding a vendor that can deal with the
>application's parameters:
>
>8 bits data
>1 parity bit -- even parity
>1 stop bit
>DTE connected at 9600bps
>
The IBM 7855 can be configured to do exactly what you describe (leased
line or switched).  We do it exactly as you describe (keep only the
8 data bits in the modem's transmit buffer, transfer 8 data
bits across the error-correcting link and into the receiving modem's
receive data buffer, and then add the parity bit as the data leaves
the receiving modem's DTE interface).
The 7855 also has a mode in which it puts all 11 bits of each character
onto the telco line but I think it is normally smarter to use the
error-correcting method as you described.

Jack Petty
Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:14595 misc.forsale:28003
From: sp@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Steve Pershing)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,misc.forsale,misc.forsale.computer
Subject: Low prices on ZyXEL modems
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 92 11:06:14 PDT
Organization: Questor|Free Usenet News|Vancouver, BC: +1 604 681 0670


We have for sale NEW ZyXEL 16,800bps 1496 series modems:

These are new with manufacturer's 5-yr warranty, in original
factory sealed boxes, and come with the latest ROM release.

They do Caller ID, respond to 4 kinds of distinctive ringing,
do voice mail, and do Class 2 send/receive FAX.

They also provide status reports, callback security, remote programming,
password security.

Speeds are up to 16.8kbps, and most all protocols are supported, including
V.32bis, V.32, V.42bis, V.42, MNP2-5, Group III FAX

These modems also support auto fall-forward/fallback/line renegotiation,
and come with ZFAX 2.1 software which supports the Voice features

In addition to the above, the S model also does 2-wire and 4-wire leased
line service, provides contacts for telco 1A Key System A/A1 leads; supports
several more protocols, and has an 2-line x 20 char LCD display which shows:

        Protocol being used
        DTE Speed
        Compression and Error-Correction Protocol
        Line Type (dial-up or leased)
        Data Format (sync or async)
        Signal-to-noise Ratio
        Received signal level
        Phase-Jitter
        Echo-Delay
        Number of Re-trains granted
        Caller-ID info
        ...and much more including modem settings


For the 1496E model, price from ZyXEL is US$469;

                     OUR PRICE: US$340 + shipping.
                                ======

For the 1496S model, price from ZyXEL is $645;

                     OUR PRICE: US$495 + shipping.
                                ======

Modems for USA and overseas customers are shipped from the USA; for Canadian
clients, modems are shipped from Canada.

For a complete list of products available, shipping terms, Canadian and
World prices, shipping costs, etc, send e-Mail to:

       mail-server@questor.wimsey.bc.ca

In an otherwise BLANK body of text, and starting at the left margin, type:

INFO INDEX
INFO FILINDX
INFO ORDERS
/GET prodinfo/zyxel/1496asci.txt

        (and one of the following, whichever applies to you)...

INFO USACOST
INFO CDNCOST
INFO WLDCOST

--
        Steve Pershing, System Administrator, The QUESTOR Project
  FREE access to Environ, Sci, Med, & AIDS news, and more.  [also UUCP]
        on a ZyXEL-1496S v.42bis, v.32bis, v.33, up to 16,800bps.
  .-------------------------------------------------------------------.
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From: hermit@dastari.uucp (Mark Buda)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: USR sportster conversion announcement.
Date: 1 Oct 92 17:39:33 GMT
Reply-To: hermit%dastari.uucp@devon.lns.pa.us
Organization: Avalon Computing

In article <1992Sep28.053512.10555@cs.hope.edu> turkstra@smaug.cs.hope.edu (Chris &) writes:
>*  This document was posted on CompuServe in the modem vendor forum - USR
>*  section file library as SPLT.PCX (apparently a FAX).  It was typed by me,
>*  so any misspellings are my fault, but the capitalization and wording are 
>*  from the file. The letter had no date, no time, but was on official-looking
>*  USRobotics letterhead.  I have no connection with USR, other than being a
>*  proud owner of a USR modem.
[some text deleted]
>	Also, please note that it has also come to our atention that 
>versions of the firmware being disseminated contain disguised code 
>("trojan horse") that may inflict irreperable dmmage to the hard dive of
>the computer utilizing the programs.

I would be very interested to find out how modem firmware can inflict
irreparable damage to anybody's hard drive.

Is this the "time bomb" Hayes was talking about in their ads? Quick,
get rid of your USR modems! They have a virus that can destroy your
hard drive!


