XM301+1050=0

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3 total messages Started by The Last Bugfighter Thu, 19 Jun 1986 01:43

#292

Author: The Last Bugfighter
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1986 01:43

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   I've owned an Atari XM301 modem for about a month now and it's been working
just fine with my old 810 disk drive, recently I got a brand new 1050 drive
and the XM301 won't work with it!  The problem is in loading the modem soft-
ware.  When you boot the system the drive runs for about 5 seconds then stops
and waits for about 10-15 seconds, then it loads a bit more, then it waits a
bit, and so on...  It took almost 10 minutes to load 1030 EXPRESS! and other
modem programs are just as bad.
   This is a stock Atari 800 with 48k and the revision B OS with a stock XM301
and a stock 1050.  The 1050 otherwise works fine, so I don't suspect it, and
the modem loads fine with my old 810, so I don't suspect the modem but a
combination of the 1050 and the XM301.
  When I told the dealer where I bought the modem from about the problem he
thought I was insane (maybe, but besides the point).  Anyone have any ideas?

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Re: XM301+1050=0

#293

Author: Neil Harris
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1986 17:18

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In article <1373@voder.UUCP>, kevin@voder.UUCP (The Last Bugfighter) writes:
> 
>    I've owned an Atari XM301 modem for about a month now and it's been working
> just fine with my old 810 disk drive, recently I got a brand new 1050 drive
> and the XM301 won't work with it!  The problem is in loading the modem soft-
> ware.  When you boot the system the drive runs for about 5 seconds then stops
> and waits for about 10-15 seconds, then it loads a bit more, then it waits a
> bit, and so on...  It took almost 10 minutes to load 1030 EXPRESS! and other
> modem programs are just as bad.
>    This is a stock Atari 800 with 48k and the revision B OS with a stock XM301
> and a stock 1050.  The 1050 otherwise works fine, so I don't suspect it, and
> the modem loads fine with my old 810, so I don't suspect the modem but a
> combination of the 1050 and the XM301.
>   When I told the dealer where I bought the modem from about the problem he
> thought I was insane (maybe, but besides the point).  Anyone have any ideas?
> 

Please call Mark Jansen in Atari Customer Relations IMMEDIATELY.  His number
is 408-745-2004.
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Re: XM301+1050=0

#295

Author: Bill Jeffers
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1986 14:25

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The problem you describe could be caused be alignment difference between the
drives (or possibly sensitivity to misalignment). Try making a copy of the
disk preferably from the 810 to the 1050.

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