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From: jprad@faatcrl.UUCP (Jack Radigan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: Modem problems
Message-ID: <764@faatcrl.UUCP>
Date: 31 Jan 91 17:50:42 GMT
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PYC136@uriacc.uri.edu (Andy Patrizio) writes:

>I recently purchased at Accex 2400 baud modem for the theftful price of $79.
>Love them computer fairs. Anyway, I've noticed it seems to have a problem
>I've never had with previous modems, although I think it could be a software
>problem.

>When I dial a BBS, especially from JRComm's menu, it frequently will connect,
>and immediately drop the High Speed connection. The light goes off as soon as
>the modem connects, and all I get is garbage streaming across my screen.
>It hangs up ok, and atz resets the modem.

  I assume that in this case, high speed means 2400bps, right?  If you set
JR-Comm to 2400 and dial the BBS manually, what happens?  If the connection
proceeds correctly, I'd say that the modem is not configured to return
extended result codes but JR-Comm is set to auto-baud.  Read the manual
for details on this if it turns out that this is the problem.

>Also, it has a habit of scrolling incredably slow from the bottom of the
>screen. If I clear the scree,. it scrolls nice and fast. Once it hits the
>bottom of the screen, it scrolls up so painfully slow you'd think I was at
>300 baud, not 2400.

  Try using an 8 color screen instead.  A 16 color screen is very slow when
there is no true fast ram present for JR-Comm to run in.

>Thing is, JRComm has more than a few features I need; Zmodem, good macros,
>and other bennies. I'd hate to think it's the software, although we know
>JRComm can be flaky. SO, any theories?

  Flakey?  nah...

  -jack-