[Ob. disclaimer for the foolish: My first paragraph above is serious.
The second one is not. I *would* be very interested to know how this
alleged damage might happen. I do not believe it is possible. And no,
Hayes has nothing to do with this, and modems can't have trojan horses
or viruses. But I would not be the least bit displeased if this
particular paragraph of USR's statement (if it is in fact USR's
statement) caused such a rumor to spread.]
--
Mark Buda

I get my monkeys for nothing and my chimps for free.
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: gomez@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (JL Gomez)
Subject: Quickcomm's Spirit V.32bis modem impressions?
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Arizona State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 20:19:55 GMT

Been looking at Quickcomm's Spirit II V.32bis/FAX modem.

Is it a reliable modem? How's tech support? What about ROM upgrades?

Thanks for your comments!
--
gomez@enxuha.eas.asu.edu
From: serge.cote@synapse.isis.org (Serge Cote)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: USR sporster can sup
Date: 29 Sep 92 08:03:00 GMT
Reply-To: serge.cote@synapse.isis.org (Serge Cote)
Organization: SYNAPSE BBS - GATINEAU, QUEBEC - 819-561-4321

To: yenchee@csie.nctu.edu.tw (Yeng-Chee Su)
From: serge cote@synapse.isis.org
YS>Subject: Re: USR sporster can support HST connections?
YS>Message-ID: <1992Sep21.132307.12074@ccsun7.csie.nctu.edu.tw>

YS>   I've heard the USR sportster would be a 16.8K DS for a long time.  I just
YS>received one these days, and the parameter doesn't work.  The local dealer
YS>said the ROM date after 06/18/92 has been deleted the command.  Is it true?

False, my Sportster have a manufacturing date in July and the "trick"
work well.  One of my friend have one dated 09-09-92 and the "trick"
work also.  The only thing you have to check is Supervisor Rom version
4.1  This is the only one works.  If your salesman did not want to
unwrap the modem to check it for you before you buy it, change place.

Serge Cote
---
 . DeLuxe./386 1.25 #7400 . That's not a Bug, that's a Free Enhanced Feature!
From: Adam.Frix@p18.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 40% Discount of ZyXELs
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 92 19:44:17 EST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/20.18 - cmhGate UF Gateway, Columbus OH

epang@fraser.sfu.ca (Eugene Pang) writes:

EP> Contest deadline is Oct 12. Contest consists of designing 
EP> an ANSI log in screen for BBS use that promotes the ZyXEL 
EP> modem line. 

geee....ummmm....last I checked, I can't do ANSI graphics on my Mac.  And of
course since I run TeleFinder for my BBS, the fancy graphic was done in a
proper graphics program and appears to the user when he launches the
TeleFinder/User software, not when logging on.

I guess the Zero One Networking folks are under the same illusion that US
Robotics is--that the world contains nothing but DOS machines.

I wonder if giving Tyrone a call and explaining the situation would help.  The
whole 40% discount thing looks just like the "competitive upgrade" deals from
Microsoft et al., anyway--just an excuse to lower prices temporarily.

--Adam--
 
--  
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: johnt@meaddata.com (John Townsend)
Subject: Re: Caller ID
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:15:55 GMT
Distribution: usa

In article <3856@randvax.rand.org>, edhall@rand.org (Ed Hall) writes:
|> In article <1aftk0INNhc@sal-sun25.usc.edu> dliao@sal-sun25.usc.edu (David Liao) writes:
|> >I have a ZyXEL 1496E with caller ID.  I want to experiment the caller id
|> >feature.  Unfortunately, the manual doesn't provide any information on it.
|> >Do I need get caller id service from the telephone company?  or the caller
|> >id works without the service?  
|> 
|> 1. California does not yet have Caller ID, and may never have it.  This
|>    is a legal issue, not a technical one--many areas in California
|>    already have Central Office gear capable of Caller ID.
|> 
|> 2. The phone company would need to "turn on" Caller ID.  Otherwise the
|>    identifying information simply isn't sent to you.  So you'd have
|>    to pay for it in any case, if it were available.

Here in Ohio, the state Public Utilities Commission has approved Caller ID, but
attached so many stipulations to its use (e.g. callers must be given the
ability to prevent their names and numbers from being sent to the callee), that
Ohio Bell has decided that it wouldn't do customers any good and is refusing to
implement it.  I agree with Ohio Bell -- as far as I'm concerned, I should
always be able to know who I'm talking to, and when someone initiates a
communication with me they waive their right to privacy by definition -- but I
think Ohio Bell should go ahead and implement what they can and allow the force
of public opinion to take its course.  If you would like to get this feature,
I'd strongly suggest that you call your telephone company and state public
utilities regulatory commission and let them know what you think.

