Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ames!claris!apple!well!tenney
From: tenney@well.UUCP (Glenn S. Tenney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Dial w/ modem in HyperCard problem
Message-ID: <7245@well.UUCP>
Date: 29 Sep 88 06:59:09 GMT
References: <38962@yale-celray.yale.UUCP>
Reply-To: tenney@well.UUCP (Glenn S. Tenney)
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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I had the same problem for a long time.  It works ok on a plus, but
doesn't work on an SE.  Very simply, my RS232 cable passes the DTR
signal thru from Mac to modem, and Hypercard DROPS DTR!!!!  This is
the only program I know of that starts a dial command and drops dtr
before giving the modem a chance to finish dialing, let alone for the
dialed number to answer.

One simple solution is to force that line high.  I'm using a MacVision
which has a little box that puts power onto that line (for the SE)
which makes the SE look lkike a plus and voila, Hypercard works
on the SE.

Hey Apple, when ya folks gonna clean this up?
Glenn