Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!umriscc!mcs213d.cs.umr.edu!mcastle From: mcastle@mcs213d.cs.umr.edu (Mike Castle {Nexus}) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: _SMALL_ modem program wanted Message-ID: <2447@umriscc.isc.umr.edu> Date: 21 Mar 91 22:20:58 GMT References: Sender: news@umriscc.isc.umr.edu Distribution: comp Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla Lines: 46 In article morgan@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu writes: >I would like to have the source code, if possible, but that is not >essential. The purpose of the program is to allow me to use it in >DESQView with other programs so that I don't take up all of the memory >(on a 286) with the communications window which can't be swapped out >of active memory... A friend of mine who had a 286 just used Procomm, in addition to the external ZMODEM program. If he was not downloading, that is, doing actuall work over the modem, he would just run straight Procomm from a DV window. If he needed to do something else, he would open up another window without worry. If he needed more memory than was currently available, he would allow procomm to swap out. Of course, he would only allow it to be swapped out for about 5-10 minutes, but he never had any problems. If he wanted to use zmodem, he would start the remote transfer, close the procomm window (without hanging up) and open another, small as possible window, for zmodem alone. When the transfer was done, he would just go back into Procomm. Procomm has an option that keeps it from reinitializing the modem if carrier detect (CD) is high. So, he could go back into procomm with no problem. With this scheme, he would allow procomm only enough memory to run just the terminal emulator. No extra memory to allow for shelling to dos, loading in an external protocol, calling up an editor, etc. When downloading, he only needed enough memory for zmodem, which, I assume, is fairly small (I've never used zmodem, so I don't know all the specifics). I assume this type of set up will work with any term program that will allow start up without resetting your modem. I've exitted comm programs for a considerable length of time (30 minutes or so, even with a soft re-boot) without it hanging up on me. I was impressed, not to mention surprised when I went back into the program. I forgot I was still connected. :-> Btw, you might have to substitue Procomm+ for all the Procomm's above, I'm not sure which he uses. Good luck in finding a suitable program. -- Mike Castle (Nexus) S087891@UMRVMA.UMR.EDU (preferred) | XEDIT: Emacs mcastle@mcs213k.cs.umr.edu (unix mail-YEACH!)| on a REAL Life is like a clock: You can work constantly, and be right | operating all the time, or not work at all, and be right twice a day. | system. :->