KB>        Hello Patrick....I have a 288E on my bbs and a 288I on my WWW
KB>        machine.
KB>        I have tried to get the *.SB7 upgrades installed, but can't
KB>        seem to get it to work.
KB> 
KB>        My com prog. is QModem ver. 5.01 (the original), and hardware
KB>        flow control is ON, XON/XOFF is OFF, and speed set to 38400,
KB>        which is the locked speed I use with X00 fossil.
KB> 
KB>        In QModem you use Page down for Download, Page up for Upload.
KB>        In the instructions for the upgrades, it says to tell your
KB>        com prg to "send" the file using XMODEM.
KB>        I told QM to upload the file.  It comes up on screen, but
KB>        nothing happens except for a number of errors.  At the bottom
KB>        of the QM screen, Status line says "not available on this
KB>        modem. 
KB>        I have successfully installed the 1440-14 and -15 upgrades
KB>        and they work great, except for losing connections and
KB>        carrier drops on the BBS.  Bothe modems show that they
KB>        support 33.6k speeds. 
KB>        Will there be an executable (1440-16, -17, -18, etc.) to run
KB>        once the beta stage is finished?  To me the executable is the
KB>        best and easiest way to go for the user.
        No the Betas are normally released ONLY as .SB7s.
        I'll bet if you tell your terminal software to ignore 
        checking for Carrier Detect, the X-MODEM upload will work. :-)
-Patrick Moore
 Sysop of Supra BBS 
CMPQwk1.42 331ūSupra modems ... so strong they come in a metal box.
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