MODEM COMMANDS FROM BASIC
From: visitor
Date: 07/30/89-09:20:56 AM Z
From: visitor
Subject: MODEM COMMANDS FROM BASIC
Date: Sun Jul 30 09:20:56 1989
IS THERE A WAY TO RUN A MODEM FROM BASIC? IF SO PLESE LEAVEINFO ABOUT IT.
THANK-YOU
** Answered by JOHN SUCHY (aa271) on Thu Jun 4 02:23:39 1987 **
To run a modem you need two
kinds of code: a 'handler' and a 'user
interface'.
A handler is a machine language
program that tells your Atari how to
talk to the modem. It involves those
strange internal workings like CIO, IOCB, and SIO. You don't need to worry
about those if you search around the
BBS's and user groups for an 'R-handler'('T-handler' if you have a 1030 or
XM301). The handler must be 'booted'
before you run your control program, or
with luck and some research may be loaded at the beginning of your program.
The user interface lets you (theuser) talk to the computer and tell it
what you want to send to the modem and
what to do with what it sends you. Thisprogram could be as simple as a two-
person game such as 'battleship' or as
complex as an auto-dial/auto-answer
terminal program. In any case, for
running a modem in BASIC, you need to
study these commands:
OPEN CLOSE
GET PUT
INPUT # PRINT #
and XIO.
Your best sources are THE ATARI BASIC
REFERENCE MANUAL and the SAM'S
PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE GUIDE FOR THE
ATARI 400/800 COMPUTERS. I personally
use SAM'S.
Your Co-sysop
John E. Suchy
aa271
Thanks for asking!
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