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Re: Problems connecting U

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From: Anthony DeBoer
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 20:12
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In article <266.1004.uupcb@bville.gts.org> ian.evans@bville.gts.org (Ian Evans)  writes:
>Rumour has it that Chris Lewis said...
>
>CL>I don't seem to have any trouble with WorldBlazers with V.32bis/V.42bis.
>
>This is really driving me crazy.  One site connects with a simple ATDT,
>the other won't connect even if I offer the modem chocolate.

NOOOOOOO!  Don't offer chocolate to your modem.  Modems want kool-aid (tm).
Preferably cherry-coloured if you have it.  It's printers that want
chocolate.

Except of course IBM Proprinters.  Feed them pizza.
-- 
Anthony DeBoer       adb@geac.com | uunet!geac!adb | GEM: ANTHONY.DEBOER
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From: adb@geac.com (Anthony DeBoer)
Subject: Re: Problems connecting U
Message-ID: <1992Aug4.201244.13972@geac.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1992 20:12:44 GMT
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