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From: Roger.Sheppard@actrix.gen.nz (Roger Sheppard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: set-up for Practical Peripherals 9600 modem?
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Message-ID: <1991Jun14.141405.3002@actrix.gen.nz>
Date: 14 Jun 91 14:14:05 GMT
References: <1991Jun10.200056.29446@chinet.chi.il.us> <1991Jun11.140654.11814@actrix.gen.nz> <22357@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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In article <22357@cbmvax.commodore.com> joe@cbmvax.commodore.com (Joe O'Hara - Product Assurance) writes:
> In article <1991Jun11.140654.11814@actrix.gen.nz> Roger.Sheppard@actrix.gen.nz (Roger Sheppard) writes:
> >In article <1991Jun10.200056.29446@chinet.chi.il.us> saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs) writes:
> >> Over the weekend, I got a Practical Peripherals V.32 V.42 V.42bis modem (at
> >> a warehouse sale: wholesale on these babies appears to be about $400).  Works
> >> just fine, thank-you on my ST so far.  I remember some discussion about flow
> >> control (or lack of it) with the ST's serial port.  Modems like this were 3 
> >> times as expensive back then, so I didn't save the messages.  What do I have
> >> to do?  What might go wrong?  How do I deal with problems?  All this 
> >> specifically relating to flow control and a fast modem with data compression.
> >
> >Well from what I know, there have been a lot of Problems with RTS/CTS
> >flow control with all the Atari range, there are a few Fix programs
> >for this.
> 
> The manual for the modem (I have the same one) recommends using XON/XOFF flow
> control in the modem and RTS/CTS at the computer. However, if the poster above
> is correct regarding problems with RTS/CTS with Ataris, you can turn off flow
> control in the modem and rely on XON/XOFF at the computer.
> 
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>   Joe O'Hara                ||      Disclaimer: I didn't say that!
>   Commodore Electronics Ltd ||
>   Product Assurance         || "I never lie when I have sand in my shoes."
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Don't do it, as you can't do Zmodem transfers with Xon/Xoff, you must
do RTS/CTS flow control.
Note: There are Fix programs for the RTS/CTS Problem..
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