levene@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Robert A. Levene) (05/12/89)
In Philly's horrid lightning storm of May 2nd, a surge seems to have nuked my ancient modem: Bell dataphone 300/1200 manual dial w/five buttons on the front. It's attached to a monstrous multi-line touch tone phone. When I press the AL button, (analog loop), the phone line would pick up and no dialing could occur. The light on the phone would also light. Now, it doesn't. The modem does not take control of the phone line. Any ideas? In case the chips were toasted, they are 1 AMI 8107MJ (4K DRAM?) 1 AMI 8049BI (microcontroller?) both of which are 40-pin ceramic DIPs. (Schwebernet says similar chips were discontinued in 1976!) Thanks for any suggestions about where to find replacement chips or schematics/specs for the phone or modem. -- Rob -- Robert A. Levene, EE '89 Moore School of Electrical Engineering levene@eniac.seas.upenn.edu University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA "... Soon we'll be out amid the cold world's strife, Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life." -- Tom Lehrer