Msg: 5167 *Conference*

07-05-94 14:26:42

From: RICHARD HANSON

To : DARREN MARCY

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #5165 (102 TRANSFERS)

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Hmmmm...

 > I didn't make myself very clear in my last post. The menu problem doesn't
have anything to do with uploading. The menus are screwed up from the moment I
first log on.

That's okay . . . sometimes we need to banter things back and firth for a few
messages until we communicate.  To this end, let me throw a few ideas at you
for your consideration...

Idea #1: System designers, today, cater to the 80 column, 24 line display.
They assume that everyone uses that presentation--or they frankly cater to that
presentation, only.  In either case, their decision is fine--given the current
market.  Thus, perhaps what you call "screwed up" could simply be a case of odd
wrap-around.  But then, I can not see what you see, unless you capture the
screen and upload it here--it's ASCII so that "will" work.

Idea #2: Another idea could be "system timing" between your Model 102 and the
host.  Perhaps the host or the host modems do not support XON/XOFF flow
control.  If this is the case, you may issue an XOFF, not seen by the host,
then when you issue an XON you have missed characters sent during your XOFF to
XON period.  This condition is most prominate when communicating at over 300
baud on a Model 100 or 102.  The Model 100/102's LCD is a 600 baud device, thus
1200 baud operations via an external modem can bring strange results.

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Work with these ideas on that "offending" host (grin) and report your findings.
Hope this helps... -Rick-

PS:  So, this place is a "blessing" huh!?  Okay . . . like I'm a munk or
something . . . cool!  This could become a  . . . habbit!  Go now, and compute
in peace!  Naaa . . . that't ain't my style.