JB>  I'm hoping someone might have a workable init string for a Hayes
JB> Optima 288 V.FC? (Bring back some memories?) It only connects at

My Windows 95 .inf file lists this for a bunch of Hayes modems,
including the Optima 288 V.FC

Hayes 28800 Optima
AT&FE0V0W1&C1&D2S95=47

JB> 14.4 now with plenty of CRC errors, and I know our POTS line aint
JB> that bad.

Pick up the phone, dial a single digit, listen for noise.
Pops, crackles, or hums of any kind will create errors.

I made Mom's work better by disconnecting and reconnecting the
phone wires in the outside box. Helps clean off any corrosion.
Could also be a bad inside socket or plug, or just a noisy line.
Newer modems can handle noise a lot better.

  * SLMR 2.1a *

--- Maximus 3.01