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From: B9AJ@CORNELLA.BITNET (jim mcwhirter)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: MODEMS
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Date: Wed, 27-Nov-85 22:59:10 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 27 22:59:10 1985
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About a month ago I came across an add for BG MICRO that advertised a modem
board (300 baud) for the atari computers.  they were "as is", and they
were selling a few of the microprocessors that went with them, an 8000 series
that has eprom on the processor chip.  I bought the board and the processor
for about $20 total investment.  I figured it was worth the gamble.  Well, I
pluged in the processor chip and turned the power on, and all I can say is that
an led sure enough lights up, whatever that means.  Here is what I know or
suspect about the board.

1. It is made byd Racal Viadic
2. It is direct connect, and works off of the ATARI serial port. You do not use
   this in conjunction with the 850 module.
3. I suspect it to be an ATARI 1030 modem.
4. It (probably) needs some software drive it, and I have heasrd that the 1030
   does come with some software.  In any case, the standard R: driver wont
   work, as it is just an rs232 driver that works on the 850 port.

What are my options?  Well, if I knew what it was expecting in the way of
serial bus commands, I could write my own driver.  However, as I have no
documentation, this would be a difficult task.  I would basically have to
treat it as a black box, and send every posible sequence imaginable down
the serial bus, and try to monitor its response untill I got the desired
action.  (desired action=connecting to phone line, sending/receiving data)

BUT! If some kind person out there thinks that they know from the above
description what kind of modem this is, and could forward ANY info to
me, I might have a fighting chance.

OR, (better yet) if someone has some software that they think would work,
I would be more than happy to send a diskette in a prepaid mailer!  In
any case, please contact me with any useful info.

I have been a quiet subscriber to net.micro.atari for the last several
months.  I will add my two cents to the fray.  I do think it would vbe
a good idea to split the list.  I have an old 800, and find it bothersome
to have to read through all the ST stuff for 8 bit info.  On the other
hand, I am very interested in the ST line, and would probably be on
that list as well.  But when I want to read the thinhat really matter
to my 8 bit system , I don't want to have to read throught all the
ST trivea.  But, this is all academic, because last time I heard,
WE ARE STILL WITHOUT A MODERATOR FOR THE EXISTING LIST!!!
HOW CAN WE "SPLIT" THE LIST WHEN WE DON'T KEVEN HAVE A MODERATOR FOR
THE EXISTING ONE??  SOMEONE PLEASE TAKE OVER THE JOB.

Correct me if I am wrong and someone has already done us this kind service.


Jim McWhirter (b9aj@cornella.bitnet)