https://ftp.whtech.com/club100/doc/NEC8300-Telecom.pdf
Page 7 spells it out. It is indeed for Pulse/Tone
On Tue, Aug 18, 2020, at 6:31 AM, Kurt McCullum wrote:
> Brian,
>
> Yes, the 8300 has a form of xModem. I've never used it but apparently it's
> there. To my limited knowledge on the 8300, the STAT commands are the same.
> The extra P10 is likely for the built in modem (if it's installed) to control
> pulse/tone dialing.
>
> Kurt
>
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2020, at 1:53 AM, Brian K. White wrote:
>>
>> Is there a difference between the Stat arguments in Telcom on the 8201a
>> vs the 8300?
>>
>> I can't find a pc-8300 manual on-line that covers telcom. Just a user
>> guide, basic, and text. And the tech references on web8201.net.
>> Apparently there was a dedicated manual for telcom.
>> The closest I can find is the BASIC manual shows an example
>> OPEN "COM:9N82XN"
>> which is the same format as 8201.
>>
>> On my 8201a, the following works ("works" defined simply as: it accepts
>> the change in settings, and a subsequent Stat command shows the new
>> settings, not talking about actually communicating)
>>
>> F4
>> Stat 3n81xn
>>
>> (upper or lowercase both work)
>>
>> On 8300, the Stat key is F3 instead of F4.
>>
>> Stat with no argument shows:
>> 8I71XSP10
>>
>> That's also the same format as 8201, just like the BASIC example.
>>
>> But I can't get the stat command to accept anything.
>> The same exact format that works on 8201 isn't working.
>> Even typing the current displayed string back verbatim, with or without
>> the added P10, still beeps.
>>
>> I found the NEC.THD file in the M100SIG which probably explains why
>> there's no manual available. They simply didn't sell this model to end
>> users via retail channels. It was just sold to big companies for
>> internal/integrated use.
>>
>> Apparently the built-in telcom actually has xmodem???
>>
>> --
>> bkw
>>
>
