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- Appendixes
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- Appendix A:
- Modem Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
- Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
- Reset and Hang Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
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- Appendix B:
- CompuServe Forum Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
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- Appendix C:
- CompuServe Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
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- Appendix D:
- CompuServe Forums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
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- Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-1
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- TAPCIS(tm) Documentation Copyright (c) 1990, Support Group, Inc.
- 800-USA-GROUP, 301-387-4500
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- Appendix A:
- Modem Commands
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- The default modem commands and responses on the <P>arameters screen should
- work fine for Hayes compatible modems if they are configured properly. If
- your modem requires different commands, you can often enter complex dialing
- sequences using TAPCIS modem commands.
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- The following special commands are available for the <I>nitialize modem
- string, <R>eset modem string, and in the telephone numbers.
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- ^<letter> A caret followed by a letter is used for control characters.
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- ^M A carriage return (same as pressing <Enter>)
- ^J A linefeed
- ^N A control-N
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- ?# Wait for # seconds where # is between 1-9 (?3 would pause 3
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- ?<letter> Wait for a letter back from the modem in response. (?K
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- Initialization
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- If your Hayes compatible modem needed to be reset before it could dial, the
- following sequence in the <I>nitialize modem string sends an ATZ preceded and
- followed by a carriage return, waits for a K response from the modem, and then
- sends ATDP instead of ATDT to get pulse dialing instead of the default tone
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- ^M?1ATZ^M?K?1ATDP
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- With most new modems, the factory ships the modems with carrier detect and
- data terminal ready forced on. TAPCIS will not work as well with those
- settings. We strongly recommend that you switch your modem to properly monitor
- Carrier Detect (CD) and to drop the connection when Data Terminal Ready (DTR)
- is switched off.
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- For example, if your modem uses software switch settings and is Hayes
- compatible, the following initialization string will configure the modem
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- AT&C1&D2X4V1E1DT
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- If your modem responds ERROR, then you will have to see if it uses physical
- dip switches (often on the bottom or under the front plate) and change the CD
- and DTR settings there. Note that some new modems also offer an &D3 in
- addition to &D2. If your modem does, substitute that.
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- Other options for your modem are described in its manual. Most Hayes
- compatible modems do share options like M1 for speaker on and M0 for speaker
- off. L1, L2, and L3 set the volume if that is software controlled. It never
- hurts to throw in E1V1 to make sure that commands are echoed. And, X4 is good
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- to include if your modem can detect busy signals and the like. These options
- must come after the initial AT and before the DT (or DP for pulse).
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- Some modems, particularly battery powered ones, need a little time to "wakeup"
- before they can dial. Put AT^M?2ATZ^M?K?2 in front of your normal
- initialization string if you want to fully reset the modem before dialing. You
- may find that prefix necessary if you use other communications programs that
- leave the modem in a "strange" state of mind.
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- Reset and Hang Up
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- To hang up the phone TAPCIS drops DTR to the modem at the same time that the
- remote modem is dropping carrier. This usually results in a hang up after 3
- seconds, so the default modem reset string is ?3 which gives the 3 seconds.
- Fractional seconds are also supported. A two and a half second delay would be
- entered as: ?2?.5.
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- If TAPCIS detects a carrier loss during transmission it will now give you a
- message indicating that the carrier was lost and will reset the modem.
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- There are some modems, particularly ones that do not hang up the phone when
- DTR is dropped, where TAPCIS will leave the phone line connected after logoff
- unless you use a different reset modem string on the parameters screen. The
- reset string must be able to get the modem to return to command state during a
- connection and then hang up. This <R>eset string will usually work with any
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- ?2+++?2ATH0^M?2ATZ^M?K
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- We cannot know in advance the strange incantations that are needed to get some
- modems to work properly. In some cases we have not been able to get the modem
- to dial on its own. Sometimes it is the setup of TAPCIS, sometimes it's the
- modem itself. One modem worked fine except through a hotel phone system where
- it would not dial. To manually dial, set the initialize modem string to the
- command needed to get the modem online and looking for carrier (ATDT or ATO
- work on most Hayes compatible modems). Then select a telephone number that is
- blank (no digits). Use the phone to call the network number. When greeted by
- the remote carrier, press the online command you want to run (N, O, R, etc)
- and hang up. TAPCIS will log in automatically.
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- TAPCIS gives you flexibility to get your modem working. Try some of the
- settings given here. If you still have trouble, try to get online manually and
- ask for help in TAPCIS Forum section 3. Give as much detail as possible.
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- Remember that you can use TAPCIS' local mode to talk directly to the modem.
- Press the exclamation point <!> at the main menu. Often you can then set and
- inquire about the modem parameters by following instructions in your modem's
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- Appendix B:
- Forum Commands
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- See the self extracting zip file CMDS.EXE in Library 1 of the TAPCIS Forum or
- found on the TAPCIS Documentation Disk in the shareware disk set.
