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From: bayes@hpislx.HP.COM (Scott Bayes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Data transfer problem
Message-ID: <5880009@hpislx.HP.COM>
Date: 7 Jul 89 21:42:13 GMT
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Organization: HP Measurement Systems Operation - Loveland, CO
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>	I am trying to move data from an HP-110 to my MacII and I'm having
>some problems that I'd appreciate net help on.  I'm trying to move ascii text
>files by printing them (alpha only) through the 110's serial port to a mac
>terminal emulator (I have Macterminal and FreeTerm) on the other side.  I can
move characters over, but even with identical datacomm set-ups on both machines
>I get only garbage on the Mac side.
>
>	The set-up:
>	1200 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no XON/XOFF
>	110 config print to serial port, alpha only.
>	Null modem added to modem cable, 110 serial port to Mac modem port
>
>	I get the right number of characters over, but not (at all) the 
>	correct characters.  It looks as if I'm sending only 7 bits of an
>	8-bit character (?).  Has anyone seen/done this before?
>	What am I doing wrong?
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Repko

Is it possible that the 110 for some reason ignores the 8-bit setting
and sends only 7-bit characters while printing?  This is probably not
unusual for printer drivers to do, as the "know" they're printing to
something that's only 7 bits. The first stop bit would look like an 8th
bit on the Mac side.

Didja try setting 7 bits on both sides?

Scott (Jasmine disk is still working great) Bayes