UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Seg,

Thanks for the link. But what I meant in my last post was that I don't have cu or tip in my system.

Since you haven't taken the inititive to go out and get those programs then my best advice is to stick with what you've got.

-Seg

Are you suggesting me to download the source, compiling and installing them on my OS?

Thanks!

I didn't think of that...

I have downloaded a small app called ZTerm that is something like a terminal window to access the modem.

One very interesting thing I noticed now:

As I open the ZTerm app and another regular Terminal, each window side by side, and I type on the regular terminal window:

# echo "ATDT0," > /dev/cu.modem

and hit enter

The "ATDT0," appears on the ZTerm window. That means that my device is "listening" to my echo command. Right?

As I go back to ZTerm window, and hit enter, I mean just enter, not the entire command line, the modem dials "zero".

I think my dificulty is to include the enter in the "ATDT0," string, using the regular terminal window.

I tried (on the regular terminal window) placing a "\" just after the comma, and including an "enter" in the string, but this only caused the carrier to move one line down in the ZTerm window.

I guess I can do it once I can input the "enter" in the modem string.

Any clues?

Didnt you already solve this whole issue by using the dialer built into your Apple OS?

Why are you beating a dead horse?

Just want to understand the OS's mechanisms, want to learn.

GUI solutions are not as robust as shell solutions...

A simple screensaver can ruin a GUI solution sometimes.

Please forgive for being so persistent.