HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: Klaus_Ellegaard@kampsax.bbs.bad.se (Klaus Ellegaard)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Supra's fax and e-mail address
Date: 10 Dec 92 22:09:23 GMT
Reply-To: Klaus_Ellegaard@kampsax.bbs.bad.se (Klaus Ellegaard)
Organization: KampSax BBS, Lyngby, Denmark
OD-Comment-To: Everyone

I'd like to thank everyone answering my posting on Supra's fax and
e-mail address.

This is a short summary of the replies I got - Supra owners: write
it down for future use...

Supra's

- Fax: 503-967-2401

- e-mail: Supratech@Supra.uucp
          Supratech%Supra.uucp@cs.orst.edu
        
- or the CompuServe e-mail address mentioned on the blue sheet of
paper you get with the modem (which I threw out, I'm afraid).

Best Regards
                  Klaus.

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From: geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Difference between ZyXEL U-1496E and U-1496E+
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 20:40:15 EST
Organization: Izot's Swamp

scottd@cs.hw.ac.uk (Scott Dunn) writes:

> Could someone please explain the difference between the ZyXEL U-1496E
> and the U-1496E+?

   The latter will be upgradable to ZyXEL-specific 19200 bps, while the former 
will only do 16800 with another ZyXEL.  In either case, you won't go faster 
than 14400 bps with another V.32bis modem anyway... I didn't hold out for the 
'Plus' model.

  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: josephs@msen.com (Joseph Stroup)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Comments? On Zoom Modem
Date: 19 Dec 1992 20:33:07 -0500
Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.msen.com

I want an opinion on the Zoom modem 9600 v32bis. External units.
Egghead price $189.00. I want to use them for PPP connection at 14.4.
If these modems have problems please e-mail me. If you have praise please
e-mail me.


-- 
Joseph Stroup          | Still trying to work
                       | and Play well with Others.
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.sys.sun.admin,cu.sun.managers
From: ejh@khonshu.colorado.edu (Edward J. Hartnett)
Subject: Anyone out there successfully get a 14.4K modem running on a Sun?
Organization: CIRES, University of Colorado
Date: 14 Dec 92 09:34:18


I have been in the market for some high speed modems for me and my
boss to be able to dial in from home or from the road to our Sun IPC.
There has been a little talk on the net that the sun can't handle the
throughput in the serial port due to stupid Sun problems with hardware
flow control, which can be fixed, but only at a high price.

Before I tell my boss to get ready to write (another) big check to
Sun, can anyone who has successfully implemented a high speed modem on
his or her Sun (I have an IPC, but I'd be interested in hearing about
any sun), please post a brief summary of the solution you used? Or
email it to me and I will summarize all the answers I get. As I'm sure
that there are lots of people with Suns who are considering high speed
modems (with the price drops and all) I think that you could be real
helpful by sharing your computer joys and sorrows with us all. Plus
it's good therapy!

Thanks in advance.
--
	Don't blame me, I voted against Amendment 2!

Edward Hartnett				ejh@khonshu.colorado.edu

Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: damouth@wrc.xerox.com (David E. Damouth)
Subject: Re: high speed (V32.bis, V42.bis) modems a
Reply-To: damouth@wrc.xerox.com
Organization: Xerox Webster Research Center
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 13:13:22 GMT

The Digicom Scout+ internal modem has a real 16550.
It's currently available for $199.

---
/Dave
David E. Damouth
Xerox Webster Research Center
damouth@wrc.xerox.com
voice: 716-422-3186
fax: 716-265-7133


Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.unix.ultrix
From: gerg@netcom.com (Greg Andrews)
Subject: Re: Problems with Ultrix /etc/acucap and Telebit QBlazer
Summary: What are the modem settings?
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:57:01 GMT

irving@sys.toronto.edu (Irving Reid) writes:
>I am having no end of trouble getting an /etc/acucap entry written so
>that my Decstation 3100 will dial out on a TBit QBlazer.  The closest
>that Telebit support could get was some advice for older VaxStations,
>from which I got the acucap entry
>
>tb9600|telebit|Telebit modem 9600 baud, Touch tone :\
>        :db:cr:hu:ls:re:ss=\dA\dA\dATZ\r:sr=OK:sd#250000:di=ATDT:dt=\r:\
>        :dd#50000:fd#80:rs=,:os=CONNECT:ds=\dA\dA\dATZ\r:ab=\dA\dA\dATZ\r:
>
>I am using a DEC H8571-F cable, which gives only TX, RX, ground, DSR, and DTR,
>which is all you can get on a DS 3100 (sigh.  When will they learn?)
>
>The calling sequence runs correctly right up until the number is dialed.
>As soon as the dialing starts, tip rushes on and decides it has carrier
>and that the response it wanted didn't come; it then gives up and hangs up
>just as the other end answers.
>

Sounds like tip is seeing a result code from the modem, and that result
code isn't one tip recognizes as a successful connection.

What are the modem's register settings?  If you have Q0 X2, the modem will
report "DIALING" as it starts to dial the touch-tones.  The modem will also
report "RRING" (for "Remote RING") when it hears the other end start ringing.

Either one of those events could cause tip to believe that the call failed.
Based on my experience with the SunOS tip, I'd say tip assumes the modem
will say nothing until the call attempt is finished.  I.e., no such thing
as progress reports - the first result code is the connect status.  If the
result code isn't on tip's list of "connection" codes, it's assumed to be
a "failed" code.

The stock SunOS tip mistakes the Telebit "DIALING" and "RRING" as failed
connection codes, and aborts the call.  It also fails to recognize connect
codes for speeds above 1200 bps.

The solution for most Telebit users on Sun workstations is to set the modem
to X1 or X0.  Then the modem doesn't return codes that tip can't handle.
There is a patch for the Sun tip that lets it properly recognize Telebit
modem codes, but that won't help you on your 3100.  Try putting an ATX0 or
ATX1 command after the ATZ command in your acucap entry.


-- 
:::::::::::::::::::  Greg Andrews  gerg@netcom.com  :::::::::::::::::::
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: ohd@ornl.gov (OLIVE D H)
Subject: Re: ..new ROM's for BOCA
Keywords: BOCA, ROM, upgrades, 14.4,
Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:41:07 GMT

In article <H4ymVB1w163w@carlos> carlos@infoserv.com (Carlos Dominguez) writes:
>.. Just got off the phone with BOCA.. The ROM upgrade is available,
>and is version 1.27.  BOCA 1440e and 1440i owners can call BOCA
>tech support, state that they have ROM v1.2 and ask for v1.27.
> 
>BOCA will send the ROM's free of charge, shipping takes about
>2-3 weeks..


Actually I just ordered mine yesterday and the newest version of the
ROMs is 1.28.  



Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: mitch@nosc.mil (Ray Mitchell)
Subject: Integrated UART Function at 14.4K
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:24:16 GMT


Greetings,

This concerns the use of 14.4K external modems (namely the Digicom) with
PCs not containing a separate 16550 UART but, rather, with the UART function
integrated into some other multifunction chip.

I have two machines.  The first is a new 486SX-25 with an AMI Super Voyager
motherboard, where the serial ports are built into the motherboard.
The second is a 386DX-25 with a separate multifunction card containing not
only the serial functions but also the parallel, game, hard disk, and
floppy disc functions.  The large scale chips it uses are the Western Digital
WD37C65CJM and a Winbond W86C453P.

I've heard the general recommendation that in cases like these a separate
serial card with a 16550 should be installed just to be sure but does anyone
actually know of cases where setups like mine have problems?  I would hope
that especially in the AMI case the serial port could keep up.  While I
can purchase separate serial cards, a dollar is a dollar.

