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Subject: Setting Hayes to answer
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Date: Thu, 21-May-87 09:36:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 21 09:36:00 1987
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Getting a modem to do anything from BASIC requires a serial
interface with firmware that can be called from BASIC
(Apple's SSC for instance which accepts

PRINT CHR$($);"IN#2":PRINT CHR$(1);"T" to "enter terminal
mode."

Then the modem has to be given its command for "auto answer"
(some modems auto answer as a default or can be set to with
a micro switch).  It's been awhile since I programmed that
function myself, but I believe the HAYES SMARTMODEM command
is ATA