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From: DCS4@psuvm.psu.edu (Dave Shaffer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple IIe Modem Problem
Message-ID: <90257.155707DCS4@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 14 Sep 90 19:57:07 GMT
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Organization: Penn State University
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>Edward Wang writes:
>
>|I recently bought a external modem and Super Serial Card for my Apple IIe.
>|I'm basically using the computer as a terminal to access the class computers
>|on campus.  However, I'm having problems.  I have a DataLink Express modem
>|put out by Applied Engineering.  It can do 300, 1200, or 2400 baud.  It
>|only works okay on 300 baud.  At any higher speed, characters start to
>|drop.  I get no garbage characters though.  The missing characters seem to
>|happen in three character blocks.  Does anyone know what's causing this?
>|Does this sound like a modem problem or serial card problem?
>|
>|        By the way, there is definitely no problem with the campus's
>|computers.  My friends get perfect input on their modems.  Also, I am
>|positive that I've set all the switches on the serial card correctly.
>|Also, the serial card that I bought was not new and was probably built
>|in the early 1980's.  However, it is a genuine Apple product.

Is your IIe enhanced? I'm no expert on this, but I believe I
recall reading of similar problems faced by users of unenhanced
IIe models. I use an enhanced IIe with a 1200 buad datalinker
modem and have not experienced the loss of characters you described.