ravi@mcnc.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan) (05/10/87)
Please help this guy. Reply directly to him or post to the group. (I'm just forwarding the message, please don't reply to me). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: lafitup! <8440827%wwu.edu@RELAY.CS.NET> To: info-atari8-request@SCORE.STANFORD.EDU Subject: Modem Software I need to find a terminal program to use with my modem. It's not a direct connect and works at 300/1200 baud. I want to be able to download, upload and all that fun stuff. My one major restriction is that I only have 32K. I would prefer something in the PD or Freeware area. Any help would be appreciated. Dave Kinsman From: lafitup! <8440827%wwu.edu@RELAY.CS.NET> To: INFO-ATARI8-REQUEST@SCORE.STANFORD.EDU Subject: Atari 400 & baud rate / keyboards I've got two questions: 1) can the Atari 400 handle a 1200 baud modem. I've been told by the local Atari guy here in Bellingham that the hardware of the old 400 is such that it can't handle a 1200 baud modem. Anybody out there know for sure if this is true or not? 2) Is there an external keyboard that can be attached to the 400. I had the membrane board and then upgraded to the b-key keyboard. I see all the time adverts for replacement keyboards and was wodering if there was one that would connect or that you could make connect to the 400. Dave Kinsman
john@viperLynx.MN.ORG (John Stanley) (05/19/87)
> >1) can the Atari 400 handle a 1200 baud modem. I've been told by the > local Atari guy here in Bellingham that the hardware of the old 400 > is such that it can't handle a 1200 baud modem. Anybody out there > know for sure if this is true or not? > Dave, the "local Atari guy" should go home and sleep off whatever he's been smoking... :) The 8bit Ataris are quite capable of handling 1200 baud and even faster. It all depends on the software being used. Back before I switched most of my home computing to the ST, I was using an old Atari 800 at 1200 baud and ocassionaly 2400 baud (running a Basic and assembly language program) for my primary terminal. It worked fine... The Atari 400 is, hardware wise, virtualy identical to the 800 in all the areas relating to I/O transfer rate. With a memory expansion and an improved keyboard there would be no difference... --- John Stanley (john@viper.UUCP) Software Consultant - DynaSoft Systems UUCP: ...{amdahl,ihnp4,rutgers}!{meccts,dayton}!viper!john