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From: mcintyre@cs.rpi.edu (David McIntyre)
Subject: Simple modem control in TP6.0
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Date: 23 Jun 91 06:38:30 GMT
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I'm pulling out my hair trying to do this, so instead of insanity, I
figured I'd just ask y'all to give me the (probably simple) solution:

I need to dial a number with my modem, connect at 1200 baud, get a
few lines of characters that the remote will download, and then
disconnect.

I don't need anything fancy - actually every solution I come up with
seems to be too elegant or too fancy.  I just want to dial a number,
capture a few lines of data, then hang up.  I don't even need to send
anything to the remote!

Can someone just send me a few lines of TP that will do this?  I'm
sure it's an easy problem for someone used to programming serial
communications on PC's, but that's not my bag.

				Thanks, Dave


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