ART100@PSUVM.BITNET (Andy Tefft) (12/05/89)
I need a program for my //c that will basically dial the modem at
a particular time. At least that's my overall goal.
I don't have a clock, but if I can find a program that will just dial,
I can kludge up something in Applesoft to approximate the clock (doesn't
have to be real accurate) and then run that program at the right time.
I could also get up one of the interrupt-driven clocks.
Will TIC allow me to do this in any way? I can imagine whipping up a
script that would have a biiiig delay loop and then dials...
I guess the easiest way is to set my watch alarm and wake myself up,
but I want it to be automatic, of course.
Oh, yeah, it's a Hayes compatible modem. Any ideas?
Andy
art100@psuvm.bitnet or psuvm.psu.edu, or {wherever}!psuvax1!psuhcx!a1tpnakada@oracle.com (Paul Nakada) (12/05/89)
In article <89338.231217ART100@PSUVM.BITNET> ART100@PSUVM.BITNET (Andy Tefft) writes:
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From: ART100@PSUVM.BITNET (Andy Tefft)
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Date: 5 Dec 89 04:12:17 GMT
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I need a program for my //c that will basically dial the modem at
a particular time. At least that's my overall goal.
I don't have a clock, but if I can find a program that will just dial,
I can kludge up something in Applesoft to approximate the clock (doesn't
have to be real accurate) and then run that program at the right time.
I could also get up one of the interrupt-driven clocks.
Will TIC allow me to do this in any way? I can imagine whipping up a
script that would have a biiiig delay loop and then dials...
I guess the easiest way is to set my watch alarm and wake myself up,
but I want it to be automatic, of course.
Oh, yeah, it's a Hayes compatible modem. Any ideas?
Andy
art100@psuvm.bitnet or psuvm.psu.edu, or {wherever}!psuvax1!psuhcx!a1t
Dare I recommend Applesoft for this??? It's actually quite easy..
Just issue the modem commands in print statements after appropriately
redirecting I/O through the serial card (pr#3 and in#2) i think..
I's been so long since I wrote that BBS in applesoft (ack!) :-)
-Paul
p.s. (you'll have to set up the serial card with print statements as
well...)bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) (12/06/89)
In article <89338.231217ART100@PSUVM.BITNET>, ART100@PSUVM.BITNET (Andy Tefft) writes: > I need a program for my //c that will basically dial the modem at > a particular time. At least that's my overall goal. > Point-to-Point will do this. It's now being distributed by Beagle Bros. It's an excellent program. Bob Church att!oucsace!bchurch
ART100@PSUVM.BITNET (Andy Tefft) (12/06/89)
I asked about a way to dial my modem automatically. Mike Jetzer suggested a simple solution - pr#2 followed by 'print atdt<whatever>' with the appropriate timing loops from basic. This works - I guess I should have tried it first. I could never get it to work with my old modem though, so I threw it out as a possibility. I'm still open to any other suggestions, even though I can make do with what I have.
mmunz@pro-beagle.cts.COM (Mark Munz) (12/08/89)
In-Reply-To: message from bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU >> I need a program for my //c that will basically dial the modem at >> a particular time. At least that's my overall goal. >> >Point-to-Point will do this. It's now being distributed by Beagle Bros. >It's an excellent program. PTP v4.0 also includes a brand new full-blown scripting language, giving it even more flexibility in that area. --Mark Munz
done@pro-sol.cts.com (Don Elton) (12/09/89)
In-Reply-To: message from ART100@PSUVM.BITNET TIC can do what you want either by waiting for a specific time of day (this would require a ProDOS compatible clock) or by just wasting time before calling the way you talked about in your post.