Re: GBBS Pro with null modem

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message 3M2dnVh7hI0om7zfRVn-iw@comcast.com">news:3M2dnVh7hI0om7zfRVn-iw@comcast.com...
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: "Forty Two" <FourtyTwo@NoAddress.invalid> wrote in message
: news:1109453565.2a8417382d6fece9042650bfaa55f6f8@1usenet...
: : On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:31:25 -0500, "Bill Garber"
: : <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote:
: :
: : >
: : >"Forty Two" <FourtyTwo@NoAddress.invalid> wrote in message
: : >news:1109432983.08f56c60d689cd92bdf149351ab2fa69@1usenet...
: : >:
: : >: Has anybody had any luck communicating from a PC using HyperTerminal
: : >: and GBBS Pro running on an Apple IIe?
: : >:
: : >: I have successfully called it using a 1200 baud modem (boy, did that
: : >: seem slow). I have successfully transferred files between the two
: : >: systems using ASCII Express and the HyperTerminal, so I am pretty sure
: : >: my connection is OK.
: : >:
: : >: I am using a SuperSerial card in slot 2. I have tried about every
: : >: modem on the GBBS Pro setup screen, but it will not go on-line with
: : >: the null modem (i.e. it doesn't display the twirling indicator in the
: : >: upper right corner of the screen, and it won't respond to keystrokes).
: : >:
: : >: Like I said, it works OK with an actual modem attached, and also works
: : >: OK if I specify 'no modem'.
: : >:
: : >: If anybody has any advice, I would appreciate it very much.
: : >
: : >No problem. Flip the "Modem/Terminal" jumper block over
: : >to the other setting on your Super Serial Card.
: : >
: :
: : Really?! Thanks!
: :
: : Then what do I set GBBS Pro to, one of those 'no carrier' modems (the
: : fastest being 1200 baud, ugh.)?
: :
: : Skip

Ok, I looked this up. Choose a modem with the
baud rate desired and change the INIT string
to ATZ. This "SHOULD" work, but I'm not going
to stake my life on it.  :o)

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