Thanks,
Ray Mitchell
mitch@nosc.mil
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: Lightning Communications Co.
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 19:46:06 GMT
Keywords: Lightcom 96

In article <guest.1@varian.com> guest@varian.com writes:
> I bought a nice little 9600 baud modem from a company called 
> Lightning Communications Co. in southern California. The
> modem is a Lightcomm 96. It hasn't worked since day one.
> The company dosn't answer its phone or fax. Does anyone know
> anything about this modem or company?      HELP

I think they may have done a Compucom......*poof*. They lots of nice lookings
adds in all the right mags....but no one ver seemed to buy the modems. Once, I
asked why people were raving about about ZOOM's, SUPRA's Twincoms, et
al.....but never mentioned the LightCom modems - though they were same spec
and same price. 
 
I only got one answer to my two queries - from a guy in Germenay who had
bougth 5 and was happy with them.  
 
No one else ever answered! This always made me wonder.....were the ads the
wrong colour? What was it? 
 
Even me...after no response on these, I bought a Supra v32bis (and lived
happily ever after...honest!)
 
Steve

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: Re: I won a ZyXEL!
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:52:38 GMT

rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>Just felt the need to gloat!  I just got a call from ZyXEL - I'm one
>of the ANSI contest runners up and win a 1496E modem.  That makes two,
>but I've got some plans for the second one.

For all those who are mailing me, it was a contest run by ZyXEL to
design ANSI screens for their sysop deal BBSes.  One will be shown on
logon, so it has to be good but not too big - it should go by quickly
even at 2400 bps.   First prize was $2500 and a top of the line ZyXEL
1496S, second prize was $1500 and a 1496E, runners up get a 1496E.
-- 
Pound for pound, lame puns are your best entertainment value! -- Gogo Dodo
Organization: University of Central Florida--Computer Services
Date: Monday, 14 Dec 1992 01:03:53 EST
From: Chris Chew <CCHEW@UCF1VM.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject:    Is Supra the most feature for price ?

Hello netters,
               I was wondering if Supra is currently the one with the
highest amount of features other than the standard v32bis, v42bis...
for its price ?

I mainly referring to caller id which I believe it now has and possibly
voice mail, but I'm mainly interested in the caller id since I already
have the service. I know the Zyxel has it too, but its also a lot more
money. I always thought that this was a built in feature of the Rockwell
chip and was just a matter of implementation. So, if this is true, any
others in Rockwell land have the feature ?

Or for that matter, since the feature isn't all that crucial, would
money be better spent on another modem in the range like the Boca ?

I'd appreciate any replies. e-mail is fine if you think this group
already gets too much bandwidth.

Thanks in advance.

Chris Chew
cchew@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu
From: chip@inter.interzone.ch (Marc Liyanage)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: What EPROMS to use for ZyXEL U-1496S+?
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 19:24:20 CET
Organization: Interzone Switzerland
Reply-To: chip@interzone.ch
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.5v4


Hi,

What size & speed of EPROMs do I have to buy for burning
the firmware of my ZyXEL myself?

The current chips read "27C010A-10"

Is this 1 MBit / 100 ns?



Thanks


-Marc



___________________________________________________________________
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                                 CH-9552 Bronschhofen,  Switzerland 
                                 47 29 17 N / 009 03 41 E / ALT 578
                                 +41 73 22 1196
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: tom@ssd.csd.harris.com (Tom Horsley)
Subject: Interesting phenomena with ZyXel U-1496E+
Organization: Harris Computer Systems Division
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 12:57:24 GMT

I have a program which dials up the NIST computer time number and sets my
computer's time. The way the NIST system works, you echo the characters it
sends you, and NIST computes round trip delay times, flagging the time once
it gets a consistent set of round trip delays (by changing a '*' to a '#' in
the line it prints).

When attempting to run this program with my new ZyXel U-1496E+, NIST never
gets consistent round trip delay times (this is all at 1200 bps).

I don't consider this an earth-shattering problem, but it is kind of
interesting and I am curious if anyone has any idea why this might happen
(the Intel modem I have does not exhibit this problem).

