jeff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Jeff Bangert) (06/27/90)
Is it possible to get on the HP BBS early in the morning? I'd like to save money on long distance phone charges. Early this morning ( 6/27/90 ) I dialed (503) 750-4448, got the sign-on message, responded with 'new', entered my name 'Jeff Bangert<CR>', and then waited for 5 minutes while nothing happened. I disconnected, and tried again twice -- same result. Any suggestions? Is the BBS only available during prime time? Also, I can't find my EDUCALC catalog. Could someone send me their 800 number? Thanks, Jeff Bangert BITNET: JEFF@UKANVM Academic Computing Services Internet: jeff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu University of Kansas Phone: (913) 864-0466 Lawrence, KS 66045
bill@videovax.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden) (07/02/90)
In article <24820.268864c9@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> jeff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Jeff Bangert) writes: >Early this morning ( 6/27/90 ) I dialed (503) 750-4448, got the >sign-on message, responded with 'new', entered my name 'Jeff >Bangert<CR>', and then waited for 5 minutes while nothing >happened. I disconnected, and tried again twice -- same result. The same thing always happens to me. I think it is related to parity because the BBS seems to only recognize characters with even parity, e.g., LF works, but CR doesn't. Also, half the letters work if typed upper case, the other half lower. Of course this is unusable, but so far I haven't found a way around it. (I'm using tip on a VAX, which seems to have a mind of its own regardless of how I try to configure things.) I suggest you try a variety of serial configurations until you find one that works. (Helpful hints from the folks at HP are also appreciated--even though the BBS works fine for most people, many seem to be having this problem.) -- Bill McFadden Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 500 MS 58-639 Beaverton, OR 97077 bill@videovax.tv.tek.com, {hplabs,uw-beaver,decvax}!tektronix!videovax!bill Phone: (503) 627-6920 "The biggest difference between developing a missle component and a toy is the 'cost constraint.'" -- John Anderson, Engineer, TI