ews00461@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (12/14/89)
First, thank you to all who responded to my last question about terminal programs. Many were unusually helpful and I appreciated the responses. And to continue, the obvious next question... How can I hook up my Hayes 1200 baud modem to my Atari 800 ? What is an 850 interface ? Do I need one ? Will Amodem work with this configuration ? A local computer store tells me that a $ 20 cable will work. Will it ? There once was a day that I knew something about 8 bits. Sort of. Thanks in advance, again! Eric W Sink e-sink@uiuc.edu
AIN1496E@merrimack.edu (David E. Sheafer, Class of 1989) (12/15/89)
In article <115200061@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>, ews00461@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > First, thank you to all who responded to my last question about > terminal programs. Many were unusually helpful and I appreciated > the responses. And to continue, the obvious next question... > > How can I hook up my Hayes 1200 baud modem to my Atari 800 ? > What is an 850 interface ? Do I need one ? Will Amodem work > with this configuration ? A local computer store tells me that > a $ 20 cable will work. Will it ? > > There once was a day that I knew something about 8 bits. > Sort of. > > Thanks in advance, again! > > Eric W Sink > e-sink@uiuc.edu An 850 interface is a unit to let you use modems and serial printers with the Atari 8 bit. NO YOU DONT NEED ONE to connect your hayes modem to an Atari 800. If the cable your local computer store is referring is rs232 on one one and Atari SIO on the other end (if not this type of cable is available through Sura Corp), thats all you need. That will make your modem COMPLETELY compatibe with all the programs designed for the Atari SX-212 modem, including Determ, SX-Express, etc. This is how I've been using my modem for a few years, and it has always worked flawlessy. If you have any more questions feel free to ask.
clf3678@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.L. Freemesser) (12/19/89)
In article <115200061@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> ews00461@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > >First, thank you to all who responded to my last question about >terminal programs. Many were unusually helpful and I appreciated >the responses. And to continue, the obvious next question... > >How can I hook up my Hayes 1200 baud modem to my Atari 800 ? >What is an 850 interface ? Do I need one ? Will Amodem work >with this configuration ? A local computer store tells me that >a $ 20 cable will work. Will it ? > >There once was a day that I knew something about 8 bits. >Sort of. > "Just a cable" will NOT do the job. If that cable is a Supra R-Verter, you're in trouble. The R-Verter is a small plastic box, with one open end having an SIO port, and the two cables sticking out the other end. R-Verters don't work for $#!T. I've got one that I use for null-modeming stuff from the 8-bit to the ST. As a regular modem interface, it's lousy. I recommend either the 850 interface, or if you want expandability, the Black Box from CSS. The BB is a printer/modem/hard disk interface with TONS of extra features. It sells for $199, but is really worth it. Chris Freemesser, Rochester Institute of Technology :BITNET:%clf3678@RITVAX ||| ____________ :GEnie: C.FREEMESSER ||| /___ / (and 8-bit too!) :USENET: clf3678@rit.isc / | \ ______/ / : .edu Call the A.C.O.R.N BBS (716)436-3078, 300/1200 baud :<-or my BBS
AIN1496E@merrimack.edu (David E. Sheafer, Class of 1989) (12/19/89)
In article <1787@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, clf3678@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.L. Freemesser) writes: > In article <115200061@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> ews00461@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: >> >>First, thank you to all who responded to my last question about >>terminal programs. Many were unusually helpful and I appreciated >>the responses. And to continue, the obvious next question... >> >>How can I hook up my Hayes 1200 baud modem to my Atari 800 ? >>What is an 850 interface ? Do I need one ? Will Amodem work >>with this configuration ? A local computer store tells me that >>a $ 20 cable will work. Will it ? >> >>There once was a day that I knew something about 8 bits. >>Sort of. >> > "Just a cable" will NOT do the job. If that cable is a Supra R-Verter, > you're in trouble. The R-Verter is a small plastic box, with one open > end having an SIO port, and the two cables sticking out the other end. > > R-Verters don't work for $#!T. I've got one that I use for > null-modeming stuff from the 8-bit to the ST. As a regular modem > interface, it's lousy. > > I recommend either the 850 interface, or if you want expandability, the > Black Box from CSS. The BB is a printer/modem/hard disk interface with > TONS of extra features. It sells for $199, but is really worth it. > > Sorry to tell yo Chris, but a cable will do the job, and no its not an R-verter. Its a cable that has an Atari SIO on one end and an rs232 on the other end, not an interface. If you look at how the SX-212 works, you will realize that its the same idea. I've been using such a cable with my Modem forthe last three years, and hae nver had a problem running term software, in addtion have tried others hayes compatible modems and they all worked flawlessly.
rfc@briar.philips.com (Robert Casey;6282;3.57;$0201) (12/20/89)
In article <16415@merrimack.edu> AIN1496E@merrimack.edu (David E. Sheafer, Class of 1989) writes: > >> Sorry to tell yo Chris, but a cable will do the job, and no its not an >R-verter. Its a cable that has an Atari SIO on one end and an rs232 on the >other end, not an interface. Could someone post or e-mail me a description of which pins of each connector are connected together? i.e. rs232-----SIO something like RS232 pin 2 to SIO pin? RS232 pin 3 to SIO pin? RS232 pin 7 to SIO pin? (this one is ground, should be easy to guess!) thanks in advance (assuming that this makes any sense!) I'm asumming that it's just a matter of using nothing else than wire in the above!