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- CompuServe Phone Numbers
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- See the self extracting zip file PHONES.EXE in Library 1 of the TAPCIS Forum
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- Appendix D:
- CompuServe Forums
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- The following is a list of forums, their Gateways (the three letters before
- the colon such as CIS:), and their "GO" reference names (after the colon) used
- as the forum name in TAPCIS. If you wish to join one of these forums using
- TAPCIS, add the forum on the <F>orums screen, then use <Alt-J> from the main
- menu to join the forum. New forums are added regularly. You can get an
- (almost) complete list using the CompuServe command FIND FORUMS. Do not use
- "top" pages with TAPCIS. BORLAND, HARDWARE, NOVELL, and PCMAGNET are all top
- pages. You can explore these pages using the TAPCIS <I>nteractive command,
- then when on CompuServe GO <page> (for example, GO HARDWARE).
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- As of September 1, 1990
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- ACIUS CIS:ACIUS
- AI EXPERT CIS:AIEXPERT
- Access Technology CIS:ACCESS
- ADOBE (Postscript) CIS:ADOBE
- ALDUS CIS:ALDUS
- Amiga Arts CIS:AMIGAARTS
- Amiga Tech CIS:AMIGATECH
- Amiga Vendor CIS:AMIGAVENDOR
- Apple Entertainment CIS:APPFUN
- Apple II Vendor CIS:APIIVEN
- Apple Productivity CIS:APPRODUC
- Aquaria / Fish CIS:AQUAFOR
- Ashton-Tate Applications CIS:ATAPP
- Ashton-Tate dBase CIS:DBASE
- Ask3Com CIS:ASKFORUM
- Astronomy CIS:ASTROFORUM
- Atari 8-Bit CIS:ATARI8
- Atari Productivity CIS:ATARIPRO
- Atari ST Arts CIS:ATARIART
- Atari Vendors CIS:ATARIVEN
- Autodesk Software CIS:AUTODESK
- Aviation CIS:AVSIG
- Bacchus Wine CIS:WINEFOR
- Banyan CIS:BANFORUM
- Borland Applications CIS:BORAPP
- Borland Dbase Products CIS:BORDB
- Borland Programming A CIS:BPROGA
- Borland Programming B CIS:BPROGB
- Broadcast Professionals CIS:BPFORUM
- CADKEY Forum CIS:CADKEY
- CB Forum CIS:CBFORUM
- CDROM CIS:CDROM
- CP/M Users Group CIS:CPMFORUM
- Cancer CIS:CANCER
- Color Computer CIS:COCO
- Coin / Stamp CIS:STAMPS
- Comic Book CIS:COMICS
- Commodore Art / Games CIS:CBMART
- Commodore Communications CIS:CBMCOM
- Commodore Programming CIS:CBMPRG
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- Commodore Service CIS:CBMSERV
- Computer Art CIS:COMART
- Computer Club CIS:CLUB
- Computer Consultants CIS:CONSULT
- Computer Language Mag CIS:CLMFORUM
- Computer Training CIS:DPTRAIN
- Consumer Electronics CIS:CEFORUM
- Cooks Online CIS:COOKS
- Crosstalk CIS:XTALK
- DATASTORM CIS:DATASTOR
- DEC PC CIS:DECPC
- Data Access Corp CIS:DACCESS
- Desktop Publishing CIS:DTPFORUM
- Diabetes CIS:DIABETES
- Digital Research CIS:DRFORUM
- Disabilities CIS:DISABIL
- Dr. Dobb's Journal CIS:DDJFORUM
- Educational Research CIS:EDRESEAR
- Education CIS:EDFORUM
- Epson CIS:EPSON
- Fishnet - ADC CIS:AQUADATA
- Florida CIS:FLORIDA
- Foreign Language CIS:FLEFO
- Forth /Creative Solutions CIS:FORTH
- Game Challenge CIS:CHALFORUM
- Game Publisher's CIS:GAMPUB
- Gamers CIS:GAMERS
- Genealogy CIS:ROOTS
- Good Earth CIS:GOODEART
- Graphics Corner CIS:CORNER
- Graphics Support CIS:GRAPHSUP
- HAM Radio CIS:HAMNET
- Health CIS:GOODHEAL
