Lewallen@DOCKMASTER.ARPA (03/15/89)
Re Vector 4 Modem Problems--You can talk directly with the modem while in Mex/modemm7 using the T command from the MEX>> prompt. You will then be talking directly with the serial port. If the sinclar modem is a hayes Compatable, the dial command should have done something. I suspect since you did not see any lights (rd or sd lights) blinking, that the port is not initialized (ie the computer does not recognize the port is there). You should have some config program that allows you to set the baud rate, keypad definitions and the like. This is a program that is usually on your CPM master disk. Since you have cpm running, I guess you would have this. One other thing comes to mind as I think about this is that modem7/mex need overlays for the machine you have in order for the program to under stand where the serial port is. If you have not received a modem7/mex program with the overlay already installed, you need to do that first. Go back to the place where you got the mex and look for an overlay file for your machine. The name might be MXO-VT11.AQM or something like that. You will need to assemble it and then load it over mex. I hope this will help. Ric Lewallen