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From: jhurwit@netcom.com (Jeffrey Hurwit)
Subject: Re: Is MS-Kermit 3.14 RPI-compatible?
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Frank and Joe,
Thank you for your **VERY** timely responses. I just today bit on one
of these RPI modems myself, and it took me most of the day to figure
out what I have. The RPI bit is hidden out on the back of the box:
"*Error Control* V.42 and MNP RPI software," and "*Data Compression*
V.42bis RPI software." The box design is such that, unless you happen
to already know what RPI is, you think you're getting a modem with MNP/
V.42 LAPM/V.42.bis compression built in. Truely deceptive. I had to
1) install the modem in my PC (I hope that doesn't invalidate the 30
day return policy of the place I bought it from!), 2) study the owner's
manual and the Comit (comm program bundled with the modem) manual, and
3) spend some time in comp.dcom.modems before I realized what's going
on.
I was also about to ask about Kermit support for RPI modems (until I
saw this thread), but with a difference: In comp.dcom.modems, I
noticed some mention of RPI drivers (loaded from config.sys as device
drivers, or as TSR's?), which supposedly can be used with any comm
package. I was going to ask where such drivers could be found, and if
they would be compaible with Kermit. That's what I *was* going to do.
Now, I think I'll see if I can just return the cheezy thing, and inquire
about the package, too. This isn't my first experience with Rockwell
(they make power tools, too)... :-/
Jeff