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From: root@zswamp.fidonet.org (Geoffrey Welsh)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Wanted: Advise on a modem for my PC.
Message-ID: <2235.2727A701@zswamp.fidonet.org>
Date: 25 Oct 90 18:03:19 GMT
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In a message to All on Oct 24, Pete Holzmann (pete@Octopus.COM ) wrote: 

 >Message-ID: <1990Oct24.142824.23134@Octopus.COM>
>1) it can be damn near impossible to debug difficult connexions without
>   the blinkenlights
 >But on a PC, there are freebie TSR programs available that 
 >simulate the lights!

 ... assuming that you're running MESS-DOS (or *one* other OS). External 
modems' lights are, fortunately, OS-independent. <grin>
 

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