Specifications

Follow the installation directions that come with the Terminal
program you wish to use. Once installed on the computer, you
should start the program and set the communication parameters for
the following:
Data Rate = 1200 bits per second (Bauds)
Data bits = 7
Parity = EVEN
Stop bits = 1
Once these settings have been achieved and the correct serial
communications port chosen, you may proceed to section 2.5.
2.4.2 Terminal Programs for the Apple Macintosh
Although you can use almost any terminal program with your Macintosh,
AEA presently sells the MACRATT with FAX program which provides many
features not available in "telephone modem" programs. See your AEA
dealer for information on MACRATT with FAX.
If you already have the MACRATT program, please follow the program
manual and install the software on your Mac. You should also read
through the PACKET OPERATION chapter of the MACRATT manual.
Familiarity with Packet operation of MACRATT will be necessary for
performing a quick check of the PK-900 in section 2.5 of THIS
manual.
As we mentioned above, an AEA program is not required to use the
PK-900. Many terminal programs can be found throughout the amateur
radio community and can be downloaded from Compuserve, GEnie and from
many telephone bulletin boards.
A partial list of Mac programs tested with the PK-900 includes:
MAC TERMINAL, RED RYDER, MICROPHONE, SMARTCOMM II and MOCK TERMINAL
Follow the installation directions that come with the Terminal program
you wish to use. Once installed on the computer, you should start the
program and set the communication parameters for the following:
COMPATIBILITY:
1200 bauds, 7 bits/character, even parity, Handshake XON/XOFF,
FULL-DUPLEX, Modem connection, "telephone" port.
Once these settings have been achieved, proceed to section 2.5.
2.4.3 Terminal Programs for the Commodore 64, 64C and 128
Although AEA presently sells the COM-PAKRATT with FAX program package
for the PK-232, this program cannot access all the features of the
PK-900. AEA therefore cannot recommend using the COM-PAKRATT
package with the PK-900. If you already have this package, it will
certainly get you started with the PK-900 by using the "Dumb
Terminal" mode. You may wish to find another program which provides
more features than are available in the COM-PAKRATT program in the
Dumb Terminal Mode. Other ideas for terminal programs for the
Commodore-64 series of computers are listed below.
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