Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!microsof!fluke!ssc-vax!uw-beaver!tektronix!davec From: davec@tektronix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: USR Password modem Message-ID: <1207@tektroni.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-Jun-83 20:10:52 EDT Article-I.D.: tektroni.1207 Posted: Wed Jun 29 20:10:52 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Jul-83 20:29:41 EDT Lines: 22 I haven't yet seen the actual "Password", but I do have a few comments about it's bigger brother, the Auto-Dial 212A. The Auto-Dial 212A is advertised as Hayes compatible. That stretches the point a little. Every one of these models that I have seen so far defaults to having echo off, while the the Hayes defaults to having echo on. If you are manually typing at it, and want to see what you are doing; or if you are talking to it via a program that wants some assurance that the modem is actually seeing the characters, you have to turn echo on first. Also, the meaning of the escape sequence (the "+++") is completely different. In the Hayes, that just switches you back to command mode (leaving the data connection open) so that you can change attributes (like full duplex/half duplex) or hang up the phone. For USR, the escape sequence just hangs up the phone. The Hayes command to hang up the phone line is not implemented. I also much prefer the Hayes manuals to the ones from USR. Dave Clemans Tektronix