WinModem and ICR2, HELP....

A friend of mine has a winmodem and ICR2, I'd love to play him over the modem but when he goes to DOS to run ICR2, he can't access his modem. Anyone find a way around this. Other than playing it from Win95????? Any ideas appreciated. Rockn'Robin

I believe that the U.S. Robotics WinModem is designed to be used in Windows only. Probably his only other option is to buy a new modem. Hope this helps... Eric Giles

>A friend of mine has a winmodem and ICR2, I'd love to play him over >the modem but when he goes to DOS to run ICR2, he can't access his >modem. Anyone find a way around this. Other than playing it from >Win95????? Many of the plug-n-pray modems either need DOS drivers, or just plain won't work at all in DOS. In any event, contact the modem manufacturer to determine if DOS drivers are available, or if you're SOL for DOS apps. ---Jim Sokoloff, Papyrus

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> A friend of mine has a winmodem and ICR2, I'd love to play him over > the modem but when he goes to DOS to run ICR2, he can't access his > modem. Anyone find a way around this. Other than playing it from > Win95????? > Any ideas appreciated. > Rockn'Robin

You can only use the Winmodem in windows. It will not be recognized in Dos. The solution is to get a real modem. You can get a Zoom for about the samre price.

: A friend of mine has a winmodem and ICR2, I'd love to play him over : the modem but when he goes to DOS to run ICR2, he can't access his : modem. Anyone find a way around this. Other than playing it from : Win95????? Unfortunately a "winmodem" lives up to its name, it will only work inside the Windows environment. The only other solution is s***the winmodem and get a real modem. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Yes tell him to get a real modem! The WIN modem is for use with windows only that's the only way it will work! Remember, never skimp on your equipment

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> : A friend of mine has a winmodem and ICR2, I'd love to play him over > : the modem but when he goes to DOS to run ICR2, he can't access his > : modem. Anyone find a way around this. Other than playing it from > : Win95????? > Unfortunately a "winmodem" lives up to its name, it will only work > inside the Windows environment. The only other solution is s***the > winmodem and get a real modem.

Actually, there is another solution, go to: [link lost in import] This is an add-in board with one or two COM ports that will allow you to use a "winmodem" in DOS. It has 16750 UARTs, which result in generally better communications all around (64 byte buffer instead of 8 byte, higher throughput, etc.). Neil -- ---- ------ -------- ---------- ------------ -------------- Neil Yeatman Ajax, Ontario, CANADA