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I use the Datec PAL 212A with my IBM-PC at home and at work (which are two
different phone companies, neither Bell) and the Datecs work fine in both
places.  How many wires do you have in your cable - the Datec and the IBM
Async Board both use 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,20.  Some older modems and acoustic
couplers were sufficiently primitive that they totally ignored some of the
lines, so that may be your problem.  It seems simple enough to swap
cables with someone to see if it is the cable.  You might also find
someone with a Hayes 212A attached to their IBM-PC and swap to see
if that also fails at home.  The Hayes has the same line use characteristics
and the Datec PAL 212 is designed to emulate most of the Hayes commands.

I really like the Datec products (I have some Datec 30 acoustic couplers that
have been lifesavers in General Telephone land in the past, and are still
going very strong.  I expect the PAL to do the same.), but I have no
connection to the Datec company except as a satisfied user.

Doc Muhlbaier
Duke - Biometry
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