If you go up to 9.0 there is definitely a set of GV updates that you must
install from their site.
p
Frank Cornew wrote:
> Hello:
> This subject is why I joined the list! While helpful, results of my
> initial query didn't resolve the issue, but continued lurking provided the
> 8.1 powerbook setup solution. Mind you, I'm using the 19.9 Global village
> Powerport modem on a 2300c under 8.6, but the port management issues ought
> to be the same. (The 19.9 speed advantage over the 14.4 Express is a moot
> point, due to the fact that it is rarely supported these days by the
> ISP's.) While the issue has reappeared, I'd thought I'd pop up again
> without risking my Lurker status.
>
> Under 8.6, I am using from 8.1: HD Spin Down Control Strip Module, Energy
> Saver Extension, Energy Saver Control Panel, PowerBook Control Panel, and
> Power Settings Control Strip Module
>
> This has made my system far more stable than with the standard 8.6
> software, and has made the Compatible/Normal port setting remain set to
> Normal between boot. I am comfortably running with the internal modem.
>
> Nonetheless, I still have the following problem: An external modem hooked
> up to the dock's printer port eventually chokes during longish e-mails
> (such as recent duo lists) or when a webpage contains large components,
> i.e. graphics. That is, it just slows down and times out. I'm investigating
> modem scripts to see if compression/error checking, or some variation of
> the data flow protocol can help with this problem. Haven't checked if this
> happens when using the printer/modem port directly off the Duo.
>
> I understand that the internals of the 2300c will never make it a speed
> demon of a web surfer, but I am willing to put up with 14.4 on the road,
> but a 33.6 supra worked properly under OS 8.1. I would really like to be
> able to use an external modem.
>
> Furthermore, the Global Village fax software has been kaputt since OS8.5.
> As far as I can tell it is completely broken - the latest version crashes
> in mid fax under minimal systems. No intention to fix it from GV, either.
>
> I'm testing an OS9 install to see if my current level of functionality is
> preserved. Any tips?
>
> P.S.: Following is from a Duo FAQ posted by "Nick C" back in '94
>
> Serial Port
> ===========
>
> The undocked Duo has a single serial port, which is implemented in the
> so-called "combo" SCSI/SCC chip. When the Duo is docked to a device
> with its own SCSI or serial ports, then the internal combo chip is
> disabled, and superceded by hardware in the dock itself. The low-level
> device drivers hide this from you, so a program which opens a serial
> port doesn't need to know any specifics about the particular hardware.
>
> The single serial port corresponds to port A, or the "modem" port as
> it would be called on the more standard two-port Macintosh. Don't
> confuse this with the internal modem, which is completely separate.
> Thus, if you attach a serial printer to the serial port, you need to
> tell the printer driver to use the modem port, and not the printer
> port (since there isn't one). If you have Appletalk turned on (in the
> Chooser), then it grabs the port for its own use. To use a serial
> printer, Appletalk must be turned off (Appletalk printers, of course,
> need Appletalk to be turned on).
>
> An internal modem installed in a Duo interfaces directly to the
> microprocessor bus, and does not use a serial port. The PowerBook
> control panel will have a Modem entry, allowing you to select either
> "compatible mode" or "normal mode" (in older versions of the system
> software, these modes are called "internal modem" and "external
> modem," respectively). Confusingly enough, you almost never want to
> select "compatible" (or "internal modem"). What this does is replace
> the low-level serial port A device driver software with one that talks
> to the modem instead of the serial port itself. In this case, a
> printer driver, for example, would find itself sending characters to
> the modem instead of spitting them out the serial port, and you won't
> be able to print. The only time you want to use this option is if you
> are using an old telecommunications program which does not know how to
> talk to the internal modem directly via the Communications Toolbox. By
> selecting "compatible" mode, the program can open the "modem" serial
> port and it will actually wind up talking to the internal modem.
>
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