pi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Peter J Ikusz) (09/24/89)
First of all I was wondering if there was a detachable keyboard made for the ST. Specifically the 520 and the 1040. About the TOS 1.4 rumor. I have heard that TOS 1.4 has a bug in one of its RS-232 routines. And that there is a patch program that has to be used to make the RS-232 port work. Is this true? I have the TOS 1.4 upgrade but it will not work in my 7-1985 revision ST with a MEGA-RAM upgrade. (I know the upgrade is junk, but it was the first available, and least expensive.: It is most likely my problem) PS: The program is called TOS14FIX.PRG and is about 700 bytes long. Thanx, Pete ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Poachers shooting at rabbits will scare the big game away" - From: I don't remember where. PI:Univ.Wisconsin.Milwaukee ----------------------------------------------------------------------
larserio@IFI.UIO.NO (LarsErikOsterud) (09/24/89)
I use a MNP5 modem at 4800 baud for alle speeds on my BBS, and the RTS/CTS works great on my 520 with TOS 1.4 (had trouble when I use TOS 1.2) Lars-Erik / ABK-BBS +47 2132659 / ____ ______ Osterud / larserio@ifi.uio.no / /___ / ____________/ _______________________/ ____/ /
apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) (09/26/89)
pi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Peter J Ikusz) writes: >About the TOS 1.4 rumor. >I have heard that TOS 1.4 has a bug in one of its RS-232 routines. >And that there is a patch program that has to be used to make the >RS-232 port work. Is this true? This is true, but only some people will come up against it. RTS/CTS is a hardware flow-control protocol which high-speed modems use, among other devices. If you don't use it, you won't know there's a problem. The problem is not in the RTS/CTS code per se, but the code which enables that flow-control mode. Mea culpa. TOS14FIX.PRG or whatever it's called fixes that, and it's available on GEnie and other places, with notes to the effect that it should be widely distributed. I'll let Kbad post it here if he wants: he wrote it. The fix program also fixes one other bug (in the AES Shel_ library) and has a mouse accelerator and screen saver. ============================================ Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt
klute%trillian.irb@unido.uucp (Rainer Klute) (09/26/89)
In article <1710@atari.UUCP> apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes: >TOS14FIX.PRG or whatever >it's called fixes that, and it's available on GEnie and other places, >with notes to the effect that it should be widely distributed. I'll >let Kbad post it here if he wants: he wrote it. The fix program also >fixes one other bug (in the AES Shel_ library) and has a mouse >accelerator and screen saver. Yes, please post it! Not everybody has access to GEnie etc. (including me). Rainer Klute ---- klute@trillian.irb.informatik.uni-dortmund.de Univ. Dortmund, IRB |)|/ klute@unido.uucp, klute@unido.bitnet Postfach 500500 |\|\ ...uunet!mcvax!unido!klute D-4600 Dortmund 50 ---- Tel.: +49 231 7554663