MIGNT2.THD --- Copyright 1987 by Phil Wheeler An original compilation of Compuserve Model 100 Forum messages for use by Forum members only. The Migent is a small, relatively-inexpensive modem -- in the same size and price class as the Worldport 1200. Like the Worldport, the Migent is well- suited to portable operation with the Kyocera computers. These messages relate to use of the Migent with the Model 100 Message range: 154922 to 155030 Dates: 8/16/87 to 8/17/87 Sb: #migent modem Fm: richard j. maloy 72737,474 To: all I have just acquired a Migent Pocket Modem,got a cable to adapt it to the Model 100 the Model 100,changed the stat line to tell the computer I am using an external modem,but I can't seem to get it to transmit data.What else should I be doing? Signed: Dick Maloy Fm: richard j. maloy 72737,474 To: All I need help making a newly-acquired Migent Pocket Modem work on a Model 100 and a Model 200 used in my news bureau to transmit news stories to dial-up ports at remoted newspapers. I obtained an adapter cable to plug the modem in,changed the stat line to tell the computer I was using an external modem,but cant get it to transmit data.What else should I be doing? Signed: Dick Maloy Fm: Phil Wheeler 71266,125 To: richard j. maloy 72737,474 Seems I read somewhere you ahve to have a phone connected to the Migent for it to work. True? Otherwise, give us more info re your stat settings and ALL that you re doing. Need lots of detail for diagnosing! Fm: richard j. maloy 72737,474 To: Phil Wheeler 71266,125 I'm at home,and the Model 100 is at my news bureau office,but the stat settings are standard.They start with appropriate number to tell the computer I am sending at 1200,then 8N1.And,by the way,the modem is connected to a phone line in the way instructions call for. Signed: Dick Maloy Fm: Phil Wheeler 71266,125 To: richard j. maloy 72737,474 One of the reviews of the Migent said that somewhere in the manual, in "fine print" it says that you must have a phone connected to the Modem (in addition to a phone line) for it to work. If there is another modular jack on the modem, try plugging a phone in there and see if that cures the problem. And search the manual for the "fine print". BTW -- review was in a PC Magazine 2-3 months ago. Another thought: there are a number of users in the IBM world using the Mingent so you might leave a message in the IBMHW forum (GO IBMHW). I've seen few messages here re the Migent. Fm: Mike Wright 76274,14 To: Phil Wheeler 71266,125 Phil, I've been using a Migent at work for some time, and I don't have a phone hooked up to it. Granted, I haven't used it on an M100, but I have used it on a Mac, an HP110 as well as an IBM XT. I wonder if all the switches inside are OK. The manual tells how to set the DTR, carrier detect, etc. Again, I don"t know if the M100 needs something sepcial along these line or not. Fm: Mike Aiello 71066,155 To: richard j. maloy 72737,474 Dick-I have been using a Migent successfully with my M102 for a while now. To the best of my knowledge I'm using factory switch settings. Also, I never have a phone connected to the modem in addition to the phone line, and it works fine. To dial Compuserve, I follow these steps: 1. run TELCOM 2. set STAT 57I1E (for 1200 baud) 3. press F4 for TERM mode 4. type ATZ to reset modem. modem answers "OK" 5. type ATDT9999999 to dial (9's are phone #) 6. modem answers with CONNECT 1200 when connected 7. type ^C to start Compuserve login The pocket modem manual has the rundown on all the switch settings, which can be set by going into TERM mode in TELCOM and sending the appropriate AT string. Hope this has been of some help... -Mike Fm: richard j. maloy 72737,474 To: Mike Aiello 71066,155 Mike---Thanks for your help on the Migent Modem. After I posted my question,Ichecked the Telcon Data Library and downloaded some information there on the Migent.Mostly it concerned problems others were having similar to mine,and apparently the villan is the cable I purchased from Radio Shack to connect the modem and the RS-232 port on the Model 100.Apparently Tandy does not activate all the pins on this adapter cable,and thus the Modem isn't properly connected.I am going to get another adapter,and see if that will fix the problem. How do you connect the Migent to the Model 100? Signed: Dick Maloy Fm: Mike Aiello 71066,155 To: richard j. maloy 72737,474 Dick-Aha! Never had the problem because I made up my own cable.. Forgot about that. Radio Shack sells 25 line ribbon cable, and male D-shell terminators; the cable is part number 278-772 (5 feet, $3.99) and the 25 pin male termination is part # 276-1559, (need 2, $3.99 each). I made my cable up to be about 8" long, which is just enough to lay the modem down alongside the 102 while working. I leave the cable on the Migent when not in use, as it just folds evenly over the phone end of the modem. Assembling the connectors the right way is a nerve wracking exercise in 3-d topology, but if you don't get them together the first try correctly, no harm is done, it just doesn't work. This I can attest to from experience. Looking at the cable laying flat on the table, one connector has the narrow side down, and the other the wide side. Good luck with your Migent. All the parts are on page 121 of the current RS catalog, by the way. And.. the shorty cable makes a handy emergency gender-changer if you deal with desktops a lot.