-- 
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// Mead Data Central          wrong once, but         johnt@skibum.meaddata.com
// 8891 Gander Creek Dr.      I was mistaken."         ...!uunet!meaddata!johnt
// Miamisburg, OH  45342            8-}                          (513) 865-7250
From: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: ZyXEL multi-auto with 2400 baud?
Keywords: ZyXEL
Date: 30 Sep 92 19:20:25 GMT
Organization: Elegant Communications Inc., Ottawa, Canada

In article <dirkst.717805465@messua> dirkst@messua.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Dirk Steinberg) writes:
>I have problems connecting to 2400 baud modems with my ZyXEL
>1496 E, 5.01 rev. ROM. It doesn't CONNECT when set to AT&N0
>(multi-auto), I manually have to set it to 2400 bps (AT&N14).
>Is that behaviour normal?

Sorta.  My ZyXEL (still 4.05) has difficulties connecting to *some*
maker's 1200 and 2400 baud modems.  I don't blame the ZyXEL because
these "certain" maker's modems display the same problems with other
modems too.  So my UUCP setups have to do the AT&N14 trick to
some of my 1200/2400 neighbors, but not others.
-- 
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Psroff 3.0 info: psroff-request@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
Ferret list: ferret-request@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
From: Mark_Ward@mindlink.bc.ca (Mark Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Supra dialing.
Date: 4 Oct 92 03:27:12 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada

Your communications software might be set for Tone not pulse.  Thats all I
can think of.  I just bought a Supra and it works great.
--
*____________________________________________________________________________*

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|
|This crisp night air                    The moon smiles down at me,
|
|Refreshes the inner soul,               And the stars twinkle
|
From: ksingh@garnet.berkeley.edu ()
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Mac Voice Mail S/W for Zyxel?
Date: 2 Oct 1992 23:51:54 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.berkeley.edu

Hello,

I have a Zyxel U1496E and the Mac software that is sold with it.
However, this software only supports the fax feature and not
the voice mail features.  I understand that the IBM software that
comes with the modem supports both Fax and Voice and that the
company that makes the mac software is working on the voice part.

What I'm wondering is whether there is another software package
that supports voice mail that would work with this modem?

Thanks
-Kulpreet
From: alansar@ccs.northeastern.edu (Mohammad Al-Ansari)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: SUPRA - new ROM version 1.2G? 1.2J?
Date: 30 Sep 92 04:22:11 GMT
Organization: Comp. Sci. @ NU

In article <1992Sep30.003213.7927@news.acns.nwu.edu> garyc@lenny.acns.nwu.edu writes:
>Hi,
>
>	I'm confused. Isn't it TRUE that SUPRA is offering a new 1.2G ROM  
>upgrade? And a guy just came out selling the SUPRA v32bis for $265 with
>the latest ROM 1.2J???????????
>
>	Is 1.2J an earlier or latter version of 1.2G?
>
>g

The first announced that they were going to release a 1.2G ROM but when
they actually came out, they were called 1.2H or 1.2J, where the only
difference is that 1.2J has caller ID while 1.2H doesn't.

>
>--
>+----------------+
>| Gary I. Chang	 |
>+----------------+   NeXT-Mail: garyc@lenny.acns.nwu.edu
>Northwestern Univ.      E-Mail: garyc@eecs.nwu.edu


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: wtm@uhura.neoucom.edu (Bill Mayhew)
Subject: Re: Complete Communicator
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 23:19:08 GMT

Agreed!  Another Complete Answering Machine (CAM) user here.  I've
had my CAM board for several years.  At the time I purchased CAM,
the fax board was a separate product, but the CAM software was
aware of fax cards and would cooperate.  I never had to test the
software, but I suspect that the given the quality of CAM and the
time they've had to refine the product, it ought to be pretty good.


