Re: Apple-scanner connection

[lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (John Lesher)]

GRAEME WILLIAMS (graeme.williams@powerlink.iconz.co.nz) wrote:
: I'm about to start experimenting with computer control of my AR3000
: radio scanner. It has a nice regular serial port, and will happily talk
: with my //e through a serial card and Proterm.

: Before I re-invent the wheel, has anyone else done something along the
: same lines? I have played around with basic and a small ml routine, but
: not much luck as the scanner sends stuff every 25 milliseconds, which
: doesn't allow me to use INPUT via the serial card. The other thing I
: thought of was to write a proterm macro(s) and let proterm handle the
: comms.

: Anyone know a good way of inputting data from the super serial card in
: basic?

: Any comments appreciated...

Since you have ProTERM, go to the ProTERM BBS, and d/l some files...
I think the files you want are in Library #7.  People have done some
pretty extensive work in setting up BBS's via the public airwaves.

Tilghman