- Hewlett Packard CIS:HP-1
- Human Sexuality Open CIS:HSX100
- Human Sexuality Adult CIS:HSX200
- IBM Applications CIS:IBMAPP
- IBM Bulletin Board CIS:IBMBBS
- IBM Communications CIS:IBMCOM
- IBM European Users CIS:IBMEURO
- IBM Hardware CIS:IBMHW
- IBM Junior CIS:IBMJR
- IBM New Users CIS:IBMNEW
- IBM Programming CIS:IBMPRO
- IBM Systems/Utilities CIS:IBMSYS
- IBM Special Needs CIS:IBMSPEC
- Int'l Entrepreneurs' Network CIS:USEN
- Intel PCEO CIS:PCEO
- Investors CIS:INVFORUM
- Javelin/EXPRESS CIS:IRIFORUM
- Journalism CIS:JFORUM
- LDOS/TRSDOS6 Users Group CIS:LDOS
- LOGO CIS:LOGOFOR
- Legal CIS:LAWSIG
- Literary CIS:LITFORUM
- Lotus Spreadsheets CIS:LOTUSA
- Lotus Words & Pixels CIS:LOTUSB
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- MIDI / Music CIS:MIDI
- Mac A Vendor CIS:MACAVEN
- Mac Art & Design CIS:MACDESIG
- Mac B Vendor CIS:MACBVEN
- Mac Communications CIS:MACCOMM
- Mac Community / New Users CIS:MACNEW
- Mac Developers CIS:MACDEV
- Mac Fun / Entertainment CIS:MACFUN
- Mac Hypertext CIS:MACHYPER
- Mac Productivity CIS:MACPRO
- MacUser ZMC:MACUSER
- MacWEEK ZMC:MACWEEK
- Medical SIG CIS:MEDSIG
- Microsoft Applications CIS:MSAPP
- Microsoft Excel CIS:MSEXCEL
- Microsoft Systems CIS:MSSYS
- Microsoft Windows CIS:MSWIN
- Military Veterans CIS:VETERANS
- Model Aviation CIS:MODELNET
- Motor Sports CIS:RACING
- Multi-Player Games CIS:MPGAMES
- NAIC Investor Education CIS:NAIC
- Nantucket (Clipper) CIS:NANFORUM
- National Issues CIS:ISSUES
- Navigator Support CIS:NAVSUP
- Novell A Forum CIS:NOVA
- Novell B Forum CIS:NOVB
- Novell C Forum CIS:NOVC
- OS9 CIS:OS9
- Online Today CIS:OLTFORUM
- Oracle CIS:ORACLE
- Outdoor CIS:OUTDOOR
- PC MagNet: UTILFORUM / TIP PCM:UTILFOR
- PC MagNet: After Hours PCM:AFTERHOU
- PC MagNet: Editorial PCM:EDITORIA
- PC MagNet: Programming PCM:PROGRAM
- PC Vendor A CIS:PCVENA
- PC Vendor B CIS:PCVENB
- PC Vendor C CIS:PCVENC
- PC Week: Corp. Buyer's PCW:FORUM
- PDP-11 CIS:PDP11
- PR and Marketing CIS:PRSIG
- Pets / Animal CIS:PETS
- Photography CIS:PHOTOFOR
- Play-By-Mail Games CIS:PBMGAMES
- Portable Programming CIS:CODEPORT
- Practical Peripherals CIS:PPIFORUM
- Practice Forum CIS:PRACTICE
- Quick Pictures CIS:QPICS
- Real-Time CIS:REALTIME
- Religion CIS:RELIGION
- RockNet CIS:ROCKNET
- Role-Playing Games CIS:RPGAMES
- SAMNA CIS:SAMFORUM
- Safetynet CIS:SAFETY
- Sailing CIS:SAILING
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- Science/Math Education CIS:SCIENCE
- Scuba Diving CIS:SCUBA
- Software Publishing CIS:SPCFORUM
- Software Publishers Assn CIS:SPAFORUM
- Space / Astronomy CIS:SPACE
- Sports CIS:FANS
- Students' CIS:STUFO
- Symantec CIS:SYMANTEC
- TAPCIS Forum CIS:TAPCIS
- TBS Network Earth CIS:EARTH
- Tandy Model 100 CIS:M100SIG
- Tandy Professional CIS:TRS80PRO
- Texas Instruments CIS:TIFORUM
- Toshiba CIS:TOSHIBA
- TrainNet CIS:TRAINNET
- Travel SIG CIS:TRAVSIG
- Unix CIS:UNIXFOR
- VAX CIS:VAXFORUM
- Wealthbuilder CIS:MMM-94
- Windows 3rd Party A CIS:WINAPA
- Windows 3rd Party B CIS:WINAPB
- WIT Sig CIS:WITSIG
- WordPerfect Support Group A CIS:WPSGA
- WordPerfect Support Group B CIS:WPSGB
- WordStar CIS:WORDSTAR
- Working-From-Home CIS:WORK
- Xerox Desktop Software CIS:XEROX
- ZMac Download CIS:DOWNLOAD
- Zenith Users CIS:ZENITH
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