Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!weaver From: weaver@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Andrew Weaver) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Re: Modem directly connected to Atari Message-ID: <76763@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Date: 7 Feb 90 18:38:17 GMT References: <1990Feb7.060203.24025@uokmax.uucp> Reply-To: Andrew Weaver Organization: OSU College of Business...where the fun starts Lines: 25 In article <1990Feb7.060203.24025@uokmax.uucp> Norman Lin writes: >Does anyone know -- can this modem be >directly connected to the Atari 800XL, without using the 850 interface >or other such inteface? "Directly" includes hand-wiring an Atari SIO cable >to the modem RS232 cable. I doubt it; but there are published plans on how to use the joystick ports to interface to the modem (RS232-wise). The XM301 and 1030 modems are SIO connectable; but designed that way. Either way, however, you would have to write a custom device driver so that the Atari would correctly talk to the RS232 modem. And getting stock programs to talk to your interface might be a bit tricky as well, but possible. If you are interested in the plans, I can dig into my old Antic and Analog magazines for them. andy.. -- Andrew Weaver | weaver@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu West Side Leader | Spring '90: v30188@vax1.cc.uakron.edu Fairlawn, OH | bs0401@file01.ecgf.uakron.edu | c17246@akronvm.BITNET