Re: TI-H: Ztermish Thing


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Re: TI-H: Ztermish Thing



Uh, no.  You NEED a null modem adapter.  You cannot connect a modem with a
TI without one.  I suggest Rat Shak.  They carrythem and they are $5.00
each.


Pablo XXX


>Alan Bailey wrote:
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>> Once I learned that Talk85 was able to be used with a modem, I
>> decided that I would write a similar prog to be easier to use with a
>> modem.  That was Friday and now on Sunday I have made it write to the
>> screen in menu text which will allow more room on the screen.  I got rid
>> of the split screen and was able to use all of the characters accesible
>> on the keyboard.  Now I just need to send the bytes, which I know how to
>> do, and account for the CR/LF error.  I will also need some beta testers
>> that have easy-to-use external modems and null-modem cables to test it
>> for me.  Also, what is the average price on a null-modem cable, cause
>> maybe I can nab my old 2400 modem from my computer and use that with it.
>>
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>> Compliments of:
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>>   Alan Bailey
>>   mailto:bailala@mw.sisna.com
>>   IRC:Abalone
>>   Web:http://www.mw.sisna.com/users/bailala/home.htm
>I don't think you need a NULL-modem cable, just a normal modem cable
>with a gender adaptor. A null-modem cable is for linking 2 computers,
>but you want to link 2 accessories with one pretending to be a computer,
>the TI, so you would need the normal accessory to caomputer cable, or
>the one already hooking your modem to you computer.  Confused?  You
>shouldn't be.  Now you need a gender changer on the TI end.  This turns
>it from the accessory end (m?f?) into a computer end.  Got it?
>I am not sure of the genders, just look at it to find out.
>Patrick Sweeney
>psweeney@geocities.com


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