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From: gauchs@unc.cs.unc.edu (Susan E. Gauch)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Help connecting from Rainbow to VAX
Message-ID: <202@unc.cs.unc.edu>
Date: Wed, 22-Apr-87 12:06:59 EST
Article-I.D.: unc.202
Posted: Wed Apr 22 12:06:59 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 24-Apr-87 03:26:04 EST
Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Keywords: communications Rainbow
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I have recently purchases a Avatex 1200 baud modem for use with my
DEC Rainbow.  I have also installed Kermit to handle file transfers to/from
the VAX on campus.  However, I am having trouble establishing the connection
between the Rainbow and the VAX.  Kermit does not have a DIAL command, 
so I need a small program that will read/write to the communications port.

I have Microsoft Basic, Assembler and C on the Rainbow, which I could use to
write the program (if I can figure out the address of the port).  Has
anyone else written such a beast that I could borrow?  Does DEC sell
a program to connect?  (Obviously, if your modem is a different brand, the
commands you send will be different, but I would like an example of how
to use the communications port, even if I need to modify the source to fit
my needs.)

Oh yes, the Avatex if "mostly" Hayes compatible.
-- 
Susan Gauch
gauchs@unc	decvax!mcnc!unc!gauchs