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From: Stu.Turk@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Stu Turk)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Use Modem as TTY
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Date: 9 May 91 13:16:23 GMT
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 JB>  I would like to know if it is possible to use a modem as a TTY. I
 JB>  am using a 2400baud Hayes compatable. How do I go about setting
 JB>  this up, and what software is needed?  Thanks for your HELP!

    If the TDD (TDD is Telephone Device f/t Deaf which is what you want. TTY
is the old initials for TeleTYpewriter once used by the deaf) has switches to
set it to 300 baud and ASCII, and you can get your modem down to 300 baud,
some standard comm prgm's will let you chat with a TDD.  You'd have to
experment with the data bit, parity, and stop bit settings (I used 7E2 once).
Most TDD's, however, do not have ASCII (they use a older system called Baudot)
and are 110 baud or slower.  A special TDD modem is needed to connect with
them and its cheaper to buy a inexpensive TDD than the modem unless you are
going be receving a lot of incoming TDD calls.

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