Ken, at 20:40 on May 18 1998, you wrote to David Drummond ...
BG>>> My Sportster's on-line help screen (AT&$) suggests
BG>>> otherwise...
BG>>> &F0 = *NO* flow control
BG>>> &F1 = Hardware flow control
BG>>> &F2 = Software flow control
BG>>> Are the Couriers' &Fn templates not the same?
DD>> Mine says:
DD>> &Fn
DD>> n=0  Load Factory Configuration
DD>> n=1  Hardware Flow Control Cnfg.
DD>> n=2  Software Flow Control Cnfg.
DD>> n=3  HST/Cellular w/ HW FC Cnfg.
KW> How old is the flash code in your modem?  IIRC, HST Cellular
KW> disappeared with the implementation of X2.  There wasn't 
KW> room in the Courier's memory for everything, and USR 
KW> sacrificed HST Cellular to make room for X2.
I am still running the latest non-X2 SDL made for Australian Modems - 
November 1995.  The X2 rendition in Australia has done nothing for v.34 (I 
currently have no use for X2, or v.90).
KW> In any event, it appears to vary with the age and 
KW> capabilities of the modem's SDL.  The manual for my Courier 
KW> (purchased in January, 1995, lists the following in the &Fn 
KW> section:
KW> "Note, however, that &F0 is always loaded into
KW> memory if DIP switch 10 is ON.
KW> &F0  Load No Flow Control template settings
KW> &F1  Load Hardware Flow Control template settings (Default)
KW> &F2  Load Software Flow Control template settings
KW> &F3  Load HST Cellular template settings"
I'm not sure that the printed manuals are as up-to-date as the actual help 
screens in the ROM image.
KW> With the currently installed v.90 SDL, my Courier reports:
KW> HELP, Ampersand Commands
KW> &Fn   n=0  Load Factory Configuration
KW> n=1  Hardware Flow Control Cnfg.
KW> n=2  Software Flow Control Cnfg.
KW> Between the manual and the modem, both Bill's value for &F0 
KW> and yours are confirmed. :-)
A bet each way?
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