> TS} The symptom is this: when I connect with another
 >   } modem, or sometimes even before - when I just
 >   } poll the modem's registers - the display slows
 >   } down to a crawl (o n e   c h a r a c t e r    a
 >   } t   a   t i m e) and displays garbage.
 > Which version of {COMMO} were you using?  If it was 6.42d, how did
 > you have "esp" set?  If it was 6.42b or 6.42c, then try "d" or "e"
 > and make sure "esp=no".
OK.  It was 6.42b.  I picked up "d" a day or two ago, but haven't tried it 
yet.  I'll try to get "e" from ordata.com before I go to work and try that.
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