🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 5 Feb 2001 07:45:10 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com>,
wrote:

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>Mark Blake <joeblake@L7.net> wrote in message news:bbnq7t0im8e0em0pldvjuoeeruo04ldhff@4ax.com...
>> Ray <ray181@mailandnews.com_SPAM>, wrote
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>>> isnt it just     echo "atz" > com2:
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>> thanks Ray for reading between the lines in what was my obvious cry
>> for help. in other words please remind me what the command is :-)
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>> it is an interesting one to know
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>Useless today, the world's moved on.
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>> and a damn sight easier than teaching someone who cant find
>> the write (sic) click button how to find and use hypertermininal
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>You have to teach them to use a DOS window instead.

thats not so hard,  click start , run, type command, click OK
now type exactly what i say.

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>Pity its useless in a situation where hyperteminal is available because
>DUN will override it when it does the modem setup on dialout.
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i wasnt alluding to using dos to insert a string to the modem becuase
of course DUN starts off with &F
hyperterminal is different kettle of fish when talking to some real
novices. especially when in so many systems hyperterminal is not even
installed.  so first you got to get it installed then walk them
through the setup.  that takes so long.  that DOS pipe is something
quick and easy.

the easy test b4 going to Hyperterminal is to ask the person what time
does it show on their video recorder and/or microwave if they say its
12.00 and flashing then you have no chance in hell of teaching them
hyperterminal inside an hour :-)