P.S. I haven't taken the time yet to fool with all the possible modem
parameters like turning off any buffering and turning off the "throughput
averaging" stuff I seem to recall spotting in the manual somewhere. It
wouldn't surprise me if one or more of these optional setting were at the
root of the problem.
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From: 12100z@d1.dartmouth.edu (Tom Buskey)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Adding a serial port for 16550 chip
Date: 14 Dec 92 15:06:18 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7520D33A801505D@kip-sn-93.dartmouth.edu>
X-Xxdate: Mon, 14 Dec 92 15:06:43 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12

I've got a machine with 16450 UARTs and I'd like to replace one of them
with a 16550.  The board has the serial port chips integrated w/ the
rest of the system so the UARTs are not only non-socketed, they're
integrated in a chip w/ several other funtions.  The machine is a
Gateway 2000 w/ a micronics local board MB.  The bios will let me change
the standard ports to com3 & com4, change thier interupts, addresses, or
disable them altogether.
 
Are there any good (& cheap) serial port cards out there? I can add a
serial port card & put my chip on that & disable the MB's serial ports. 
I need something that can work in an OS/2 or Unix enviroment so interupt
conflicts can be a problem.  I have a card that works fine w/ DOS, but
locks up OS/2.  The way motherboards have everything built in today, I'm
sure there are others out there w/ a similar problem.  Thanks in
advance. 

Tom Buskey   12100z@d1.dartmouth.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: puma <puma@halcyon.com>
Subject: Re: Can V.32bis or V.42bis be 'faked' by software?
Originator: bbs@halcyon.com
Organization: organized?? me??
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 18:40:07 GMT

rick@ee.uwm.edu (Rick Miller) writes:
> Exactly what *are* V.32bis and V.42bis?  Can this 'behaviour' be mimicked
> in software so that a vanilla 2400bps or 9600bps modem would 'look' like
> a V.32bis or V.42bis modem?
> 
The "v.32bis" part is the specifications for the 14400 (and 9600) 
modulation sheme.  As such, it needs to be part of the hardware.
The "v.42bis" is the error correction and compression.  It could 
be emulated in software, but I don't know of any V.32bis modems
that don't include V.42bis.  I did have a 2400 bps modem for a 
laptop once that included software for MNP error correction.
From: hudgens@sun13.scri.fsu.edu (Jim Hudgens)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Supra question:  difference between &K, &K4 and &K5???
Date: 19 Dec 92 02:43:48 GMT
Followup-To: comp.dcom.modems
Distribution: na
Organization: SCRI, Florida State University

Anyone know, specifically what &K5 does.  And how "transparent"
software flow control differs from either no flow control or
normal software flow control?  My suspicion is that if the modem
recieves a ^S from the terminal, &K5 causes it to be both passed
across the phone connection and also, to cause the modem to suspend 
transmission to  the  terminal.   Is this correct?   The manual never
describes this.  Seems like you would get both end-to-end and 
modem-to-terminal flow control this way.  

Also, does anyone out there have any suggestions as to how to 
setup a supra 14400 in unattended answer operation such that reliability
and availability (i.e. to as many different types of modems as possible)
are maximized?  We're currently using the rather default:

	AT &F2 E0 V0 &D2 M0 S0=1 S2=128 &W0

initialization string.  &D3 be better?  Is there a way to cause the 
equivalent of a ATZ0 when the connection drops?

Thanks in advance for any advice...

JHH



-- 
Jim Hudgens 			Supercomputer Computations Research Institute
hudgens@sun13.scri.fsu.edu
From: gerardis@cs.mcgill.ca (The GIF Emporium)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Ever Left a Supra on for 24 hrs ?
Date: 15 Dec 92 04:22:22 GMT
Organization: The Overworked UNDERGRAD society...

In article <Bz45sM.1349@austin.ibm.com> woan@cactus.org writes:
>In article <BxztBJ.77H@news.udel.edu> johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes:
>>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?
>
>Mine has also been on for about 6 months (OK a few hours down for a
>ROM upgrade) with no problems.
>

And mine has been on for about 20/24 hours a day (Off only when doing
DISK backups..) for the past 4 months and barely even gets warm....

