Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cepu!ucla-cs!ryan From: ryan@ucla-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Crosstalk woes Message-ID: <6612@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Sun, 18-Aug-85 23:14:43 EDT Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.6612 Posted: Sun Aug 18 23:14:43 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 04:48:33 EDT References: none <124@sdcsma.UUCP> Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 32 > > To all netlanders: > > A friend of mine recently purchased a IBM PC/XT (running under PC-DOS) > and the Crosstalk XVI communications/terminal package. He is also running 256K > of main memory and dual 5 1/4 inch drives. However, he can't seem to get > Crosstalk to work. He can save the com files ok (with the info on the type of > terminal, function key settings, ...etc) but when he types this: > > A> XTALK(where is the com file) > > ...the machine seems to load in the file, then it displays a blank screen with > the status line on the bottom. This is where it gets screwy. After this the > machine refuses to dial the modem. He has checked and verified that Cross- > talk is set up and should be talking to a Hayes 1200 baud Smartmodem (external) > which is the type of modem he is using. > > His question, and mine too, is does Crosstalk automatically dial the modem? I > am sure that this is the plan but cannot convince Crosstalk of this. However, > he can dial the modem manually but not through Crosstalk. If anyone has any > insight please let me know. Since I am not a IBM-PC guru I could use some help > on this one. Thanx in advance. > > -- doon Just try doing: A> XTALK I use that program all the time and it works fine... Ryan