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From: wayne@teemc.UUCP (//ichael R. //ayne)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: short info from a telebit's brochure
Summary: Telebit doesn't attack dial well
Message-ID: <30788@teemc.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jan 89 14:15:44 GMT
References: <1306@altger.UUCP> <1465@neoucom.UUCP>
Reply-To: wayne@teemc.UUCP (/\/\ichael R. \/\/ayne)
Organization: TMC & Associates, Troy, MI
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In article <1465@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes:
>
>One sort of neat feature that the sales brochure on the Telebit
>modems didn't point out is that the Trailblazer version 3.x and
>Trailblazer Plus can be programmed to attack dial from the non
>volitile directory until they get a connection. 

	One of the features I most miss from the Racal-Vadic's I used to
use is the ability to attack dial from ANY of the numbers in in nvRAM.
They had a feature called "linking" which, if a given connect sequence
failed, would go to a number.  This gave many possibilities such as:
	#1 number.  If fail goto #1	(Attack one number till success)
	#2 number.  If fail goto #4	(Attack on 2 numbers till success)
	#3 number.  If fail goto #5	(Try 2 numbers then quit)
	#4 number.  If fail goto #2
	#5 number

I also wish:
1)There was a way to store more numbers in the modems.  I carry one of my TB+
  modems to whatever machine I am working on at the time and, with all of the
  switch settings I need to do to contact certain machines (yes, you CAN do
  ATN0=S51=5S111=30DT555-1212\Info), it would be nice to be able to store about
  20-30 numbers.  I suspect that there is no H/W limit to 10 numbers, just
  that 20 numbers would scroll off a 24 line screen.
2)There was documentation on all switch settings.  Even a usenet posting would
  be OK (although an errata sheet would be preferred).  Things like S51=254
  and S120=packet delay and whatever else has not been documented.  I suspect
  that every unlisted register does SOMETHING but have been reluctant to 
  try setting them to random values.
3)There was a way to select A/B configurations by using an S register.  This
  would let those of us with the grey model use dual configurations.

Although I have these minor complaints, I love my modems and have been
responsible for the sale of at least 30 more of them around the country
(several NOT on the 1/2 price deal).  For the moment, they are the best way
to push large amounts of data around if you can rely on one on the other end
of the phone line and they spoof the protocol you use.

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