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.
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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