Re: Hayes Compatibility

[spam@luddite.ca (Ned Ludd)]

Gavin Picknell <gpnz@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Quite a long time ago I used to run a Warp6 BBS (v2.5) on my Apple
> IIe. I seem to remember that Warp6 required a "custom" cable when
> running on a IIe, there was some doco with it that mentioned how to
> wire it. I remember the symptom was that external modems would work
> fine with comms programs, but not with Warp6 unless you made the mod
> (which still allowed them to work fine with comms programs). I'm not
> sure if this applies when using the GS serial port (are you using a
> IIe or GS?). If you didnt get the cable right, you would get "modem
> not responding" from Warp6. In addition, in Warp6, make sure you have
> specified the correct serial port driver to use (when using external
> modems, there is a Superserial Card driver, and a GS port driver - I
> think the SSC card driver is the default one).
> 
> Also there is a modem init (text) file which warp6 uses to init the
> modem. Have a look in the file, then use a standard apple II comms
> program to issue those commands to your modem, if the modem responds
> with "OK" or "0" to each command, then your modem is "command set"
> compatible with Warp6.
> 
> Another thing to check is that your modem is not "hard coded" to talk
> at too high a speed to the apple II - i.e. make sure it will repond to
> your apple II when it tries to talk at 9600 or 19200 (I cant remember
> what the limit is on a Apple II, and with Warp6).
> 
> Warp6 was cool, hope you get it going.
> 
> Good Luck!

Thanks for the advice. Fortunately Warp6 is not only easier to set up
than most of the BBS software I've looked at, but it's also very well
documented. I'm going to have a go at building the cable tonight (not my
area of expertise at all, so it should keep me aggravated for a while).

Simon