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PEAK PERFORMANCE for USR HST Modems
Version 2.0
Copyright(c), 1991 Robert M. Walker
PEAKDS is a revision to PEAK14K, a stand-a-lone
executable for setting up US
Robotics Courier HST and Dual Standard modems.
PEAKDS is designed to set up the HST for calling BBS's.
This means PEAKDS does
not configure the modem to run PC Board. I have chosen
what I have found to be
the optimal settings for fast, efficient downloads of
compressed files (.ZIP, .ARC) and
also mail packets.
The program will ask you if you have a 14.4K HST. If you
answered yes, then your
modem will be set up to run as efficiently as possible for an
HST 14.4k.
If you answered no, then we know that it is a Dual Standard
you wish to set up. You
are then asked if you want to run it in V.32bis mode. This
will enable you to connect
with other V.32bis modems including HAYES and ATI at
9600 baud. It will also let you
connect with an HST DS in V.32/V.42/HST mode.
If you answer no, then your modem will be set up in
HST/V.42 mode which is the
mode I suggest. My experience has been that the HST in
V.32bis mode will usually
make a 9600 negotiation before it makes a 14,400 connect.
If you are calling Com-
puserve and the 9600 baud lines are installed, then you
want the V.32bis con-
figuration.
After PEAK has written the new settings to your modem,
you are asked if you want to
write the new setting to the NRAM of the modem. If you
answer yes, these now
become the new defaults each time you turn the modem
on. This is why the modem
init string has been changed to the reset command, ATZ.
If you want to make any adjustments to the modem set-
tings, you can do it through
the dialling string prefix. In Telix for example, prefix 1 may
just be ATDT to do a tone
dial. If you wanted to turn on data compression for calling
Compuserve, then you
would assign your dialling entry for Compuserve the prefix
2. Prefix 2 could be
AT&K2DT to turn on compression. PEAK turns the speaker
off until the number is
dialled. If you do not like this setting, you could turn it on
in the dialling string by
entering ATM2DT.
If for any reason you do not like the settings, I have two
suggestions. Before you run
the program, go into your communication program and
issue the command ATI5.
This will give you a display of the current settings of your
modem in the NRAM. Do a
PrintScreen of this for your reference. If you want to set
your modem back to the
factory defaults, issue the command AT&F. If you want to
write the factory settings
back intro the NRAM, issue the command AT&W.
Due to the overwhelming response I received from
PEAK14K, I decided not to put my
phone number in this time for all the Texans and Califor-
nians who forgot about the
time zone changes in the middle of the night. I have
however included my FAX
number if you have any comments.
If this program saves you a lot of headaches, please show
me your gratitude by
popping a $20 bill in the mail. In return I'll mail you a disk
with the source code and
answer your inquiries promptly. I can also be reached on
NANET, SMARTNET, and
INTERLINK - using hiding in the IBM/TECHNICAL conferen-
ces. If you are a Com-
puserve member, my address is 70143,2370.
Thanks and please enjoy!
Robert Walker
698 Lansdowne Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M6H 3Y8
FAX (416) 533-9074