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- From: goodwin@iohk.com (Goodwin Yuen)
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- Subject: Re: Supra Modems
- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 07:49:51 GMT
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- eric@accessorl.net (Eric Shaw) wrote on Sat, 27 Jan 1996 23:44:25 -0500:
-
- >an error or retrain, the normal sequence on that display is interupted for
- >a second to display RE or TE for receive or transmit errors, and either RT
- >for retrains, or an R or L followed by an arrow, depending on your
- >settings.
-
- Most useful IMHO when the screen pauses in the middle of loading up a web
- page. I can tell at a glance whether it's a problem with my phone line or
- the host/network.
-
- >Personally, there are some things I liked better about the older-style
- >display on the 2400 FaxModem plus. The speed on the two digit display is
- >cool, but things like "CD" should have their own light instead of making
- >the cycle time longer. On the 2400 it had separate lights for LAP-M
- >(v.42) and MNP, and a DC light for data compression, so you could tell
- >that info at a glance without having to wait for it to cycle around.
-
- Same opinion here.
-
- >Errors and retrains being displayed in the big 2 digit part is good
- >though. MNP sort of makes sense to be displayed on the 2-digits instead
- >because you can tell if its MNP 2,3,4,5, or 10
-
- >Other things displayed there include "OK" or "AA" depending on auto-answer
- >mode, and "DI" for dialing or "RI" for ring. These make sense to be on
- >the 2-digit display because theres obviously no connection info to report
- >at those times.
-
- Yep! IMHO if you can afford it, go for the digit display. It's a lot of
- fun & helps to diagnose some of the problems you might run into.
- With other makers, you'll have to pay a lot more to get this function in
- the LCD model.
-
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