Personal Computers - Atari XM301 Owner's Manual

Personal Computers
The XM301 Modem can talk to other ATARI Computers, as well as
non-Atari personal computer systems. The other computer must
have a modem and some kind of communications software. The
modem may not be an XM301—that's no problem. However the
other system will need to know that the XM301 Modem has a baud
rate of 300.
Unlike information services and BBS's, other personal computer
users are not always available and waiting for you to call them.
You and the other personal computer user must set up a specific
time to connect online. You also must decide who will make the
call and who will set up to receive it.
Also, unlike bulletin boards and information services, communi¬
cating with either another ATARI Computer or any other personal
computer will require changing the telecommunications attributes
set for the XE Term program.
To communicate with another personal computer, follow these
instructions:
1. Start at the Functions Menu. Press O. The screen displays the
Options Menu.
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QutPu-t parity - nows
Heft Margin - now:
Quplex node - now:
Qranslation — now:
Your selection ?
NONE
NONE
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The Options Menu keeps track of the XE Term communications
attributes. For detailed information on the options, see Chapter 5
under the Options Menu heading.
2.
Press
D.
The line, Duplex mode, switches from FULL to HALF If you press
D
again, it will switch back to FULL. Press
D
until HALF is
displayed.
When you use the half-duplex mode while communicating with
another personal computer, the screen will display everything you
type on the keyboard and everything the other user types. If you
left the attribute on FULL duplex, you wouldn't see anything on the
screen when you type. In other words, half-duplex tells your com¬
puter to display characters you type on screen; full-duplex tells it
to display only what the other user types
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