mahlen@brahms.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (02/19/87)
I just bought a Supra 1200at and darned if the documentation is meagre! What little there is claims that this is, in fact, an Avatex 1200. It only came with a piece of software called Smart Terminal, which is neither. I would really like to be able to edit files remotely, and am sort of willing to write the emulator (though i'd rather not), but i have no clue as to how to send the modem commands. The modem came with a single serial -> rs232 converter (it's a serial cable, then a little box, then the rs232 cable). I've tried making the RS232.COM file from Indus Dos 2.35i the AUTORUN.SYS file on a disk, but the R: handler either isn't loading or isn't installing itself. Does anyone have a real terminal program for the Supra 1200 (great!) or at least know how to let me talk to my modem without using Smart Terminal? I used to think i was a pretty competant (sp) programmer, but this tele-communications stuff leaves me baffled. Any ideas? mahlen p.s., the modem commands run like ATDTphoneno and >A. Does this protocall look familiar or have name? "If you smile too much, your neck will melt." "If you nech too much, your smile will melt." Barrington graffiti p.p.s, Does anyone know the net address of Atari? I think an old friend of mine works there. Mark Cerny, where are you, this is your past calling....
hans@umd5.UUCP (02/19/87)
In article <992@cartan.Berkeley.EDU> mahlen@brahms.Berkeley.EDU (Mahlen Morris) writes: >I just bought a Supra 1200at and darned if the documentation is meagre! ..... >I've tried making the RS232.COM file from Indus Dos 2.35i the AUTORUN.SYS >file on a disk, but the R: handler either isn't loading or isn't installing >itself. Does anyone have a real terminal program for the Supra 1200 (great!) >or at least know how to let me talk to my modem without using Smart Terminal? I have seen two flavors of modem handlers on Ataris: The R: handler, which is usually downloaded from the 850 interface or equivalent, and the T: handler which is usually loaded from disk. The AUTORUN.SYS on DOS-XL disks just loads the R: handler from the 850, and won't help if your interface is not prepared to download. You did not say if your interface has any recognizable name. I would check the disk which came with it for any files which look like a handler (which you would have to append to any modem program you want to use with it), and maybe even some documentation.
leavens@atari.UUCP (Alex Leavens) (03/06/87)
in article <992@cartan.Berkeley.EDU>, mahlen@brahms.Berkeley.EDU (Mahlen Morris) says: > > I just bought a Supra 1200at and darned if the documentation is meagre! ATDT# is a Hayes modem command, which means that you have a Hayes compatable modem. This is the industry standard in modems, so you should be able to find someone with a Hayes who can give you a copy of the command list. If your modem hooks up to the 850 interface, then any good telecom program (I use HomeTerm) should work fine. --alex @ Atari BIX: alexl. GEnie: ALEXLEAVENS Ataricorp: 408-745-2006