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From: THROOP@GRIN1.BITNET ("Throop,Henry B")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Modem problem
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Date: 3 May 91 03:48:49 GMT
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Occasionally when I'm logged onto the VAX here, all lowercase letters I
receive from my modem are changed to one of a few symbols (~+._'`).  (For
example, maybe all a's, c's, and r's are changed to ~, etc.  I don't know
exactly what the translation is.)

Uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols (I think) are ok.  Sending characters
has no problems.  Rebooting doesn't fix this, nor does an ice-reboot
(reset from self test), but cycling the power does.  Some programs on the VAX
that reinitialize the terminal cure the problem when I'm online and run
that program, leading me to think it may be a serial port setting that is
getting messed up.

This mainly happens when spurious characters are received - eg line noise
or viewing binary file - which then puts me into this translation mode
thing.

Supra 2400 external, 8N1, gs modem port, Kermit or ProTerm.

Henry
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Henry Throop
throoph@jacobs.cs.orst.edu
THROOP@GRIN1.BITNET