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- Setting Up Platinum Xpress V1.1 under Windows 95
- Date: 9/12/95
- By Hector Santos
- Santronics Software
-
- Here are the steps to get excellent operations of Platinum Xpress under
- Windows 95. I will use my NODE 2 setup as an example:
-
- 1) I created a batch file called PXCAT2.BAT
-
- @ECHO OFF
- SET WCNODEID=2
- SET WCPORTID=2
- SET WCMDM=USR288
- CALL RUNPX
-
- 2) In RUNPX, I am using the PXP (protected mode) version.
-
- 3) I created a Folder with shortcuts for all the PX utilities. One of them
- is called PX NODE 2. The important properties for this PX NODE 2
- shortcut are:
-
- Program Page:
-
- cmdline : N:\PX\PXCAT2.BAT
- working : N:\PX\
- Run : Minimized (see NOTE 1)
- Close on exit is checked
-
- FONT Page:
-
- Bitmap is checked. This allows for the high ascii background of
- of the PX utilities to appear correct.
-
- Memory Page:
-
- Total: Auto
- Initial: Auto
- Protected is checked
- Extended XMS memory: 2048
- MS-DOS Protected Mode memory: Auto
-
- Misc Page:
-
- Background Always Suspended is NOT Checked
- Idle Sensitivity is LOW, all the way to the LEFT
-
- 4) Go into the Control Panel (under MY COMPUTER) and click on the MODEM
- icons.
-
- You should see the modem that Win95 detected for you when you installed
- Windows 95.
-
- a) Click on the Properties icon for this modem.
-
- General Page:
-
- Set the maximum speed to 57600. I don't think it matters
- what you set it to. Set it to 115,200 if you like.
-
- Connection Page:
-
- Click on the Port Settings Icon
-
- Make sure the FIFO is checked on,
-
- Set the Transmit and Recieve Buffer very HIGH, all the
- way to the RIGHT.
-
- Save the information.
-
- 5) In PXSETUP, just make sure you do the following:
-
- WILDCAT SETUP:
-
- Complete Exit to Wildcat YES
-
- General Options:
-
- Multi-Tasker Auto Detect
- Call Waiting Time Slicing YES
- File Transfer Time Slicing YES
-
- 6) I use a Sporters 28.8 on this Node 2. In my SPORT228.MDM file,
- I have 115,200 speed, DIRECT communications. I am using BASIC
- MODEM init strings that should work for ALL of them:
-
- MODEM RESET: ~~ATZ
- MODEM INIT: ATE1M0Q1V1X4&D2&C1
- MODEM HANGUP: ~~ATH1
-
- 7) If you want to setup the FAX RECEIVER, atleast with this USR SPORSTER
- 28.8 modem, I have:
-
- SEND CLASS: 1
- FAX ADAPTIVE STRING: AT+FCLASS=1;+FAA=1;A
- FAX CONNECT STRING: FAX
- RECEIVE CLASS: 1
-
- I have the same fax setup for my USR V.Everything modem on Node 1. Both
- lines do fax receiving.
-
- That is it! With this setup, I have complete excellent operations under
- Windows 95. I am using a 486DX2/66 with 16 megs, and 1.6g of hard disk
- space.
-
- NOTE 1
-
- In the final official 1.1 release, I made 1 small adjustment to the time
- slicing that will allow you to MINIMIZE PX upon startup. For now, just
- have it create a window instead. Apparently, Windows, Windows 95 and OS/2
- tend to HOG the machine when the application is minimized. During critical
- moments such as waiting for a response from the modem, PX was not getting
- enough attention to the modem. So during these times, PX will internally
- turn off time slicing to get full attention during modem and fax
- initializing. This solved the Minimized on Startup problem we had under
- these systems.
-