DOS‐tips

Here's a trick that lets you use Smartcom II to communicate directly with your modem. I could hardly believe it! Press <F1> to get to the on‐line screen, then type ATZ and press <CTRL> <6> (that is, press the two keys simultaneously). Use the 6 key in the top row, not the numeric keypad. The modem will return an OK response. From that point on, you can use the full “AT” command set to set special registers, modes of operation, etc. Check your modem manual to see what commands the modem can respond to.