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From: dyer@spdcc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: MNP on a PC?
Message-ID: <518@spdcc.COM>
Date: Sat, 7-Feb-87 12:47:39 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb  7 12:47:39 1987
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Reply-To: dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer)
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
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Microcom itself sold a terminal emulator called "ERA2" which
supplied all the MNP smarts for their early Hayes-like internal
modems for the PC and PCJr.  It supported up to MNP level 3 and the MNP
file-transfer protocol.  From looking at the binary, it seemed
to be written in compiled BASIC, though I could be wrong.
It also used to check for a Microcom modem and barf if it didn't
find one (a rudimentary form of copy protection.)  I believe they
eventually came out with a version that would work with any Hayes modem.

I found it minimally useful, since there were so few systems which
used MNP.  A reliable MNP connection at 1200 baud was a bit jerky,
and the only system which supported their MNP file transfer mode was
their own RBBS system with MNP.  There was talk of making this version
RBBS publically available, but I'm not sure whether anything came of it
or whether the source was available.
-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@harvard.HARVARD.EDU
dyer@spdcc.COM aka {linus,wanginst,bbnccv,harvard,ima,ihnp4}!spdcc!dyer