TOPIC ---------------------------------------------
Can the phone-dialing portion of HyperCard support 9600-bps modems? Also,
can HyperCard dial out through an internal modem, like an Epic 2400?
DISCUSSION ---------------------------------------------
HyperCard's dial command is designed for voice-only calls. There is no
support for data communications with the dial command.
If the 9600-bps modem is a Hayes command set-compatible modem, HyperCard
can dial the modem.
The dial command is only applicable to the Macintosh speaker/audio port or
to a modem attached to the serial port. HyperCard requires an XCMD or
XFCN to recognize a NuBus modem.
If you want to do data communications after dialling, you need a different
approach is required. The HyperCard Serial Communications Toolkit,
available from APDA, makes HyperCard dialing and data communications
possible.
Another option for data communications is a set of external commands and
code resources called FITOS from MITEM Corporation. These include a number
of different terminal emulators. The advantage of this package is that it
handles everything except the actual information that would normally be
presented to the user. You don't have to be concerned about the
communications protocols used or the terminal formatting characters sent by
the host. The possible disadvantage is that if it does not support the
type of terminal that you need it to support, you have to deal with the
terminal emulation yourself.
For data communications with NuBus modems, you need XCMDs and/or XFCNs designed
for NuBus modems. Apple Tech Comm does not know of any XCMD or XFCN available
for the internals modems.
For more details, search the Tech Info Library under "MITEM Corporation".