QBZJ@CORNELLA.BITNET.UUCP (07/15/86)
I should be getting a 520st this weekend (47st Photo at 495 dolars) and
would appreciate any response to a few questions. A few people on the
network were discussing the AVATEK (sp?) 1200 baud modem a while back.
Does this connect to the serial port? Also, are the terminal programs
available port-specific? That is will the same terminal program that
I could use to connect to the serial line in my office also be used
with a modem with a parallel port? Or is this inexpensive modem a
serial device? Also, is there someone in the Ithaca NY area with a
copy of the starter kit?
thanks in advance,
peter lorraine (qbzj@cornella.bitnet)
a-13 clark hall, dept. of physics
cornell university, ithaca, ny, 14853
(607) 255-3391jhs@disunix.UUCP.UUCP (07/15/86)
The Avatex 1200-baud modem comes with an RS-232-C serial port, which should work with any computer which supports a serial RS-232 port. The Avatex modem has a bank of switches on the back which allow you to "assert" (set to logical "1" or "true") several of the standard control lines such as DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR) or, alternatively, let your program control them. What this means is that if your program does not set these lines up properly, you can still get the modem to put out a carrier by setting the switches properly. I found this handy with my Atari 800XL when one of my terminal emulators didn't seem to turn on the carrier. I now routinely leave DTR asserted by the modem switch, as I am not likely to turn on the modem without the computer. I don't know much about modems with parallel ports. Usually the port controller does the conversion to serial, not the modem itself, I thought. -John Sangster jhs@mitre-bedford.arpa
franco@iuvax.UUCP (07/15/86)
You can get the STarter Kit by mailing 5 disks formatted single sided, SASE and packing material to John Franco 2535 Spicewood Lane Bloomington, Indiana 47401
root@dosadi.UUCP (07/16/86)
Someone mentioned that this modem was available for $79. Could someone
let me know where?
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