-- 
Bill Mayhew      NEOUCOM Computer Services Department
Rootstown, OH  44272-9995  USA    phone: 216-325-2511
wtm@uhura.neoucom.edu   (140.220.1.1)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: ramzi@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Ramzi Al-Majid)
Subject: Supra speaker volume control
Keywords: n
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 19:27:20 GMT

i am having hard time trying to lower the volume of the speaker using te L
command and i have no luck in trying to switch off the speaker either using
M command. i tried bot in the init string and the dial string. any idea
what's going on? i have the v32bis supra with the dos package and using
mirror comm software.

thanks

-- 
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Univ. of Colorado - Boulder	bitnet  : ramzi@boulder.bitnet
Campus Box # 430		csnet   : ramzi@boulder.csnet
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: Re: Hayes Ultra 144 modem fares poorly in MacUser tests
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 18:36:23 GMT

sknkwrks@unlv.edu (Scott Alfter) writes:
>Between this post and the current thread on Hayes' new rack-mount
>system, I've seen several references to "TIES" and to a "time bomb,"
>both of which seem to relate to the +++ sequence used to escape to
>command mode.  I think I also read a long time ago that Hayes tried to
>copyright/patent the +++ sequence.  What, exactly, is the story behind
>all this?

Hayes has been running a FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) scare
campaign regarding the refusal of some companies to knuckle under to
their licensing demands.  Basically, if you use the escape sequence
<pause>+++<pause> you owe Hayes money.  Several manufacturers have
gone to a simple +++ escape sequence which means that the modems will
drop to command mode if you try to send that.  They all allow this
sequence to be disabled, and some of them use a further criteria of
having to see an "AT" after the +++ for it to take effect.  Hayes has
effectively been claming only their method provides safety, which is
complete B.S., only an out of band signalling method will do this,
it's still possible to accidentally trigger the Hayes escape sequence,
I've done it.  It is an issue, but not the threat they've been making
it out to be, nor are their methods those of an "educational" campaign
as they've been claiming.

Even worse, now they've apparently been doing their best to trigger
this escape sequence whenever possible - they released at least one
electronic press release (on an unrelated subject) that had the "+++"
plus an "AT" in the header completely gratuitously.  Spread it around
as much as possible and hope it bombs as many modems as possible seems
to be the goal.

My Hayes Smartmodem 2400 was a nice piece of work, but I'll never buy
a Hayes again, I will discourage our company from even considering
them, and I will urge all the readers of my column to do the same.  A
shame, too, as until this fiasco I was quite positively disposed
towards Hayes for providing a representative on Usenet.
-- 
We prefer to speak evil of ourselves rather than not speak of ourselves at all.
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: kmo@sae.com (Mike Ovington)
Subject: Need some high speed callback modems
Organization: Template Software
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 15:30:12 GMT

My company lets employees dial in from home using some 1200 buad callback
modems from Anchor Automation and we are looking to upgrade to higher speed
callback modems. The callback feature is a must, and that is where I'm
runnging into problems

The only high speed callback modems I know of are from Telebit, and
they limit you to 10 entries in the callback list. That means only 10
specific employees would be able to use a specific modem, and that is not
acceptable.

Our current modems support 50 entries in their callback list. We are currently
using about half of that and expect to grow.

If anyone knows of other companies that manufacture high speed callback
modems, please email me with information and/or contacts. Manufacturers
are welcome to contact me too.

-- 
________________________________________________________________________________
    Michael S. Ovington                         Template Software 
       uunet!sae!mikeo                   13100 Worldgate Drive, Suite 340       
        mikeo@sae.com                         Herndon, VA 22070-4382
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: work@tasha.guug.de (Felix Blank)
Subject: Re: ZyXEL adaptive answering bug
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 23:42:08 GMT

rick@digibd.com (Rick Richardson) writes:

>This is with ZyXEL ROM version 5.01.

>If you have adaptive answering on, and the DTE I/F speed is 38400 or higher,
>and a FAX call comes in, the modem switches its I/F speed to 19200 before
>telling you that it is a FAX call.  This makes it rather awkward to handle
>adaptive answering unless you always use 19200 for the I/F speed.  Example:

>AT			(at 38400)
>OK			(at 38400)
>RING			(at 38400)
>ATA			(at 38400)
>			(its a data modem calling)
>CONNECT 38400/...	(at 38400)
>			(so far so good)
>NO CARRIER		(at 38400)
>RING			(at 38400)
>ATA			(at 38400)
>			(its a fax machine calling)
>+FCON			(at *19200*, e.g. its really garbage!)

set bit 4 of register 39, i.e. ATS39=16, and you will get the +FCON at the
current speed, and the drop to 19200 AFTER that.
It works! My ZyXEL runs this way without any problems.

Felix
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From: isc10192@nusunix1.nus.sg (KOH KHANG WEE)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Recommendations for 14.4 ?
Date: 29 Sep 92 02:49:46 GMT
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Hi !

I am thinking of getting a 14.4 kbps faxmodem, wonder if anyone out
there can recommend me some ?

thanks

Jerry Koh
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems