Hmm. That's very interesting. I figured the Halcomm was cheap,
compared to anything from SCS anyway, but maybe not. Do MFJ or AES
have a web page that can give me more info?
Thanks
Damian
Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>
> Hi Damian, Don't buy that expensive TNC just for Pactor. I
> ordered the MFJ model 1276 TNC which has both pactor and 1200 baud packet.
> I assume that both are on a e-prom which MFJ said is version 3.0 and the
> latest one. I plan to use it with minicom until I understand it better.
>
> Will report how well it works soon.
>
> On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Damian A Ivereigh wrote:
>
> } Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> } >
> } > The End of VHF/UHF
> } >
> } > Karl Larsen K5DI
> } >
> } > March 7, 1999
> } >
> }
> } [snip]
> }
> } >
> } > I hope someone good at programing gets interested and writes
> } > a driver for Pactor in Linux. I get my Internet e-mail on Linux and
> } > use procmail to sort it. So no problem putting mail to me in a
> } > special place.
> }
> } I am looking at another modem manufacturer for HF operation: Halcomm
> } (http://www.halcomm.com/). Their modems natively use the CLOVER
> } protocol, but also have a "P-mode", which is claimed to be 100%
> } compatible with the PACTOR protocol. So hopefully one can kill two
> } birds with one stone. The external modem is around $400 and about $300
> } for the internal PC card.
> }
> } They too only have code for Windows, however as soon I can get hold of
> } some of these modems, I will be working on a packet driver for Linux.
> }
> } Damian
> }
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> Best wishes
>
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