Thanks a lot for such a detailed reply Mike .....
> I had all sorts of good/bad experiences with a PCMCIA modem and OgComm.
> It's been a while, but I'll try to remember how I got it working.
>
> Ogcomm will echo the commands you send it. If you run Ogcomm and type "AT"
> and don't see "AT" appear on your screen, that means the Og doesn't know you
> have a modem. Hitting return after "AT" should get you the "OK" message
> from the modem. If I was able to type "AT", I ALWAYS got "OK". If the
> modem was not recognized, I would get nothing on the screen at all.
I am able to write AT commands using Grafitti, but no success with Keyboard.
Also, no OK from modem.
>
> Also, if the modem was recognized, I would get the "what baud" dialog when
> entering Ogcomm. If it was already set, and hence didn't ask on entry, that
> was a perfectly reliable sign that it was not going to recognize the modem.
> I tried "AT" every time and it always failed. If it did ask for a baud
> rate, it always worked fine after. I suspect this may have to do with state
> files.
I do get "what serial port" dialog upon entering OgComm sometimes and I select
COM2 because COM1 is used by the serial port.
>
> (Ogcomm has always worked flawlessly with my external modem)
>
> To solve the above, I had to invoke some magical combination of rebooting,
> removing/inserting the card, etc. I think it was:
> - SHIFT-ON-NEXT
> - Remove modem while rebooting
> - Insert modem after bootup is complete and unit is powered on
> - Click ok to "can't be read...not supported...write protected" This
> warning usually came up and never meant anything bad.
> - Run OgComm
>
> It was either that or:
> - Click PCMCIA eject button, unit powers off
> - eject card
> - turn unit back on
> - SHIFT-ON-NEXT
> - Insert modem after bootup is complete and unit is powered on
> - Click ok to "can't be read...not supported...write protected"
> - Run OgComm
I get this "can't be read...." message only if I boot using SHIFT-ON-NEXT
while the modem inserted, otherwise no messages.
>
> Note: There were streches of time I couldn't get it to work despite the
> above scribed incantations. I suspected battery power, so I built the AC
> adapter. But with the AC adpater in, when I inserted the PCMCIA card, the
> screen went wacky with black lines streaking across the screen and no
> noticable activity. The Og would not respond, even to a paper clip where
> the sun don't shine. I had to remove batteries and go all the way back.
> KEEP BACKUPS! (I restored from backup, but never reinstalled the DOS
> drivers. I basically gave up on PCMCIAs and DOS mode Qbasic email filter
> programs after that and just used my external and Text Edit as described
> before.)
>
> When it did work, despite the battery drain, it was TOTALLY COOL. I would
> pick it up and wave it in front of my wife and say "I'm checking my
> email!!!" like a big geek. She was only mildly impressed. I do wish the Og
> supported those cards more reliably.
Well, Mike if I get it to work I send you "WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT" in authentic
Morse Code ;)
Thanks once again ....
Hitesh
>
> Good luck...
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