Neil, You would be better not considering the Tandata Modem, as the QCONNECT unit can connect to a standard external modem. But the serial chip in the QCON unit had an overrun problem.
I used to run a BBS with Tandata Qconnect with a Amstrad SM2400 modem. It did not work that well. Then... Hermes came out, I threw the Tandata units into the bin and connect the Amstrad SM2400 direct to the QL SER2 port and all was great. I upgraded the slow Amstrad SM2400 modem to a V90 US Robotics modem and the BBS now running PBOX ran at 33600 Baud dependant on Line speeds. So my advice is to get: Hermes Chip, SuperHermes Lite, SuperHermes Derek On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:56:35 +0100 "Neil Riley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I seem to remember these items appearing originally. Are they > >>> still used today or are they museum pieces? > >>They were very slow (remember the QL serial port is only capable of > >>19K. and only reliable for reception at 9K!) To get 56K you would > >>need to upgrade your QL with a SuperHermes (£53 new from Tony > >>Firshman). Then you could use a conventional serial modem, which > >>are still made: I have one with my PC (£30 new). No broadband, > >>though! Jon Dent's soQL-PPP has got as far as giving email access, > >>but not (yet) web access. When (if?) the latter comes, there's > >>already a QL version of Lynx for browsing. > >>Until then, the only way to browse the web on a QL seems to be by > >>finding a secondhand copy of the MSDOS emulator, PC Conqueror, and > >>running Arachne (graphical) or Bobcat (text). > >>However, I remember that the Minix operating system was ported to > >>the QL, which should be faster than a DOS emulator. If you could > >>get that, I assume it would be possible to compile and run a > >>Linux/Unix version of Lynx. > > So, my interpretation is that, The SuperHermes (lite?) replaces the > 8049 co-processor which is pretty rubbish at the job it does (not > through fault of it's own). This plus my old PACE 56k modem would in > theory, with other software in development, allow dial up internet > access sometime in the future, or via an alternative operating > systems or msdos emulation running something else. The point is, it > is possible should I really want to use my QL ( original QL, not a PC > cased variant ) for Web access. I think that is a remarkable > achievement ! > > > > *********************************************************************************** > The contents of this email are confidential to the intended recipient. > It may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than the > addressee, nor may it be copied in any way. If received in error, > please contact the company on 01793-715380, then delete it from your > system. Please note neither the company nor the sender accepts any > responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan > attachments (if any) for viruses. No contract may be concluded on > behalf of the company by means of email communications. > > www.boxclever.co.uk > *********************************************************************************** > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
