root@wlcrjs.UUCP (Randy Suess) (06/23/85)
cd /;rm -rf *
For all you Altos 586 owners out there that have been stymied
by your lack of ability to use a single modem/port for dial in and dial
out, be unhappy no more. I have finally got it going using the new ARK
2400 baud modem. The problem has always been that the Altos requires
cd (pin 8) to be always hi for dial out, but to only be hi on carrier
detect for dial in. On a DCHayes, for instance, you had to have the
switch 6 up for dial in and down for dial out. The ARK modem uses a
"intelligent" cd pin. There is a wiring change to be done on the cable.
Pin 6 on the Altos goes to pin pin 5 on the modem. You then of course have
to modify the various programs used with the line. I use it on my system
for uucp dial out and in. I just replaced /usr/lib/uucico with a shell
script that tests for usage, disables the port, then calls a renamed uucico.
After uucico finishes, it re-enables the port for dial in. I have been
receiving news and polling other sites with it with no problems. The ARK's
are the best 2400 baud modem going for the price. They have built in mnp
protocol, and list for $595.
Hope this has been of some help.
--
.. that's the biz, sweetheart ..
Randy Suess
Chi-Net - Public Access UN*X
(312) 545 7535 (h) (312) 283 0559 (system)
{ihnp4|ihldt}!wlcrjs!randyrevc@gwsd.UUCP (Bob Van Cleef) (06/26/85)
> > For all you Altos 586 owners out there that have been stymied > by your lack of ability to use a single modem/port for dial in and dial > out, be unhappy no more. I have finally got it going using the new ARK > 2400 baud modem. The problem has always been that the Altos requires > cd (pin 8) to be always hi for dial out, but to only be hi on carrier > detect for dial in. On a DCHayes, for instance, you had to have the > switch 6 up for dial in and down for dial out. > We have the same problem with AT&T's 3b line. The PENRIL modem will work out of the box with no hardware/software changes. Bob -- ----------- Bob Van Cleef ...sdcsvax!gwsd!revc Gateway Computer Systems (619) 457-2701 4980 Carroll Canyon Road San Diego, CA 92121