I love my Supra.. Not 1 Problem yet...
From: bill.cook@ehbbs.gwinnett.com (Bill Cook) 
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: high speed (V32.bis, V42.bis) modems and prices...
Date: 17 Dec 92 23:30:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Ed Hopper's BBS - Berkeley Lake, GA - 404-446-9462
Reply-To: bill.cook@ehbbs.gwinnett.com (Bill Cook) 

TO: galway@chtm.eece.unm.edu (Denis McKeon)

DM=>I have heard, but am not absolutely certain, that Supra, Infotel, Zoom,
DM=>Boca, and Practical Peripherals are shipping internal modems with a 16550.
DM=>Additions, corrections, specific model numbers, and comments are welcome.

I just purchased a Digicom Scout Plus and it does have the 16550AN
buffer chip installed.

-=.Bill Cook.=-

 * OLX 2.1 * If this were an actual tagline, it would be funny.
                                                                                                                             
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|       Ed Hopper's BBS - ehbbs.gwinnett.com - Atlanta, Georgia         |
|  USR/HST: 404-446-9462                  V.32bis: 404-446-9465         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Use Zmodem with Telix
Keywords: Zmodem, Telix, Kermit, Unix, MSDOS
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 00:39:34 EST
Organization: Izot's Swamp

x0z9470@tamsun.tamu.edu (Xiaodong Zhang) writes:

> I used to do file transfer between Unix and PC with Kermit, but if the
> file is too large, this could take a long time. Now I'm using Telix,
> which uses Zmodem and is much faster. 
> 
> I've been succesful in transfering my C programs in both directions, but
> it won't work for "exe" and "gif" files. Does anybody know why ?

   Is it possible that your connection is 7-bit?  TELIX' ZMODEM doesn't seem 
to support binary transfers over 7 bit connections.

  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
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           And the meaning of all that I believed before escapes me
                  In this world of none, no thing, and no one
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From: tommy@Fateepee.CAM.ORG (Tommy Petrogiannis)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Supra Problems Wanted
Date: 16 Dec 92 12:21:07 GMT
Organization: SILANIS TECHNOLOGY

mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:

> Every 2-3 days, the Supra locks up, usually with "96" on the front
> panel, but only the TR LED on (no OH).  DTR drops don't fix it, and
> the modem is deaf to ATZ commands issued by the serial port.  After a
> power-cycle, the modem is fine for the next couple days.  The modem is
> on an unattended Unix machine in automated use, and it's really
> annoying to discover that news has been backing up because the modem
> hung 10 hours ago.
> 

I've found that I keep my SUPRA very happy doing the following:
1) Make sure you have the 1.2H roms, they fixed all my mysterious hangs that
I had previously.

2) Every time you send an INIT string to the modem, prelude it with an ATZ
command. I don't know why but ever since I added the ATZ I have never had
another SUPRA modem screw up.

Hope this helps
Tommy P. - That's me
From: locks@cs.sun.ac.za (Graeme Lockley)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Is Microcom QX/4232bis+ UK friendly?
Date: 17 Dec 92 13:20:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: hippo.1992Dec17.132043.13201
Organization: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Can anybody help. We have a client in the UK (Oxford) we want to supply online
support from South Africa. We plan to provide this service using modem coms. We
have selected a Microcom QX/4232bis+ modem and intend to install it locally and
in the UK. We have two questions:

  - Is this modem British Telecomm approved?
  - What sort of support is available for Microcom modems. A dealer's name and
    phone/fax would be a plus.

Thanks for any help in this regard.

Graeme Lockley
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: jimmy@denwa.info.com (Jim Gottlieb)
Subject: Re: Telebit WB Problem
Organization: Info Connections, West Los Angeles
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:42:45 GMT

>it may just be superstition, but my worldblazer
>had the no-answer problem, until i remembered this bit of kernel
>hackery, and now it behaves fine.

Here's one tip that we use.  The reason the modem doesn't answer is
because you set S0=0 in your outdial chat script and the modem didn't
reset its parameters.

We set S0=10 in our scripts.  That way, even if the modem doesn't reset
and you're out in the field somewhere you can still hold on for ten
rings and get through.

But our WB recently froze up while I was out of town and it wasn't
making itself available to incoming _or_ outgoing calls (and we do have
5.01).
-- 
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