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#modems & word length

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#4347From: Micro-Systems SoftwareJan 5, 1986 5:31 PM
Not sure why you would be losing characters with the chat window open since the modem receiver is interrupt driven. Does it happen often? As far as the translation tables go, its a bit tedious but you have to translate characters from 80-FF to 00-7F on both the keyboard/display or the COM in/out tables. A better solution is to configure your service to 8N1 (if possible). What happens when you try to dial the R/S modem at 7E1?
#4362From: HR LaserJan 5, 1986 9:03 PM
The R/S Modem II will NOT respond to commands sent to it at 7E1. The modem's manual indicates that 8/n/1 uppercase only is the only combo of settings with which commands may be sent to the modem. It's just a minor inconvenience using Online! with it I just have to click the word length to 8, command the modem to dial, then click it back to 7 to go online without garbage. I'll have a 'real' modem shortly (Hayes compatible, 1200 baud) and then this nonsense with the Model II will be history. . Re the chat window, yes I lose a character quite consistently, not necessarily on every line I type into the window, but the faster I type, the more chars it seems to lose, and if something is scrolling in on the big window above the chat window, then I *always* lose about a character a line or more when typing into the chat window.
#4454From: Micro-Systems SoftwareJan 6, 1986 10:35 PM
Thanks for the scoop on the chat window, will test extensively and get back to you. That modem has been the root of many problems over the past couple of years. Yuck.
#4454From: Micro-Systems SoftwareJan 6, 1986 10:35 PM
Thanks for the scoop on the chat window, will test extensively and get back to you. That modem has been the root of many problems over the past couple of years. Yuck.
#4362From: HR LaserJan 5, 1986 9:03 PM
The R/S Modem II will NOT respond to commands sent to it at 7E1. The modem's manual indicates that 8/n/1 uppercase only is the only combo of settings with which commands may be sent to the modem. It's just a minor inconvenience using Online! with it I just have to click the word length to 8, command the modem to dial, then click it back to 7 to go online without garbage. I'll have a 'real' modem shortly (Hayes compatible, 1200 baud) and then this nonsense with the Model II will be history. . Re the chat window, yes I lose a character quite consistently, not necessarily on every line I type into the window, but the faster I type, the more chars it seems to lose, and if something is scrolling in on the big window above the chat window, then I *always* lose about a character a line or more when typing into the chat window.