Msg: 1404 *Conference*

01-24-92 12:17:57

From: HOWARD PLETCHER

To : STEVE BART

Subj: M100/PACKET

I have been using my M102 for packet for several years.  No problems were
encounted.  I set it up as 57E1E in the stats and away I go.  I did find if I
tried to communicate to the TNC faster than 1200B, I lost characters in
incoming messages.
    The 40 col screen is somewhat of a disadvantage in listing messages from a
BBS screen which is formatted for 80 cols, but you learn to adjust.  It's very
little problem in talking directly with another station and not much of a
problem when reading BBS messages.
    One useful accessory is the DIRACC.BA program form the library.  This lets
you jump from Telecom directly to text so you can download a long message, then
go read it and then you can jump to Basic and kill it if you want.  The biggest
drawback to the M100 is the lack of a large scrollback buffer--once something
scrolls off the 16 line buffer, it's gone forever, unless you've been
downloading to ram.
    If you're on packet now, you can contact me that way at: N9ADS @
KA9LCF.IN.USA.NA.
    Hope to hear from you.