cg108dbd@icogsci1.ucsd.edu (Steve -Social Hacker) (06/03/91)
Well, I am now the proud owner of one state-of-the-art "modem". :)
This beauty is sleek, and black, and no doubt capable of at least
300 baud transfer...
More importantly, it has a small alpha-numeric LCD screen and a
collection of membrane buttons with labels like "Local DLB".
Anyway, not to go on bragging about my new toy.... I would be
eternally grateful to any kind soul that could shed some light on this
thing's command set.
I have tried everything I can think of.. AT this AT that, random
words, random keys, morse code on the DTR line... no response..
Here's the kicker.. I KNOW it works. I saw this thing connect to
another modem when it was hooked up to a machine dedicated to ordering
car parts! It even auto-dialed. From the sound of the connection, I
am even temped to guess 1200 baud.
Oh.. the model number.. "Racal-Vadic Auto Dial VA212PA" ("Auto
Dial".. hmm.. a clue.)
All my terminal software, of course, speaks the wrong language, but I
would love to hack together a configuration for this thing. Besides,
the shape of it vaguely resembles an HST. :)
If you know of even just a few Racal-Vadic commands or a pointer to
them, or some way to make the modem spit them out, I would be most
appreciative.
If anyone needs one of these, you can have it for a good story; the
8-line modular connector on the back looks prohibitive. :)
-Steve, with his HST from yester-year.
Extra smileys, apply liberally where needed: :-) :) :-) ;)
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shaehnichen@ucsd.edu Disclaimer: UCSD and I do not share any opinions.pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com (Paul E. Jacoby) (06/04/91)
In article <CG108DBD.91Jun3002149@icogsci1.icogsci1.ucsd.edu> cg108dbd@icogsci1.ucsd.edu (Steve -Social Hacker) writes: >Well, I am now the proud owner of one state-of-the-art "modem". :) > >Oh.. the model number.. "Racal-Vadic Auto Dial VA212PA" ("Auto >Dial".. hmm.. a clue.) I post this since it might be something for the FAQ list :-) The older Racal modems use ENQ to get the modem's attention. That is, type Control-E and hit RETURN. You will see the modem respond "Hello. I'm Ready" followed by a "*". This is Racal's command prompt. Type "?" or "P" to get a menu of the possible commands. On my Racal-Vadic VA212, they are: *? MENU: C CHANGE OR CLEAR MEMORY D DIAL NUMBER H(C) BACKSPACE I IDLE K PAUSE L LINK M MEMORY O OPTIONS P,? PRINT MENU R REDIAL S STORE PHONE NUMBER T TABLE OF OPTIONS 1-15 PHONE NUMBER ADDRESS And away you go! Paul -- | Paul E. Jacoby, 3M Company, 3M Center, 235-3F-27 | | Maplewood, MN 55144-1000 .-----------------------------------| | => pejacoby@3m.com | I am _not_ the editor of | | (612) 737-3211 | the Radio Times. |
cg108dbd@icogsci1.ucsd.edu (Steve -Social Hacker) (06/07/91)
--=}>> On 4 Jun 91 13:27:47 GMT, pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com (Paul E. Jacoby) said: PJ> In article <CG108DBD.91Jun3002149@icogsci1.icogsci1.ucsd.edu> cg108dbd@icogsci1.ucsd.edu (Steve -Social Hacker) writes: >Well, I am now the proud owner of one state-of-the-art "modem". :) > >Oh.. the model number.. "Racal-Vadic Auto Dial VA212PA" ("Auto >Dial".. hmm.. a clue.) PJ> I post this since it might be something for the FAQ list :-) PJ> The older Racal modems use ENQ to get the modem's attention. That is, PJ> type Control-E and hit RETURN. You will see the modem respond "Hello. PJ> I'm Ready" followed by a "*". PJ> This is Racal's command prompt. Type "?" or "P" to get a menu of the PJ> possible commands. On my Racal-Vadic VA212, they are: PJ> *? PJ> MENU: [...] PJ> | Paul E. Jacoby, 3M Company, 3M Center, 235-3F-27 | Yup! Thanks very much to the many who responded! I received a slew of mail, and now feel more informed than some manual-bearing owners I know.. :) The other magic key sequence is ^C^D (after a pause) to disconnect. (Thanks eplunix!ijs@harvard.harvard.edu) Thanks again. -Steve, with another new blinkenlite box! -- }>> Steve Haehnichen <<{ shaehnichen@ucsd.edu Disclaimer: UCSD and I do not share any opinions.