kevin@voder.UUCP (The Last Bugfighter) (06/19/86)
I've owned an Atari XM301 modem for about a month now and it's been working
just fine with my old 810 disk drive, recently I got a brand new 1050 drive
and the XM301 won't work with it! The problem is in loading the modem soft-
ware. When you boot the system the drive runs for about 5 seconds then stops
and waits for about 10-15 seconds, then it loads a bit more, then it waits a
bit, and so on... It took almost 10 minutes to load 1030 EXPRESS! and other
modem programs are just as bad.
This is a stock Atari 800 with 48k and the revision B OS with a stock XM301
and a stock 1050. The 1050 otherwise works fine, so I don't suspect it, and
the modem loads fine with my old 810, so I don't suspect the modem but a
combination of the 1050 and the XM301.
When I told the dealer where I bought the modem from about the problem he
thought I was insane (maybe, but besides the point). Anyone have any ideas?
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Kevin Thompson {ucbvax,pyramid,nsc}!voder!kevin
"It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been very good at them
myself but I'm told they can be very effective."neil@atari.UUcp (Neil Harris) (06/19/86)
In article <1373@voder.UUCP>, kevin@voder.UUCP (The Last Bugfighter) writes: > > I've owned an Atari XM301 modem for about a month now and it's been working > just fine with my old 810 disk drive, recently I got a brand new 1050 drive > and the XM301 won't work with it! The problem is in loading the modem soft- > ware. When you boot the system the drive runs for about 5 seconds then stops > and waits for about 10-15 seconds, then it loads a bit more, then it waits a > bit, and so on... It took almost 10 minutes to load 1030 EXPRESS! and other > modem programs are just as bad. > This is a stock Atari 800 with 48k and the revision B OS with a stock XM301 > and a stock 1050. The 1050 otherwise works fine, so I don't suspect it, and > the modem loads fine with my old 810, so I don't suspect the modem but a > combination of the 1050 and the XM301. > When I told the dealer where I bought the modem from about the problem he > thought I was insane (maybe, but besides the point). Anyone have any ideas? > Please call Mark Jansen in Atari Customer Relations IMMEDIATELY. His number is 408-745-2004. -- --->Neil @ Atari ...lll-crg!vecpyr!atari!neil or ...lll-lcc!vecpyr!atari!neil BIX: neilharris CIS: 70007,1135 Delphi: NEILHARRIS GENIE: nharris WELL: neidAtara Cgrp& BBS 400%745%5300US Eaad2 Atara Cgrp& 1116 Bgrregas Ave& Suffqvade$ CA 14006 *I/m(i(:8|h century man but I don't want to die here." -- Ray Davies
billj@rocksvax.FUN (Bill Jeffers) (06/20/86)
The problem you describe could be caused be alignment difference between the drives (or possibly sensitivity to misalignment). Try making a copy of the disk preferably from the 810 to the 1050.