Re: iMac to GS

["william strutts" <wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com>]

"Byron Desnoyers Winmill" <wbdesnoy@acs5.acs.ucalgary.ca> wrote in message
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> william strutts (wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com) wrote:
> : You can't hook two modem up and expect them to talk. They
> : need to be connecting through the telephone.
>
> Actually, many modems can be connected via a dry line.  That is what the
> "atx3d" command is used for.  "ata" simply answers the phone, and is not
at
> all concerned with the ring.  I used to use this all of the time: a friend
> and I would be chatting about something on the phone, we would have our
> modems connect to transfer a file, then drop carrier to chat further.  All
> of that was done without hanging up the phone, nor redialing.
>
> Since "ata" simply takes the phone off hook and tries to establish a
carrier,
> it should be possible to connect two modems even if on of them does not
> support the "atx3d" command.
>
AT - Attention
X3 - Enable Busy Tone Result Set
D - Dial

The command ATX3D would not dial the phone because it is missing
a number. According to the user guide it would cause the modem to
pick up the phone and you would get the dialtone. However, since
you don't have a phone service, it would open the modem for a
connection.
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