Subj : Binkley Error message
To   : mark lewis
From : Fred Riccio
Date : Sat Mar 16 2013 05:46 pm

Hello mark!

15 Mar 13 11:12, mark lewis wrote to Fred Riccio:

 FR>>> Any idea what this is trying to tell me?

 FR>>> + 14 Mar 18:46:59 BINK begin, BinkleyTerm/Win32 Ver. 2.60 
 FR>>> ! 14 Mar 18:47:06 BINK SYS00000006: GetCommState()

 ml>> seems to be saying that the com port is broken or inaccessible...

 FR>> Thats what I was afraid of.  The modem (external) is making a high
 FR>> pitch noise (like a bad fan) too.

 ml> yeah, sounds like the modem has gone... at least without looking at 
 ml> it closer, anyway...

Weekend is here and I had more time to look it over.  It looks like *both* the 
modem and serial card are dead.

I get the same results even with the serial cable unplugged.  The whining noise 
is coming out of the modem's speaker.



 FR>> Can you even buy a serial card or modem any more?  Maybe at a
 FR>> museum? 

 ml> there are places that still have the older equipment... most of it is 
 ml> pulls from machines being recycled... ebay might be a good place to 
 ml> start... or possibly your local freecycle group(s) where someone 
 ml> might have an older machine they will give you... i hesitate to 
 ml> suggest craig's list as i've never used it but some folks have had 
 ml> decent luck there, too...

There is an electronics recycling/second hand store near where I work.  I'll be 
checking in with them to see what they have, and maybe leave my phone number in 
case thet get something in.



 ml> -d0040:0000
 ml> 0040:0000  F8 03 F8 02 E8 03 E8 02-BC 03 78 03 78 02

 ml> is actually read as

 ml> com1 : 03 F8
 ml> com2 : 02 F8
 ml> com3 : 03 E8
 ml> com4 : 02 E8
 ml> lpt1 : 03 BC
 ml> lpt2 : 03 78
 ml> lpt3 : 02 78


Ahhh...  that is something familliar.  

Mine looks the same as yours.  Four com ports detected.



As an experiment, I changed the Com port in Binkley.Cfg

Com1 -  SYS00000006 GetCommState()

Com2 -  SYS00000002 CreateFile()

Com3 -

Com4 -  SYS00000002 CreateFile()



Configured for com3, I dropped into terminal mode and typed AT.  To my suprise, 
I got a response of OK.  ATI6 identified it as a USR internal FaxModem I had 
forgotten about years ago.  Unfortunately, the VF side of the modem seems to be 
out to lunch.  When I try dialing all I get is NO DIALTONE

Next step:  Clean out the storage closet.  I *know* I have a v.everything in 
there somewhere.

Thanks for your help!

Regards,
Fred

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