I would try booting from a Linux LiveCD and trying to connect to it. I'm
pretty sure the SysRescCD has minicom.

- Alex
-- 
Smart is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.  Wise is knowing better than to
put one in a fruit salad.


On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Jeffrey Race <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Thinkpad Configuration shows this port enabled
> Communications Port (COM1) shows this port enabled
>
> >COPY file.txt COM1  results in blinking light on attached modem
>
> BUT!!
>
>  (1) C:\>mode com1
>            Device COM1 is not currently available.
>
> (2) when I try to address COM1 from the Hyperterminal ap in WXP,
>      nothing happens; the ap also does not echo input to screen as I
>      have configured it to do
>
>  (3) Procomm for DOS addressing COM4 internal winmodem:
>     at
>    OK
>    at
>    OK
>    ati3
>    SoftK56V_B2.1_V7.22.00.52
>    OK
>
>
>   (4) Procomm for DOS addressing COM1 physical modem
>     screen error message  WXP Command Prompt procomm
>    Driver does not support selected Baud Rate (19200)
>    [of course it does because I have just used it to address the
>   winmodem]
>
>
> Ideas what has gone wrong and how to fix?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Jeffrey Race
>
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