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- From: bd970@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Barry E. Boone)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
- Subject: Re: Modem problems.....
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- Date: 13 Aug 92 01:03:30 GMT
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- In a previous article, andy-w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Andrew webster) says:
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- > I need some help with a modem I just bought. The modem is a
- > SUPRA 2400 PLUS. It supports MNP 2-5. LAPM, BTLZ, V.42BIS.
- >
- > Now with a standard TI-99/4A RS232 modem cable the modem will
- > operate normally in the normal modem setup (at&f) but when in
- > the "plus" mode (at&f2) or Auto Reliable mode it will connect to
- > other modems but I cant get any data through. I am using Telco.
- > There is an option in Telco to turn on and off the flow control
- > but this has no effect.
- >
- > The manual talks about hardware hand shaking between pins 4 and 5
- > on a normal rs232. Ti's has no pins 4 (RTS, Request to send) only
- > a pin 5 (CTS, Clear to send). I tend to think it is a cable
- > problem, as the TI-99 Rs232 was not fully standardized. There is
- > something about RTS/CTS that I wonder about. I have heard of a
- > few TI'er in the past year that have been able to make it work,
- > so it must!! Anyway, if anyone has this type of Modem and has
- > successfully made it work, please leave e-mail detailing cable
- > pin out etc... I need help!!!!! Thanks....
- >
- >Andrew webster andy-w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
- >Edmonton Remote Systems: Celebrating 10 years of service to Northern Alberta
- >
- I am using a USR Dual Standard on my TI Rs232... to use the flow control,
- I had to wire a custom cable, then write the low level assembler code to make
- it work (I wrote my own Ymodem-g-batch protocol)... In other words, what you
- want to do can be done... just not readily.
-
- Barry
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